Photo #: NH 50931
Pearl Harbor Attack, 7 December 1941
Torpedo planes attack "Battleship Row" at about 0800
on 7 December, seen from a Japanese aircraft. Ships are, from
lower left to right: Nevada (BB-36) with flag raised at
stern; Arizona (BB-39) with Vestal (AR-4) outboard;
Tennessee (BB-43) with West Virginia (BB-48) outboard;
Maryland (BB-46) with Oklahoma (BB-37) outboard;
Neosho (AO-23) and California (BB-44).
West Virginia, Oklahoma and California have
been torpedoed, as marked by ripples and spreading oil, and the
first two are listing to port. Torpedo drop splashes and running
tracks are visible at left and center.
White smoke in the distance is from Hickam Field. Grey smoke
in the center middle distance is from the torpedoed USS Helena
(CL-50), at the Navy Yard's 1010 dock.
Japanese writing in lower right states that the image was reproduced
by authorization of the Navy Ministry.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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