[Wreckage of Dry Dock No. 1, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, December 7, 1941]
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 Februa…
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Date:
December 7, 1941
Item Type:
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Location:
21.349831 -157.959567
Partner:
National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation