Thursday, December 06, 2007

Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

Japanese air raid on Pearl HarborSailors in a motor launch rescue a survivor from the water alongside the sunken West Virginia (BB-48) during or shortly after the Japanese air raid on Pearl Harbor. Tennessee (BB-43) is inboard of the sunken battleship. Note extensive distortion of West Virginia's lower midships superstructure, caused by torpedoes that exploded below that location. Also note 5"/25 gun,
still partially covered with canvas, boat crane swung outboard and empty boat cradles near the smokestacks, and base of radar antenna atop West Virginia's foremast.

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The USS Arizona (BB-39) burning after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor , 12/07/1941

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Attack on Pearl Harbor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The attack on Pearl Harbor was a pre-emptive military strike on the United States Pacific Fleet base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii by the Empire of Japan's Imperial Japanese Navy, on the morning of Sunday, December 7, 1941 that made the United States enter World War II. Two aerial attack waves, totalling 350 aircraft, were launched from six aircraft carriers with the intent to destroy the United States Pacific Fleet.

The attack wrecked two U.S. Navy battleships, one minelayer, and two destroyers beyond repair, and destroyed 188 aircraft; personnel losses were 2,333 killed and 1,139 wounded. Damaged warships included three cruisers, a destroyer, and six battleships (one deliberately grounded, later refloated and repaired; two sunk at their berths, later raised, repaired, and restored to Fleet service late in the war). Vital fuel storage, shipyards, and submarine facilities were not hit. Japanese losses were minimal, at 29 aircraft and five midget submarines, with 65 servicemen killed or wounded.

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3 comments:

TinaC said...

Hi, Love your site. Can you provide a link to high res images of the attack on Pearl Harbor you have here?
I am also looking for the image of the Japanese bomber flying over the airfield and planes at Pearl Harbor.
I create composites that illustrate war history.
Many thanks,
tinacarlsonphotography.com

sookietex said...

Hi TinaC i'm sorry the resolution posted is about the highest i see online, they and many more including the one you asked about can be found at Pearl Harbor Raid, 7 December 1941 Overview and Special Image Selection and instructions for higher resolution images here Obtaining Photographic Reproductions

thanks for stopping by, great images on your site, good luck with your project

TinaC said...

Thanks for your reply. I will contact the loc for high res images. Just hoping for a shortcut! Glad you like my sight. The work is very important to me.
TinaC

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