Jim Wilkins
March 23rd 10, 02:11 PM
On Mar 23, 9:01*am, Jeff Crowell > wrote:
> Alexander wrote:
> >>> ...Japanese aircraft did a real job
> >>> at Pearl harbor on both anchored ships and fast moving destroyers in
> >>> the outer harbor at Pearl Harbor.
> Keith Willshaw wrote:
> >> List of fast moving destroyers sunk at Pearl Harbor
>
> >> <Start of List>
> >> <End of List>
>
> >> The 3 destroyers 'sunk' at Pearl Harbor were all in dry dock at the
> >> time and were repaired and returned to service.
>
> >> The only destroyer on patrol damaged was the USS Helm. The
> >> bombs aimed at her missed but some damage was done by
> >> strafing. It was minor and she stayed on patrol joining the escort
> >> group of the USS Saratoga.
> Alexander wrote:
> > .....
>
> Alexander... dude, keep it coming, you have me in stitches. *I haven't
> laughed so hard over someone's misbegotten posts in, like, forever.
> Do you read this stuff before you hit 'Send'?
>
> You asserted that Japanese aircraft "did a real job" on 'fast-moving
> destroyers' during the Pearl Harbor attack. *When Keith properly showed
> that no moving destroyers were damaged other than by strafing, the best
> you can do is talk about tugs and subchasers?
>
> Keep it coming!
>
> Jeff
Here is a list of the ships in or * near Pearl Harbor during the
attack. # means sunk or destroyed.
http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq66-2.htm
jsw
> Alexander wrote:
> >>> ...Japanese aircraft did a real job
> >>> at Pearl harbor on both anchored ships and fast moving destroyers in
> >>> the outer harbor at Pearl Harbor.
> Keith Willshaw wrote:
> >> List of fast moving destroyers sunk at Pearl Harbor
>
> >> <Start of List>
> >> <End of List>
>
> >> The 3 destroyers 'sunk' at Pearl Harbor were all in dry dock at the
> >> time and were repaired and returned to service.
>
> >> The only destroyer on patrol damaged was the USS Helm. The
> >> bombs aimed at her missed but some damage was done by
> >> strafing. It was minor and she stayed on patrol joining the escort
> >> group of the USS Saratoga.
> Alexander wrote:
> > .....
>
> Alexander... dude, keep it coming, you have me in stitches. *I haven't
> laughed so hard over someone's misbegotten posts in, like, forever.
> Do you read this stuff before you hit 'Send'?
>
> You asserted that Japanese aircraft "did a real job" on 'fast-moving
> destroyers' during the Pearl Harbor attack. *When Keith properly showed
> that no moving destroyers were damaged other than by strafing, the best
> you can do is talk about tugs and subchasers?
>
> Keep it coming!
>
> Jeff
Here is a list of the ships in or * near Pearl Harbor during the
attack. # means sunk or destroyed.
http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq66-2.htm
jsw