▁began ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁ships ▁that ▁could ▁be ▁ref lo ated . ▁They ▁patch ed ▁holes , ▁cleared ▁de br is , ▁and ▁p ump ed ▁water ▁out ▁of ▁ships . ▁Navy ▁divers ▁worked ▁inside ▁the ▁dam aged ▁ships . ▁Within ▁six ▁months , ▁five ▁batt les hips ▁and ▁two ▁cru is ers ▁were ▁patch ed ▁or ▁ref lo ated ▁so ▁they ▁could ▁be ▁sent ▁to ▁ship y ards ▁in ▁Pear l ▁Har bor ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁main land ▁for ▁extensive ▁repair . ▁ ▁Int ensive ▁salv age ▁operations ▁continued ▁for ▁another ▁year , ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁some ▁ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁man - h ours ▁under ▁water . ▁ ▁Arizona ▁and ▁the ▁target ▁ship ▁Ut ah ▁were ▁too ▁heavily ▁dam aged ▁for ▁salv age , ▁and ▁remain ▁where ▁they ▁were ▁s unk , ▁with ▁Arizona ▁becoming ▁a ▁war ▁mem orial . ▁Oklahoma , ▁while ▁successfully ▁raised , ▁was ▁never ▁rep a ired , ▁and ▁caps ized ▁while ▁under ▁to w ▁to ▁the ▁main land ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁ ▁When ▁feas ible , ▁arm ament ▁and ▁equipment ▁was ▁removed ▁from ▁vessels ▁too ▁dam aged ▁to ▁repair ▁and ▁put ▁to ▁use ▁ab o ard ▁other ▁craft . ▁ ▁News ▁coverage ▁The ▁initial ▁announ cement ▁of ▁the ▁attack ▁on ▁Pear l ▁Har bor ▁was ▁made ▁by ▁the ▁White ▁House ▁Press ▁Secretary , ▁Stephen ▁Early , ▁at ▁ 2 : 2 2   p . m . ▁Eastern ▁time ▁( 8 : 5 2   a . m .