Pearl Harbor Ships

So, nearly 76 years later — what is at Pearl Harbor today? While you’re probably familiar with Pearl Harbor as a historic battle site that spurred America’s entrance to WWII after the infamous Japanese attack, did you know it’s still a culturally enriching and relevant site to visit today? There are several incredible artifacts from…

With September marking Hispanic Heritage Month, we’d like to highlight one of the Pearl Harbor stories that isn’t often covered — that of Rudy Martinez, 21, who died when the USS Utah was torpedoed. Pearl Harbor Stories: Rudy Martinez Rudy Martinez was a young sailor who had joined the Navy just a few years before the…

Pearl Harbor has remained a very significant day in the history of World War II, and America’s history as a whole. The Japanese attack and subsequent battle at Pearl Harbor is culturally marked as both a momentous and historic day. Several incredible artifacts from Pearl Harbor remain preserved today, so keep reading to learn about…

These color photos of Pearl Harbor will leave you in awe of the utter destruction that took place on December 7, 1941. This year marks the 75th anniversary of Pearl Harbor, in 2016—when color photography is a given. But it’s rare to imagine old black-and-white photographs in color. Here are some jaw-dropping color photos of…

The USS Helena (CL-50) is best known as “the fighting ship that went in harm’s way” during the attack on Pearl Harbor. The USS Helena was completed shortly before World War II, and was damaged in the attack on Pearl Harbor. She participated in several battles in World War II, but was sunk by a…

USS Neosho Oiler (AO-23) has an interesting story. She was completed on July 7, 1941 – just 4 months before the attack on Pearl Harbor – and was giving the vital task of carrying aviation fuel from the west coast ports of the United States to Pearl Harbor. The USS Neosho Oiler as on one…

Learn about the history of the Pearl Harbor ships stationed in Oahu during the Japanese attack: USS Arizona Battleship Built for and by the United States Navy, the USS Arizona Battleship (BB-39) was built in the mid-1910s. During the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941, the USS Arizona Battleship was bombed. The…

The USS Utah was in port on the morning of December 7th, and in the first minutes of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, was hit by two torpedoes, which caused serious flooding. Utah quickly rolled over and sank; the vast majority of her crew were able to escape, but 64 men were killed in…

The USS Shaw destroyer (DD-373) was commissioned in 1936, but was plagued by construction deficiencies and was not fully operational until 1938. After training in the Atlantic, the USS Shaw was transferred to the Pacific and was in dry dock in Pearl Harbor on the day of the attack, December 7th, 1941. Japanese forces gave…

The USS Oklahoma (BB-37) was among the largest casualties of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. On December 7th, 1941, a total of 429 crew died when the USS Oklahoma (BB-37) capsized and sunk on Battleship Row after being struck by several bombs and torpedoes during the Japanese attack. Most of the battleships that were…