Pearl Harbor Ships

The USS Nevada Battleship (BB-36) was “the only bright spot in an otherwise dismal and depressing morning” for the United States during the Pearl Harbor attack. After being trapped during the attack, the USS Nevada was the only ship to get underway during the attack. Despite being able to get underway, the USS Nevada was…

The USS Downes Destroyer (DD-375) was destroyed in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 and later decommissioned on June 20, 1942. Named after John Downes, a United States naval officer, the USS Downes Destroyer was in drydock during the attack. An incendiary bomb exploded between a nearby ship’s fuel tanks, which…

The USS Cassin Destroyer (DD-372) was decommissioned and destroyed in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Named after Stephen Cassin, a United States naval officer, the USS Cassin Destroyer was in drydock during the attack. An incendiary bomb exploded a nearby ship’s fuel tanks, which caused an uncontrollable fire to take…

USS California Battleship (BB-44) was the fifth ship of the United States Navy named in honor of California. The USS California Battleship was sunk in the attack on Pearl Harbor, but managed to be salvaged and reconstructed like many other ships on Battleship Row. The USS California served again for the remainder of World War…

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 USS Arizona Battleship exploded and sank, killing 1,177 officers and crewmen. Many of the other ships involved in the…