As outlined in their feature on Pearl Harbor at The History Place: "The Americans are taken completely by surprise. The first attack wave targets airfields and battleships. The second wave targets other ships and shipyard facilities. The air raid lasts until 9:45 a.m. Among U.S. ships, eight battleships are damaged, with five sunk. Three light cruisers, three destroyers and three smaller vessels are lost along with 188 aircraft. The Japanese lose 27 planes and five midget submarines which attempted to penetrate the inner harbor and launch torpedoes.
The battleship USS Arizona after a bomb penetrated into the forward magazine causing massive explosions and killing 1,104 men.
Escaping damage from the attack are the prime targets, the three U.S. Pacific Fleet aircraft carriers, Lexington, Enterprise and Saratoga which were not in the port. Also escaping damage are the base fuel tanks.
The casualty list includes 2,335 servicemen and 68 civilians killed, and 1,178 wounded. Included are 1,104 men aboard the USS Arizona battleship killed after a 1,760 pound air bomb penetrated into the forward magazine causing catastrophic explosions."
