| Caption | USS Argonne’s copy of the dispatch from SECNAV (Secretary of the Navy) to ALNAV (All Navy Ships and Stations) directing the execution of War Plan 46 against Japan, issued 0910 hours (Hawaiian time) on Dec 7, 1941. ww2dbase | |||||
| Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy | |||||
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| Photos on Same Day | See all photos dated 7 Dec 1941 | |||||
| Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||
| Added Date | 30 Dec 2013 | |||||
| Licensing | Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government". |
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30 Dec 2013 10:25:58 PM
Note that the time listed on the dispatch is 1940 hours. This was Greenwich Mean Time (GMT, now UTC or Zulu). Until 1947, the time difference between Hawaii and GMT was 10.5 hours - so on Dec 7, 1941, 1940 GMT was 0910 hours Hawaiian time and 1440 hours in Washington, DC. Either way, this dispatch was broadcast while the Pearl Harbor attack was still taking place, 75 minutes after it started and 35 minutes before it ended.