Choose the Answer Which Best Rewords the Italicized Portion

Multiple Choice

Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.
On the day of the attack three cruisers, two tankers, two battleships, six aircraft carriers, and nine destroyers sailed to a point north of Hawaii.

A) On the day of the attack three cruisers
B) On the day, of the attack three cruisers
C) On the day of the attack, three cruisers
D) On the day of the attack; three cruisers