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United States. Navy [Wrecks of USS Downes & Cassin, 7 December 1941]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09547.02 Author/Creator: United States. Navy Place Written: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Type: Photograph Date: 07 December 1941 Pagination: 1 photograph : b&w Height: 25.2 cm, Width: 20.5 cm Order a Copy

Naval History & Heritage Command attributes image to Navy Photographer's Mate Harold Fawcett. Taken during attack in 1941 and printed and released in 1942 for the one-year anniversary.
From Naval History and Hertiage's online catalog: "The wrecked destroyers USS Downes (DD-375) and USS 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. USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) is astern, occupying the rest of the drydock. The torpedo-damaged cruiser USS Helena (CL-50) is in the right distance, beyond the crane. Visible in the center distance is the capsized USS Oklahoma (BB-37), with USS Maryland (BB-46) alongside. Smoke is from the sunken and burning USS Arizona (BB-39), out of view behind Pennsylvania. USS California (BB-44) is partially visible at the extreme left. This image has been attributed to Navy Photographer's Mate Harold Fawcett. "

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