2007-05-14 11:43:20 · 3 answers · asked by mariav0616 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
From 1887-01-20 (United States Senate allowed the Navy to lease Pearl Harbor as a naval base, the US took possession on November 9 that year) till now.
2007-05-14 11:55:45 · answer #1 · answered by Erik Van Thienen 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It continues to be a working base today.
The US signed a treaty with Hawaii in 1908 to use the harbor and develop it for the navy. In 1917, they bought a small island in the harbor to use for airfields. Presumbably it took some time to dredge the harbor to make it deep enough for large ships and subs. So the answer to your question is about 90 years.
If you will type "Pearl Harbor" into your search engine and scroll past all the citations for the the 1941 attack, you will find the official navy web site for Pearl Harbor. There is a "contact us" tab. You might try contact them directly to get more detailed information.
2007-05-14 12:01:52 · answer #2 · answered by smallbizperson 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NOV 9, 1887 to the present....(It is still a functioning naval base)
So..... 119 years, 5 months, about 25 days.......
2007-05-14 17:37:48 · answer #3 · answered by forgivebutdonotforget911 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