From: Honolulu (Okuda)
To: Tokyo
February 24, 1941
J17-K6
#31

The Enterprise came into port from the continent on the 21st, having transported 31 Army pursuit planes of the Curtiss-Hawk P36 classification. She immediately returned to the continent; (there is a rumor that she went on to Manila). I have observed the following ships in Pearl Harbor:

6 battleships, two of the New Mexico, two of the Pennsylvania, one of the Oklahoma, and one of the California type.

4 heavy cruisers, two of the New Orleans, and two of the Portland class.

7 light cruisers, three of the Honolulu and four of the Omaha type.

The aircraft carrier Yorktown.

35 destroyers.

3 destroyer tenders for those destroyers.

1 auxiliary ship.

3 hospital ships.

36 submarines.

Have forwarded by mail in code form to Washington, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Seattle.

 
ARMY 15149                                           Trans. 3/8/41 (2)

 

(EXHIBITS OF JOINT COMMITTEE , EXHIBIT NO. 2 JAPANESE MESSAGES CONCERNING MILITARY

INSTALLATIONS, SHIP MOVEMENTS, ETC.)