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Six US Navy flag officers muster for an awards ceremony at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 17 Jun 1942 following the Battles of Coral Sea and Midway.	USS Hornet (Yorktown-class) at Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii June or July 1942 after the Doolittle Raid. Note the distinctive early “dazzle” paint scheme.

USS Saratoga at Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii, mid-1942	USS Enterprise berthed on the north side of Ford Island in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 12 Jul 1942. Note the submarine nets, the F4F Wildcat on an aircraft barge alongside, and the camouflaged buildings on the island.

Aerial view of drydocks at Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii, 28 Jul 1942. By this time the drydock facilities had doubled since the air attack. Note that, unlike in 1941, the drydocks are protected with anti-torpedo booms.	Aerial view of Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, US Territory of Hawaii, 28 Jul 1942

Minelayer USS Oglala, sunk in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, 7 Dec 1941, at the piers of the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard in late 1942 soon after being refloated, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.	Aerial view of Ford Island from over Pearl City Peninsula looking toward Diamond Head in the distance, 1 Aug 1942. Escort carrier USS Long Island and Yorktown-class carrier USS Hornet are moored to Ford Island.

The submarine USS Nautilus approaching the pier at the submarine base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 25 Aug 1942.	The submarine USS Argonaut approaching the pier at the submarine base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 26 Aug 1942.

Battleship USS West Virginia leaving Drydock #1, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 9 Sep 1942 following preliminary repairs of damage sustained in the Japanese attack. Note the mast and portions of the upper hull have been removed.	Drayton's damaged bow after colliding with destroyer Flusser, Pearl Harbor, 5 Oct 1942; note cruiser Portland and carrier Saratoga partially visible in background

Admiral Chester Nimitz, Rear Admiral Marc Mitscher, and others salute the National Anthem during Sunday morning colors at Kaneohe Naval Air Station, Hawaii, 8 Nov 1942	USS North Carolina in drydock No. 1 of Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, US Territory of Hawaii, 8 Nov 1942

Bird's eye view of a twin 40mm Bofors mount aboard USS North Carolina while the ship was at Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, US Territory of Hawaii, 15 Nov 1942. Note the numerous ammunition racks inside the gun tub.	Side view of a twin 40mm Bofors mount aboard USS North Carolina while the ship was at Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, US Territory of Hawaii, 15 Nov 1942

USS North Carolina at Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, US Territory of Hawaii, 15 Nov 1942	Admiral Chester Nimitz conducting his fifth press conference of the war, Fleet Headquarters, Pearl Harbor, Hawai'i, 24 Nov 1942. At right, Assistant Chief of Staff, Captain Lloyd Wiltse. Photo 1 of 2.

Admiral Chester Nimitz conducting his fifth press conference of the war, Fleet Headquarters, Pearl Harbor, Hawai'i, 24 Nov 1942. At right, Assistant Chief of Staff, Captain Lloyd Wiltse. Photo 2 of 2.	Minelayer USS Oglala, sunk in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, 7 Dec 1941, at the piers of the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard in Dec 1942 after receiving initial repairs, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.