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. [Colorized by WW2DB]

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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. [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase
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Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy
Identification Code   80-G-32640
More on...   
Attack on Pearl Harbor   Main article  Photos  Maps  
Pearl Harbor Navy Base and Ford Island Naval Air Station   Main article  Photos  Maps  
Oklahoma   Main article  Photos  
California   Main article  Photos  
Maryland   Main article  Photos  
Photo Size 1,280 x 1,007 pixels
Photos on Same Day 7 Dec 1941
Photos at Same Place Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii
Added By David Stubblebine
Colorized Date 24 Feb 2023
Licensing  Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government".

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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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