Passage: A Pacific Fleet was created in 1907 when the Asiatic Squadron and the Pacific Squadron were combined. In 1910, the ships of the First Squadron were organized back into a separate Asiatic Fleet. General Order 94 of 6 December 1922 organized the United States Fleet, with the Battle Fleet as the Pacific presence. Hadi Mei 1940, Battle Fleet ilikuwa stationed on the west coast of the United States (primarily at San Diego). Wakati wa majira ya joto ya mwaka huo, kama sehemu ya jibu la Marekani kwa upanuzi wa Kijapani, iliagizwa kuchukua nafasi ya "mbele" huko Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Muda mrefu msingi katika Pearl Harbor ulipingwa sana na kamanda, Admiral James O. Richardson, kwamba yeye binafsi alipinga katika Washington.
Desemba 6, 1922