Pearl Harbor Historical Photos
Japanese aerial photo of battleship row right after the Arizona exploded
photo and caption credit
National Archives and Records Administration Public Domain Photographs
Vertical aerial
view of "Battleship Row", beside Ford Island, soon after USS Arizona
was hit by bombs and her forward magazines exploded. Photographed from a
Japanese aircraft.
Ships seen are (from left to right): USS Nevada; USS Arizona
(burning intensely) with USS Vestal moored outboard; USS Tennessee
with USS West Virginia moored outboard; and USS Maryland with USS Oklahoma
capsized alongside.
Smoke from bomb hits on Vestal and West Virginia is also visible.
Japanese inscription in lower left states that the photograph has been
reproduced under Navy Ministry authorization.
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