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The fleet was out to sea , so only a tiny handful of ships were sunk. Most
were re-floated quite rapidly.

The (few) carriers were at sea. At that time, the "fleet" was battleships.
All eight were either sunk or damaged badly enough so they were our of
service for times varying from months to years. Three cruisers too and some
destroyers and auxilaries. Not to mention planes. Here's a list...
http://www.pearlharbor.org/ships-and-aircraft.asp