From: Honolulu
To: Tokyo
May 12, 1941
J18-K8
#78

Warships observed at anchor on the 11th in Pearl Harbor were as follows:

Battleships ...............................................     11
       Colorado, West Virginia, California, Tennessee, Idaho,
       Mississippi, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Arizona,
       Oklahoma, and Nevada.
     1 old battleship (a target ship, probably the Utah).
Heavy cruisers ............................................      6
     Pensacola class 1. class 1.
     _ _ _ _   _ _ _ _  class 1.
     _ _ _ _   _ _ _ _  class 1.
     San Francisco (?)  class 3.
Light cruisers ............................................     10
     _ _ _ _   _ _ _ _  class 5.
     Omaha class 5.
Destroyers ................................................   37(?)
Destroyer tenders .........................................       2
Submarine tenders .........................................       1
Submarines ................................................      11
Eagle boats (?) ...........................................      10
Transports ................................................ several

The airplane carrier "The Lexington", accompanied by two destroyers, is cruising off the east shores of Oahu Island.

ARMY 177784                                          Trans. 6-4-41 (2)

 

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

INSTALLATIONS, SHIP MOVEMENTS, ETC.)