Man Emerging from After Magazines via Turret #3, October 24, 1942

USS Arizona (4581:42)

After the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. Navy was faced with the difficult task of recovering human remains, refloating ships, and removing waterlogged ammunition and equipment. The Salvage Division worked tirelessly for several years, eventually returning many of the damaged ships to service. USS Arizona remains one of the most striking and recognizable images from that day, and these photographs are representative of the salvage efforts that occurred on Arizona. Today, her sunken hull is memorialized as part of the Pearl Harbor National Memorial Site.

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USS Arizona 4581-42: Man Emerging from After Magazines via Turret Number 3, October 24, 1942. National Archives Identifier: 296945.

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Additional photographs from Arizona are available, including:

View from Main Mast Showing Bow Projecting from Water

USS Arizona, May 18, 1942. National Archives Identifier: 296936

Aerial View from Portside

USS Arizona, September 20, 1943. National Archives Identifier: 296942

Foremast Structure, Conning Tower, and Top of Turret #2

USS Arizona, February 17, 1942. National Archives Identifier: 296937

Turrets #3 and 4

USS Arizona, February 25, 1942. National Archives Identifier: 296940

 

These photographs are part of a larger series of images documenting salvage efforts throughout Pearl Harbor. They are arranged by ship name (USS Arizona, USS California, USS Nevada, USS Oklahoma, USS Utah) with 33 additional images digitized and available in the Catalog. 

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