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BB-38 USS PENNSYLVANIA
Pearl Harbor Attack & Action Damage Report

Radio Call Sign: November - Alpha - Delta - Xray

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Pennsylvania Class Battleship: Displacement 31,400 Tons, Dimensions, 608' 6" (oa) x 97' 1" x 29' 10" (Max).Armament 12 x 14"/45 14 x 5"/51, 4 x 3"/50 2 x 21" tt. Armor, 13 1/2" Belt, 18" Turrets, 3" +2" Decks, 16" Conning Tower. Machinery, 31,500 SHP; Geared Turbines, 4 screws. Speed, 21 Knots, Crew 915.

Operational and Building Data: Laid down by Newport News, Shipbuilding, Newport News, VA., October 27, 1913. Launched April 6, 1915. Commissioned June 12, 1916. Decommissioned August 29, 1946. Stricken February 19, 1948.
Fate: Target During Atomic Bomb Tests, Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands. Scuttled off Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands, February 10, 1948.
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BB-38 Pennsylvania47k Cover of the Bomb Damage - Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941 Report of the Pennsylvania (BB-38). Photo from WII War Damage Reports, courtesy of NavSea / dcfp.navy.mil, link submitted by Mike Green.
BB-38 Pennsylvania156kPennsylvania (BB-38) in Drydock # 1 at the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, with the sunken destroyer Downes (DD-375) and capsized Cassin (DD-372) in the foreground. Photo from WWII Damage Reports, courtesy of NavSea / dcfp.navy.mil, link submitted by Mike Green.
BB-38 Pennsylvania64kView looking down Pier 1010 toward the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard's Drydock Number One, in center, which holds the battleship Pennsylvania (BB-38) and the burning destroyers Cassin (DD-372) and Downes (DD-375). Alongside Pier 1010, in the center middle distance, are the light cruiser Helena (CL-50), listing slightly from a torpedo hit, and the capsized minelayer Oglala (CM-4). Taken on 7 December 1941.Submitted bt Scott Dyben.
USNHC # 80-G-32953, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.
BB-38 Pennsylvania158kThe wrecked destroyers Downes (DD-375) and Cassin (DD-372) in Drydock One at the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, soon after the end of the Japanese air attack. Cassin has capsized against Downes. Pennsylvania (BB-38) is astern, occupying the rest of the drydock. The torpedo-damaged cruiser Helena (CL-50) is in the right distance, beyond the crane. Visible in the center distance is the capsized Oklahoma (BB-37), with Maryland (BB-46) alongside. Smoke is from the sunken and burning Arizona(BB-39), out of view behind Pennsylvania . California (BB-44) is partially visible at the extreme left. This image has been attributed to Navy Photographer's Mate Harold Fawcett.Official U.S. Navy Photograph, # 80-G-19943, now in the collections of the National Archives.
BB-38 Pennsylvania123kBlistered paint and other fire damage to the forward hull of Pennsylvania (BB-38) in Drydock # 1 at the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard shortly after the Japanese raid. Note Jack flying at the battleship's bow.USNHC # NH 64475, now in the collections of the National Archives.
BB-38 Pennsylvania63kStarboard bow of the Pennsylvania (BB-38) showing one of her cranes and looking out into Pearl Harbor.Photo from WII War Damage Reports, courtesy of NavSea / dcfp.navy.mil, link submitted by Mike Green.
BB-38 Pennsylvania86kDamage to the superstructure deck, broken near the splinter shield to the left and folded back to the right. The crane is being used to clear away damage.Photo from WWII Damage Reports, courtesy of NavSea / dcfp.navy.mil, link submitted by Mike Green.
BB-38 Pennsylvania79kView from the upper deck outboard of No. 9 casement. Note how the splinter shield of the gun above is lifted. The galley bulkhead is in the center of the picture.Photo from WWII Damage Reports, courtesy of NavSea / dcfp.navy.mil, link submitted by Mike Green.
BB-38 Pennsylvania88k Looking aft of the No. 9 casement on the upper deck. The galley door in the 30-1b. STS bulkhead to the right is hanging by one hinge. The bomb struck the base of the gun mount in the lower left corner of the picture, and rebounded to explode where the hole is in the deck.Photo from WWII Damage Reports, courtesy of NavSea / dcfp.navy.mil, link submitted by Mike Green.
BB-38 Pennsylvania83k Looking inboard in the No. 9 casement, showing deck bent shaply down over the beam at frame 85. The fire main riser was broken.Photo from WWII Damage Reports, courtesy of NavSea / dcfp.navy.mil, link submitted by Mike Green.
BB-38 Pennsylvania86k Crew space A-704 on the main deck, looking aft. Foundation of No. 9 gun is in the upper left corner. Note rupture of clipping room bulkhead in the rear center of the picture.Photo from WWII Damage Reports, courtesy of NavSea / dcfp.navy.mil, link submitted by Mike Green.
BB-38 Pennsylvania98k View from within warrant Officers mess, looking to starboard into A-704, and showing distorted bulkhead and fragment penetrations.Photo from WWII Damage Reports, courtesy of NavSea / dcfp.navy.mil, link submitted by Mike Green.
BB-38 Pennsylvania79kPlate I. Cut out of the Plan view of Dry Dock No. 1, from the Action Damage Report.Photo from WWII Damage Reports, courtesy of NavSea / dcfp.navy.mil, link submitted by Mike Green.
BB-38 Pennsylvania106kPlate III. Cut out of the Plans at Superstructure & Upper Deck, from the Action Damage Report.Photo from WWII Damage Reports, courtesy of NavSea / dcfp.navy.mil, link submitted by Mike Green.
BB-38 Pennsylvania96kPlate III. Cut out of the Plans at Main & Secondary Deck, from the Action Damage Report.Photo from WWII Damage Reports, courtesy of NavSea / dcfp.navy.mil, link submitted by Mike Green.

USS PENNSYLVANIA BB-38 History
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Crew Contact And Reunion Information

Contact Name: Mr. Jess Dennis
Address: 3053 Birchfield Dr Memphis, TN, 38127-7403
Phone: 901-357-0263
E-mail: jess@usspennsylvania.com

Note About Contacts.

The contact listed, Was the contact at the time for this ship when located. If another person now is the contact, E-mail me and I will update this entry. These contacts are compiled from various sources over a long period of time and may or may not be correct. Every effort has been made to list the newest contact if more than one contact was found.


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