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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…