title: [Wreckage of Dry Dock No. 1, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, December 7, 1941]
title: Benjamin Franklin Selmer Collection
title: Benjamin Franklin Selmer Photographs
title: Pearl Harbor Collection
date: 1941-12-07
language: English
description: Photograph of the USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) (back), USS Downes
 (DD-375) (left), and the USS Cassin (DD-372) (right) in Dry Dock Number 1 in
 the aftermath of the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The dry dock
 is flooded in an attempt to stop fires and filled with debris. All three ships
 were damaged in the attack; the Pennsylvania took damage to her gun, and the
 Downes and Cassin were both considered lost, though were rebuilt with new
 hulls at Mare Island by November 15, 1943 and February 5, 1944 respectively.
 The Pennsylvania, a Pennsylvania class battleship, is seen mostly intact and
 above water. There are flags flying from her mast The Downes, a Mahan class
 destroyer, while mostly above water, has taken severe damage to her hull and
 her mast has completely collapsed. The Cassin, also a Mahan class destroyer,
 is mostly sunken and lists starboard and rests against the Downes' port side.
 She has also taken severe hull damage. On the right of the dock is a crane and
 in the distance the USS Helena (CL-50), also damaged in the attack. On the
 left are buildings and people looking on the ships in the flooded dock. In
 front of the dock are two more men looking at the ships and guard rails
 damaged by the attack. Behind the dock, smoke from the sunken USS Arizona
 (BB-39) can be seen. In the far distance is Ford Island and the USS Maryland
 (BB-46) and USS Oklahoma (BB-37).
subject: twentieth century (dates CE)
subject: Military and War - United States Armed Forces - United States Navy
subject: Military and War - Transportation - Ships
subject: Military and War - Transportation - Aviation
subject: Military and War - Bases
subject: Military and War - Wars - World War II
subject: Military and War - Personnel
subject: Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941
subject: Pennsylvania (Battleship).
subject: Downes (Destroyer)
subject: Helena (Cruiser)
subject: Maryland (Battleship)
subject: Oklahoma (Battleship)
subject: Arizona (Battleship)
subject: Ships -- Abandoning of
subject: WWII
subject: USS Pennsylvania (BB-38)
subject: USS Downes (DD-375)
subject: USS Cassin (DD-372)
subject: USS Helena (CL-50)
subject: USS Maryland (BB-46)
subject: USS Oklahoma (BB-37)
subject: USS Arizona (BB-39)
subject: dry dock
subject: capsizings
subject: sinkings
subject: Ford Island
subject: Selmer, Benjamin Franklin
coverage: United States - Hawaii - Honolulu County - Pearl Harbor
coverage: north=21.349831; east=-157.959567;
coverage: 1941-12-07
coverage: Into Modern Times, 1939-Present
rights: Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives
rights: Commercial use is prohibited without permission from the National Museum
 of the Pacific War.
type: Photograph
format: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 8 in.
format: Image
identifier: local-cont-no: 2016_099_001q-r
identifier: https://texashistory.unt.edu./ark:/67531/metapth1687905/
identifier: ark: ark:/67531/metapth1687905