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 | 108k | Nevada (BB-36) afire off the Ford Island seaplane base, with her bow pointed up-channel. Shaw (DD-373) is burning in the floating dry dock YFD-2 in the left background. Photographed from Ford Island, with a dredging line at left. | Official U.S. Navy Photograph, 80-G-32457, now in the collections of the National Archives. | |
 | 73k | "The Japanese Sneak Attack on Pearl Harbor". Charcoal and chalk by Commander Griffith Bailey Coale, USNR, Official U.S. Navy Combat Artist, 1944. This artwork "... shows the destruction wrought on ships of the U.S. Pacific Fleet attacked in their berths by scores of enemy torpedo planes, horizontal and dive bombers on December 7, 1941. At the extreme left is the stern of the cruiser Helena(CL-40), while the battleship Nevada (BB-36) steams past and three geysers, caused by near bomb misses, surround her. In the immediate foreground is the capsizing minelayer Oglala (CM-4). The battleship to the rear of the Oglala is the California (BB-44), which has already settled. At the right, the hull of the capzized Oklahoma (BB-37) can be seen in front of the Maryland (BB-46); the West Virginia (BB-48) in front of the Tennessee (BB-43); and the Arizona (BB-39) settling astern of the Vestal (AR-4), seen at the extreme right. The artist put this whole scene together for the first time in the early summer of 1944, from 1010 Dock, in Pearl Harbor, where he was ordered for this duty. Coale worked under the guidance of Admiral William R. Furlong, Commandant of the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, who stepped from his Flagship, the Oglala, as she capsized." (quoted from the original Combat Art description). | Official U.S. Navy Photograph, # KN-32031, courtesy of the U.S. Navy Art Center, Washington, D.C. | |
 | 116k | Nevada (BB-36) beached and burning after being hit forward by Japanese bombs and torpedoes. Her pilothouse area is discolored by fires in that vicinity. The harbor tug Hoga (YT-146) is alongside Nevada's port bow, helping to fight fires on the battleship's forecastle. Note channel marker bouy against Nevada's starboard side. | Official U.S. Navy Photograph, # 80-G-19940, now in the collections of the National Archives. | |
 | 87k | Nevada (BB-36) headed down channel after being intensely attacked by Japanese dive bombers. Photographed from Ford Island, with Avocet (AVP-4) in the foreground and the dredge line in the middle distance. | Official U.S. Navy Photograph,# NH 97396, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. | |
 | 82k | Nevada (BB-36) headed down channel past the Navy Yard's 1010 Dock, under Japanese air attack during her sortie from "Battleship Row". A camouflage Measure 5 false bow wave is faintly visible painted on the battleship's forward hull. Photographed from Ford Island. Small ship in the lower right is Avocet (AVP-4). Note fuel tank "farm" in the left center distance, beyond the Submarine Base. | Official U.S. Navy Photograph, # NH 97397, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. | |
 | 101k | Oil on canvas painting by the artist Stan Stokes entitled "A Dash For Freedom", depicting the famous sortie of the Nevada (BB-36) during the attack on Pearl Harbor. The wrecked Arizona's (BB-39) foremast is leaning as a result of the collapse of the hull structure below its front leg, following the explosion of the ship's forward magazines. | Photo and partial text courtesy of oldgloryprints.com |
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 | 63k | Oil on canvas painting by the artist Ivan Berryman entitled "The Raid on Pearl Harbor, 7th December 1941," depicting the view across 'Battleship Row', viewed from above Ford Island as the Nevada (BB-36) gallantly makes her break for the open sea, coming under heavy attack from Japanese A6M2s from the carrier Hiryu. The Nevada was eventually too badly damaged to continue and was beached to avoid blocking the harbour entrance. In the immediate foreground, the lightly damaged Tennessee (BB-43) is trapped inboard of West Virginia (BB-48) which has sunk at her moorings, leaking burning oil and hampering the daring operations to pluck trapped crew members from her decks, while just visible to the right is the stern of the Maryland (BB-46) and the capsized Oklahoma (BB-37). | Photo and partial text courtesy of military-art.com. |
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 | 81k | Scene at the Ford Island Naval Air Station's seaplane base soon after the Japanese attack. Several PBY patrol planes are parked on the apron, some near the wrecked hangar at left. The battleship Nevada (BB-36) is beached in the left distance, with smaller ships alongside her bow. | Official U.S. Navy Photograph, # 80-G-32505, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. | |
 | 71k | Nevada (BB-36) aground and burning off Waipio Point, after the end of the Japanese air raid. Ships assisting her, at right, are the harbor tug Hoga (YT-146) and Avocet (AVP-4). | Official U.S. Navy Photograph, # 80-G-32020, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. | |
 | 65k | Nevada (BB-36) afire and down at the bow, after she was bombed by Japanese planes while attempting to get to sea. Photographed from Ford Island. Note men in Nevada main top, manning .50 caliber machine guns. | Official U.S. Navy Photograph, # 80-G-32894, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. Submitted by Scott Dyben. | |
 | 69k | Nevada (BB-36) heading down channel, afire from several Japanese bomb hits, as seen from Ford Island during the later part of the attack. Ship whose boom and flagstaff are visible at left is Avocet (AVP-4). Note camouflage Measure 5 false bow wave painted on Nevada . | Official U.S. Navy Photograph, # 80-G-32443, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. | |
 | 126k | Damage to the forecastle deck of Nevada (BB-36), caused by the explosion of a Japanese bomb below decks. Gun barrels of the battleship's forward 14"/45 triple turret are in the background. Photographed on 12 December 1941 from on board Rail (AM-26), which was tied up alongside Nevada's starboard bow, assisting with salvage efforts. Note officer in center, wearing a .45 caliber pistol. | Official U.S. Navy Photograph, # NH 64484, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. | |
