Photos Taken in Honolulu, Oahu | World War II Database

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USS S-34 tied up to wharf in Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii, late 1930s; note railcar carrying new batteries for S-34, and a Balao-class submarine moored nearby	Cruiser USS Honolulu on her first Pacific deployment, 14 Jul 1939, Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii.

USS Honolulu in Honolulu Harbor, Hawaii, 14 Jul 1939. The Aloha Tower and an outrigger canoe can be seen at right.	Barracks building, Hickam Field, US Territory of Hawaii, 1940

First Lieutenant Wallace Standard (front row center) of Battery G of USMC 3rd Defense Battalion at Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii, 1940	Mess hall at Hickam Field, US Territory of Hawaii, date unknown

Typical example of Type Y officer’s quarters at Fort Kamehameha at the entrance to Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii, circa 1940.	US Navy photographer Tai Sing Loo was well known around the Navy yard with his trademark pith helmet and his bright red, gasoline powered, three-wheeled “putt-putt”, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 1940s.

USS Pollack entering Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii, 1939-1940	B-18 Bolo bomber at Hickam Field, Oahu, US Territory of Hawaii, Jan 1940

P-26 Peashooter fighters and B-18 Bolo bombers at Hickam Field, Oahu, US Territory of Hawaii, Jan 1940	P-36 Hawk fighter based at Hickam Field in flight over Oahu, US Territory of Hawaii, 8 Feb 1940

Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Ford Island Naval Air Station, Oahu, Hawaii, May 2, 1940.	Aerial view of Ford Island and Pearl Harbor’s East Loch anchorage, 3 May 1940. Note 8 battleships along Battleship Row and 2 more across the channel at the 1010 Dock. Note also carrier Yorktown (Yorktown-class).

Aerial view of Hickam Field looking toward Honolulu, Hawaii, 3 May 1940. The Pearl Harbor entrance channel is along the bottom of the photo and the Submarine Base can be seen at the upper left.	Aircraft Mechanic Class 2A posing for their graduation photo in front of a B-18 Bolo bomber at Hickam Field, Oahu, US Territory of Hawaii, 5 Jun 1940

The Gantry Crane over the Pearl Harbor drydocks under construction, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 20 Jun 1940.	Floating Drydock YFD-2 arriving in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 23 Aug 1940. Note that it is still painted with markings from the Naval Station at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.

Hospital at Hickam Field, Oahu, US Territory of Hawaii, as seen from the base water tower, 1941	Aerial view of Ford Island in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 7 Jan 1941. Note the Pearl Harbor Naval Operating Base in the foreground and the carrier USS Lexington (Lexington-class) on the far side of Ford Island.