Up From the Mud

Go to USS Oklahoma

USS ShawDD-373

Mahan-class destroyer

Commissioned September 1936

Undergoing overhaul in floating dry dock at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941

Hit by two 250 kg bombs during second strike

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Burning in dry dock prior to explosion

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Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard - 10 Dec 1941USS Shaw upper left

Note oil on water

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Bow view showing damage to bridge

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Wreckage of bow section11 Jan 42

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Temporary bow - Feb 1942

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Temporary bow - Feb 1942

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Mare Island Naval Shipyard, CA - Mar 1942

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Temporary bow - Feb 1942

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New bow, ready for service - Jul 1942

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USS OklahomaBB-37

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Displacement: 27,500 tons

Commissioned May 1916

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Battleship row, early in attack

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Oklahoma hit, starting to list

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Rollover sequence

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Oklahoma capsized

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Oklahoma capsized ( r ), Maryland ( l )

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Rescue operations on Oklahoma

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Oklahoma wreckage

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Bents in place, winching operations begin

March 8, 1943

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Winch rigging

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Cables and winches

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Ship 90o with bents in place17 Mar 1943

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Ship 90o, bents removed

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Ship at 17o

7 Apr 1943

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Ship righted and afloat24 Dec 1943

End

What Event Is This?

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Magazine exploding

DD-373