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The USS California sinking down onto the floor of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, photograph by the US Navy, December 1941.
The destruction from the Japanese attack on the US Navy at Pearl Harbor. Aerial bombs and torpedoes were dropped, leaving the USS California damaged and pouring black oily smoke.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Cite This Work
APA Style
Navy, U. (2026, July 20). Sinking of USS California, Pearl Harbor. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21912/sinking-of-uss-california-pearl-harbor/
Chicago Style
Navy, US. "Sinking of USS California, Pearl Harbor." World History Encyclopedia, July 20, 2026. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21912/sinking-of-uss-california-pearl-harbor/.
MLA Style
Navy, US. "Sinking of USS California, Pearl Harbor." World History Encyclopedia, 20 Jul 2026, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21912/sinking-of-uss-california-pearl-harbor/.
