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happymeal2 · 02-01-13, 11:25 PM

Not sure what mission it was on but it was likely the fleet carrier was likely the Enterprise; it was the only (or maybe by that point one of the few) fleet carriers in the Pacific at the time, as the rest had been knocked off or seriously beaten up.

EDIT: My bad, it seems the Big E was in the Guadalcanal area at that time, wasnt back in pearl til early september, and certainly not east of pearl as its repairs were done there. It could have been the hornet which got out of harbor around that time from radar refitting; Definitely was not the wasp or lex, they were both sunk by that point. If it was the Hornet, it was headed for the solomons. That seems to be the only logical option as the Enterprise, as stated above was in the Guadalcanal area, Saratoga was there as well, the rest had been sunk, and the first newly built fleet carrier did not hit the Pacific until 1943 (USS Essex CV-9). Bets on the Hornet headed for the south pacific, assuming the timeframes arent perfectly accurate as it was already well past pearl by the 29th.

02-01-13, 11:25 PM	#2
happymeal2 Watch Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 22 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 0	Not sure what mission it was on but it was likely the fleet carrier was likely the Enterprise; it was the only (or maybe by that point one of the few) fleet carriers in the Pacific at the time, as the rest had been knocked off or seriously beaten up. EDIT: My bad, it seems the Big E was in the Guadalcanal area at that time, wasnt back in pearl til early september, and certainly not east of pearl as its repairs were done there. It could have been the hornet which got out of harbor around that time from radar refitting; Definitely was not the wasp or lex, they were both sunk by that point. If it was the Hornet, it was headed for the solomons. That seems to be the only logical option as the Enterprise, as stated above was in the Guadalcanal area, Saratoga was there as well, the rest had been sunk, and the first newly built fleet carrier did not hit the Pacific until 1943 (USS Essex CV-9). Bets on the Hornet headed for the south pacific, assuming the timeframes arent perfectly accurate as it was already well past pearl by the 29th. Last edited by happymeal2; 02-01-13 at 11:42 PM.