(Marc Reeve) wrote in
:
Keith Willshaw wrote:
"Bernardz" wrote:

Most of the effort that went into recovery was done for national
pride to deny the Japanese as much of a victory as possible.

Perhaps but do recall that the ships in the USN line at the battle
of the Surigao Strait, part of the largest naval battle of WW2
was made up of Battleships salvaged from Pearl Harbor.

Well, two "salvaged" (West Virginia and California) and three
repaired (Maryland and Tennessee were inboard of West Virginia &
California, Pennsylvania was already in drydock on 7 December).

Well, Pennsylvania never actually had a chance to fire her guns at
Surigao Strait, so it could be argued that she didn't really "take part"
in the battle.