Japanese Attacks on the Continental United States Photographs


Freighter SS Absaroka with her decks awash after being torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-19 off the San Pedro harbor entrance, Los Angeles, California, United States, 24 Dec 1941.	Freighter SS Absaroka in drydock after being torpedoed off San Pedro, California, 24 Dec 1941. This 1942 photo shows the torpedo damage.

Damage to an oil pumping station on the Ellwood piers, Goleta, California, United States following a shelling attack by Japanese submarine I-17, 23 Feb 1942.	Ellwood oil piers at Goleta, California, United States shelled by Commander Kozo Nishino in Japanese submarine I-17 23 Feb 1942 in the first naval bombardment of the continental United States in World War II.

United States Army personnel inspecting damage to the Ellwood oil piers after Japanese submarine I-17 shelled the area on 23 Feb 1942, Goleta, California, United States.	Oil tanker SS Emidio grounded on Steamboat Rock, Crescent City, California, United States, 1942. Emidio was shelled and torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-17 off Cape Mendocino on 20 Dec 1941 and drifted to this position.

Canadian Chief of Naval Staff Vice-Admiral Percy Nelles inspecting a Japanese shell recovered from the Estevan Point lighthouse shelling attack of 20 Jun 1942 by Japanese submarine I-26.	Torpedo damage to the Canadian freighter SS Fort Camosun from an attack by Japanese submarine I-25 off Cape Flattery, Washington, United States, 20 Jun 1942. The ship was repaired and returned to service.

Tanker SS Camden was torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-25 off Coos Bay, Oregon on 4 Oct 1942. She was taken under tow to Seattle but sank off Washington state on 10 Oct 1942.	Nearly deflated Japanese Fu-Go Type A balloon grounded near Tremonton, Utah, United States, 23 Feb 1945. The ballast dropping equipment found with this balloon was damaged.

Annotated diagram of a Japanese Fu-Go Type A balloon bomb from top to bottom.	United States Forest Service sign marking the spot where the United States suffered the first aerial bombing attack in history, Mount Emily, Oregon, United States. 2003 photo.