A view down Pearl Harbor’s Battleship Row about an hour after the Japanese air attack began, 0850, 7 Dec 1941. Note battleship USS California listing in the foreground and the capsized Oklahoma beyond.

Caption   A view down Pearl Harbor’s Battleship Row about an hour after the Japanese air attack began, 0850, 7 Dec 1941. Note battleship USS California listing in the foreground and the capsized Oklahoma beyond. ww2dbase
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Identification Code   80-G-32640
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Photos on Same Day 7 Dec 1941
Photos at Same Place Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii
Added By David Stubblebine
Added Date 1 May 2017

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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
10 Jan 2017 02:57:59 PM

The photo was taken from Ford Island. Note also the battleship USS Maryland inboard of the Oklahoma and the oiler USS Neosho backing down at right as she shifted berths to avoid the burning oil spreading across Battleship Row. The heavy black smoke is primarily from the USS Arizona.

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