 | 82k | View on deck looking aft toward the forward 14"/45 gun turrets and superstructure, showing bomb damage received during the Pearl Harbor attack on 7 December 1941. Photographed was taken five days later, on 12 December. | Official U.S. Navy Photograph, # NH 50104, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. | |
 | 72k | This photo is looking down the channel at Pearl Harbor on December 8,1941. The Nevada (BB-36) is visible at the far right of the photo, aground at Waipio Point being assisted by salvage craft. After first running aground at Hospital Point, to the left, the ship was moved by tugs to her present location to avoid bottle-necking the channel for ship traffic. | National Archives photo # NA80-G-32504, contributed by Mike Green. | |
 | 103k | Large patch fabricated by the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard to temporarily seal torpedo damage inflicted on Nevada's (BB-36) port side during the Japanese attack of 7 December 1941. Photographed when the patch was completed in early January 1942. After unsuccessful attempts to attach this patch to the ship and attain a watertight seal, it was removed before Nevada drydocked on 18 February 1942. | Official U.S. Navy Photograph, # NH 45463, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. | |
 | 95k | Window frame patch being fabricated in the Shipfitter Shop at the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard in early January, 1942. It was used to temporarily seal a bomb hole in Nevada (BB-36) port bow while she was under salvage. | National Archives photo # NH 64485, courtesy of Mike Green. | |
 | 73k | The Hawaiian Dredging Company crane barge Gaylord transports the large patch to Nevada's (BB-36) resting place in Pearl Harbor, where it was used in an attempt to seal torpedo damage received on 7 December 1941. Photographed in January 1942, the patch had been fabricated by the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard. After unsuccessful attempts to attach it to the ship and attain a watertight seal, it was removed before Nevada was dry-docked on 18 February 1942. | National Archives Photo # NH 45464, courtesy of Mike Green. | |
 | 79k | Nevada (BB-36) in Pearl Harbor on 16 February 1942, while she was being prepared for drydocking after she was refloated. She entered the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard's Drydock Number Two on 18 February. | Official U.S. Navy Photograph, # NH 50103, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. | |
 | 51k | The Hawaiian Dredging Company crane barge Gaylord and other ships assist Nevada (BB-36) as she is prepared for dry-docking at the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard on 17 February 1942. She entered the dry-dock on the following day. | National Archives Photo # NH 50106, courtesy of Mike Green. | |
 | 71k | The Nevada (BB-36) in Pearl Harbor on 17 February 1942, while she was being prepared for dry-docking after she was refloated. She entered the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard's Dry-dock Number Two on the following day. | National Archives Photo # NH 50105, courtesy of Mike Green. | |
 | 98k | Large patch fabricated by the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard to temporarily seal torpedo damage inflicted on Nevada's (BB-36) port side during the Japanese attack of 7 December 1941. Photographed when the patch was completed in early January 1942. This patch was not able to make a watertight seal and was removed before the ship was drydocked on 18 February 1942. Note photographer Tai Sing Loo at work in the lower left. | Official U.S. Navy Photograph, # NH 64476, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. | |
 | 106k | The Hawaiian Dredging Company crane barge Gaylord and several tugs work to remove the large temporary patch from Nevada's (BB-36) port side, while she was being prepared for dry-docking on 17 February 1942. The patch had been fabricated by the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard but was not able to attain a watertight seal. | National Archives Photo # NH 45465, courtesy of Mike Green. | |
 | 107k | Entering Drydock # Two, at Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, 18 February 1942. Sunk as a result of damage received in the 7 December 1941 Japanese air raid, she was refloated on 12 February 1942. Note oil staining along her hull, marking her waterline while she was sunk. | Official U.S. Navy Photograph, # NH 83056, now in the collections of the National Archives. | |
 | 120k | Hole in the ship's port side, between about Frame 38 and Frame 46, caused by a Japanese Type 91 aerial torpedo that hit her during the 7 December 1941 air raid. Photographed on about 19 February 1942, in Pearl Harbor Navy Yard's Drydock Number Two. The battleship's side armor is visible inside the hole's upper section. | Official U.S. Navy Photograph, # NH 64306, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. | |
 | 120k | Window frame patch in place on Nevada's (BB-36) port bow, circa 19 February 1942, after she had been refloated and placed in Pearl Harbor Navy Yard's Drydock Number Two. This patch was used to seal a bomb hole in the turn of the bilge at about Frame 7. | Official U.S. Navy Photograph, # NH 64494, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. | |
 | 85k | Nevada (BB-36) departing Pearl Harbor after temporary repair of bomb and torpedo damage received during the Japanese air raid on 7 December 1941. Photograph is dated 19 April 1942, possibly taken as the ship was leaving Pearl Harbor for a trial run. The Pearl Harbor Navy Yard's work on her was completed on 22 April, after which she steamed to the Puget Sound Navy Yard for permanent repairs and modernization. Note sailors watching, each carrying a gas mask container. | Photographed by Ph2c H.S. Fawcett USN. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, # 80-G-64768, now in the collection of the National Archives. | |
 | 280k | Bow view of the Nevada (BB-36) port side. Puget Sound Navy Yard, 15 December 1942. | USN photo courtesy of Pieter Bakels. Photo added 11/22/07. | |
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