The attack killed 2,403 U.S. personnel, including 68 civilians, and destroyed or damaged 19 U.S. Navy ships, including 8 battleships.
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As all of these pieces of the puzzle come together — not in a single dive, but over the course of several — it brings home the sadness and loss of this amazing place. As an underwater archaeologist for the National Park Service, Dave Conlin is one of few people in the world who has dived the USS Arizona.
Though devastating as it was the US Navy only permanently lost 2 ships in the attack on Pearl Harbor, the USS Arizona, and the USS Oklahoma. All the other damaged ships were refloated and repaired, many within 6 months. This is because the Japanese failed to bomb the nearby repair facilities and dry docks.