This page features surface views of the 7 December 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor's "Battleship Row". Among the critical elements seen in some of these views is a large pool of burning oil that drifted southward from the flaming wreck of the Arizona. This caused heat damage to the hulls of ships it passed and prompted a temporary abandonment of USS California.
For further images of the "Battleship Row" area
during and shortly after the Japanese raid, see:
For additional pictorial coverage of the Japanese attack
on Pearl Harbor, see:
If you want higher resolution reproductions than the Online Library's digital images, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions." |
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Photo #: NH 97378 Pearl Harbor Attack, 7 December 1941 View looking up "Battleship Row" on 7 December 1941, after the Japanese attack. USS Arizona (BB-39) is in the center, burning furiously. To the left of her are USS Tennessee (BB-43) and the sunken USS West Virginia (BB-48). Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command. Online Image: 98KB; 740 x 605 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 97377 Pearl Harbor Attack, 7 December 1941 View looking up "Battleship Row" on 7 December 1941, after the Japanese attack. The sunken and burning USS Arizona (BB-39) is in the center. To the left of her are USS Tennessee (BB-43) and the sunken USS West Virginia (BB-48). Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command. Online Image: 77KB; 740 x 610 pixels |
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Photo #: 80-G-32691 Pearl Harbor Attack, 7 December 1941 View of "Battleship Row" from the head of 1010 dock, during or immediately after the Japanese raid. USS Arizona (BB-39) is sunk and burning at right. USS West Virginia (BB-48) is in the right center, sunk alongside USS Tennessee (BB-43), with oil fires shrouding them both. The capsized USS Oklahoma (BB-37) is in the left center, alongside USS Maryland (BB-46). Note wire spools in the right foreground, one marked "Crescent Wire & Cable Co., Trenton, N.J.". Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 105KB; 740 x 610 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-32750 Pearl Harbor Attack, 7 December 1941 View of "Battleship Row" during or immediately after the Japanese raid. USS Arizona (BB-39) is sunk and burning at right. USS West Virginia (BB-48) is in the center, sunk alongside USS Tennessee (BB-43), with oil fires shrouding them both. The capsized USS Oklahoma (BB-37) is at the left, alongside USS Maryland (BB-46). Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 56KB; 740 x 605 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-33035 Pearl Harbor Attack, 7 December 1941 View of "Battleship Row" during or immediately after the Japanese raid. USS West Virginia (BB-48) is at the right sunk alongside USS Tennessee (BB-43), with oil fires shrouding them both. The capsized USS Oklahoma (BB-37) is at the left, alongside USS Maryland (BB-46). Crewmen on the latter's stern are using firehoses to try to push burning oil away from their ship. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 81KB; 740 x 610 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-32640 Pearl Harbor Attack, 7 December 1941 View looking down "Battleship Row" from Ford Island Naval Air Station, shortly after the Japanese torpedo plane attack. USS California (BB-44) is at left, listing to port after receiving two torpedo hits. In the center are USS Maryland (BB-46) with the capsized USS Oklahoma (BB-37) alongside. USS Neosho (AO-23) is at right, backing clear of the area. Most smoke is from USS Arizona (BB-39). Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 97KB; 740 x 610 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-19951 Pearl Harbor Attack, 7 December 1941 Oil fires burning on the water near Ford Island in the morning of 7 December 1941, shortly after the conclusion of the Japanese raid. USS Maryland (BB-46) is in the center background. A harbor tug is at right. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 75KB; 740 x 605 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-32669 Pearl Harbor Attack, 7 December 1941 USS Avocet (AVP-4) at Berth Fox-1A, at Ford Island, prior to 1045 hrs. on 7 December, when she moved to avoid oil fires drifting southward along the shore of Ford Island. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 73KB; 740 x 550 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: NH 50766 Pearl Harbor Raid, December 1941 USS Phoenix (CL-46) steams down the channel off Ford Island's "Battleship Row", past the sunken and burning USS West Virginia (BB-48), at left, and USS Arizona (BB-39), at right, 7 December 1941. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph. Online Image: 87KB; 740 x 610 pixels |
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For further images of the "Battleship Row" area
during and shortly after the Japanese raid, see:
For additional pictorial coverage of the Japanese attack
on Pearl Harbor, see:
NOTES:
If you want higher resolution reproductions than the Online Library's digital images, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions." |
New image added 28 October 2000
Coding updated 20 April 2009