[Born to Conserve]

"It was a great tactical victory for the Japanese."

They missed the fuel depot and the dry docks, and most importantly, the aircraft carriers. Most of the ships they sank were back in the war within a year. It was a total failure of their tactical objectives.

[RayChuang88]

They missed the fuel depot and the dry docks, and most importantly, the aircraft carriers. Most of the ships they sank were back in the war within a year. It was a total failure of their tactical objectives.

The failure to sink the aircraft carriers was the major reason why the Japanese war strategy started to fail from mid-1942 on.

[demlosers]

I think they also ignored the moored subs, which did sink more Japanese shipping tonnage than any other US weapon system.

[PAR35]

Most of the ships they sank were back in the war within a year.

Half the battleships sunk in the attack were refloated and refitted, but not as quickly as you might think. One was refloated but never saw service again.
Arizona - lost.
Oklahoma - refloated but not returned to duty.
California - refloated March 25, 1942. Returned to combat June 1944.
West Virgina - refloated May 17, 1942. She reached Pearl in September, 1944, and returned to combat October, 1944.

Others

Utah (converted from a battleship to a target ship) sunk.
Oglala (minelayer) - refloated 'late 1942). Placed in full commission February 1944

So I couldn't come up with any that were sunk that were back in the war within a year, and only half, not most, that returned to service at all.

Sources - US Navy Historical Center
http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq66-2.htm
http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/o-list.htm

DANFS at Hazegray
www.hazegray.org/danfs/

[calljack]

Not taking out the repair facilities was a big mistake too.