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Vertical view photographed from a Japanese aircraft of Pearl Harbor’s Battleship Row soon after USS Arizona’s forward magazines exploded, 7 Dec 1941. Note capsized USS Oklahoma

Caption     Vertical view photographed from a Japanese aircraft of Pearl Harbor’s Battleship Row soon after USS Arizona’s forward magazines exploded, 7 Dec 1941. Note capsized USS Oklahoma ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy
Identification Code   NH 50932
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Attack on Pearl Harbor   Main article  Photos  Maps  
Pearl Harbor Navy Base and Ford Island Naval Air Station   Main article  Photos  Maps  
Arizona   Main article  Photos  
West Virginia   Main article  Photos  
Nevada   Main article  Photos  Maps  
Tennessee   Main article  Photos  
Photo Size 3,234 x 2,281 pixels
Photos on Same Day 7 Dec 1941
Photos at Same Place Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii
Added By David Stubblebine
Licensing  Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government".

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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
10 Jan 2017 03:05:14 PM

Note USS Nevada at left and USS Tennessee & USS West Virginia partially visible through the smoke between Arizona and Oklahoma. Japanese inscription in lower left states that the photograph has been reproduced under Japanese Navy Ministry authorization.

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