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Wrecks of destroyers Downes and Cassin in Drydock One at Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, 7 Dec 1941 about 1400 hours; note Pennsylvania in the rear, Helena in distance, Oklahoma and Maryland in far background [Colorized by WW2DB]

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Caption     Wrecks of destroyers Downes and Cassin in Drydock One at Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, 7 Dec 1941 about 1400 hours; note Pennsylvania in the rear, Helena in distance, Oklahoma and Maryland in far background [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase
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Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives via Wikimedia Commons
Link to Source    Link
Identification Code   80-G-19943
More on...   
Attack on Pearl Harbor   Main article  Photos  Maps  
Pearl Harbor Navy Base and Ford Island Naval Air Station   Main article  Photos  Maps  
Oklahoma   Main article  Photos  
California   Main article  Photos  
Maryland   Main article  Photos  
Pennsylvania   Main article  Photos  
Helena (St. Louis-class)   Main article  Photos  
Photo Size 6,000 x 7,310 pixels
Photos on Same Day 7 Dec 1941
Photos at Same Place Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii
Added By David Stubblebine
Colorized Date 24 Feb 2023
Licensing  Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010:
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Visitor Submitted Comments

1. Commenter identity confirmed Bill says:
30 May 2010 08:23:51 PM

Information about photographs 1 through 5
Destroyer Cassin has been slammed into the
destroyer Downes.
Both destroyers were rebuilt, but required
new hulls, the Battleship Pennsylvania
received light damage,despite being a sitting
duck during the attack.
The crane at right was operated by civilian
yard worker George Walters, who during the
attack moved the crane back and forth in a
effort to divert low-flying planes,from the
battleship.
2. Denn says:
11 Jul 2011 02:34:42 PM

Also note California at far left.
3. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
3 Dec 2013 06:23:27 PM

The vessel with the checkerboard paint scheme just forward of the Maryland is the ferry Nihoa.

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