List of IJN ships that attacked Pearl Harbor - Book

[Hackbitus]

I'm looking for a book that documents the IJN ships that attacked Pearl Harbor.

Want to use it for reference, pictures, etc.

[aeronautic]

Hi here is a list of the IJN ships that participated in the attack:

ATTACK FORCE - Vice Adm Naguma

Carriers
Akagi
Kaga
Soryu
Hiryu
Zuikaku
Shokaku

SUPPORT FORCE - Vice Adm Mikawa

Battleships
Hiei
Kirisima
Heavy Cruisers
Tone
Chikuma

SCOUTING FORCE - Rear Adm Omori

Light Cruiser - flagship of destroyer flotilla
Abukuma CL

Destroyers
Tanikaze
Hamakaze
Urakaze
Kasumi
Arare
Kagero
Shiranuhi
Akigumo
Isokaze or Asakaze ?
Midway Attack
Ushio
Akebono or Sazanami ?

SUPPLY FORCE.

Tankers
Kyokuto - flagship
Kyokuyo or Akebono ?
Kenyo
Kokuyo
Shinkoku
Toho
Toei
Nippon

SUBMARINE FORCE

Three fleet reconnaissance: I-19, I-21, I-23.
These travel with the strike fleet and are the only ones the
public seems to know about and considers part of the attack.
There were many more.
Five attack submarines with five midget submarines strapped aboard:
I-16 with A, I-18 w/E, I-20 w/D, I-22 w/B, I-24 w/C.
The five midget subs, each capable of penetrating Pearl Harbor
and each firing two torpedoes:
Ha. A, B, C, D, E.
Twenty other subs were stationed in Hawaiian waters.
Squadron 1: I-9, I-15, I-17, I-25.
Squadron 2: I-1, I-2, I-3, I-4, I-5, I-6, I-7.
Squadron 3: I-8, I-68, I-69, I-70, I-71, I-72, I-73, I-74, I-75.

The text was found on the web, and the table shown is from the booklet:
1/700 Water Line Series Guide Book of the IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY SHIPS (TAMIYA)
Hope it was a little help.

Regards Lars

[Tracy White]

If you are looking for "A" book hat has lots of pictures you're out of luck. If you're looking for information in general I would suggest "The Pearl Harbor Papers: Inside the Japanese Plans" as a good start on the deeper technical side of the attack... "At Dawn We Slept" by Gordon Prange has a good amount of information on the buildup and attack as well as a wealth in the footnotes.

I can name a couple of books that will have a couple of distant to medium shots of the carriers, but there's not much out there other than the specialty books for a specific ship or class.

You might also check out the message boards at PearlHarborAttacked.com.