The capsized minelayer USS Oglala still tied to the dock after being sunk in the Japanese air attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, mid-Dec 1941 photo. Note the checkerboard paint scheme of the harbor ferry Nihoa.

Caption     The capsized minelayer USS Oglala still tied to the dock after being sunk in the Japanese air attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, mid-Dec 1941 photo. Note the checkerboard paint scheme of the harbor ferry Nihoa. ww2dbase
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy via NavSource
Identification Code   80-G-32532
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Photos on Same Day 16 Dec 1941
Photos at Same Place Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii
Added By David Stubblebine
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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
26 Aug 2020 08:55:26 PM

Note also the white forward faces of the masthead platforms of the battleship USS Maryland at berth F-5 at the right edge of the photo.

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