One carrier was at Pearl 9 December, 1941.
The USS Enterprise(CV-6) docked during the early evening hours of 8 December, 1941, and had cleared the harbor channel by 0600 hours 9 December, 1941. The USS Lexington(CV-2) was at sea to deliver aircraft to Midway Island and would not return to Pearl Harbor until 18 December, 1941. The USS Saratoga(CV-3) had just finished an overhaul and was at San Diego to pick up her air group. She would enter Pearl Harbor 15 December, 1941, to refuel and would then conduct and aborted attempt to reinforce Wake Island.
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