It Took the US Navy 20,000 Hours of Underwater Repairs to Refloat the Majority of the Battleships that Sank at Pearl Harbor.
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor caught the USNavy off guard but ultimately failed to cripple its war effort at sea, thanks to a massive salvage effort that began almost as soon as the smoke cleared. But did you know how long it took for the US Navy to repair the damages from the attack? […]