Firecould reach the magazines through hatches left open on the third deck. Guns from this turret were later embarked on USS Nevada and fired in anger against the Japnese at Iwo Jima and Okinawa. These six magazines supply both turrets I and II, the black powder magazine is located on the first platform on the centerline between frames 37 and 39. It seemed like the men, painfully burned, shocked and dazed, became inspired and took things in stride, seeing Mr. Fuqua, so unconcernedabout the bombing and straffing, standing on the quarterdeck. The crews from 3 and 4 turrets had to come out on deck as the turrets were flooded and proceeded to help with the casualties and getting the life rafts over the side. It therefore can be accepted as a fact that a torpedo did not hit ARIZONA.5. Then I went up to the nav bridge. There seems to be no damage to ARIZONA in these pictures, but evidence of the fire on VESTAL's forecastle (she was struck by a bomb, apparently prior to 0820) is faintly visible. Fuqua, USN said in a steady voice, "Put that fire out back, aft", which the bomb had started. USS Arizona (BB-39) was moored inboard of the repair ship Vestal (AR-4) when the Japanese struck Pearl Harbor. Courage and performance of all hands was of the highest order imaginable, especially being handicapped by adverse conditions and shipmates being blown up alongside them, there was no disorder or tendency to run around in confusion.
"However, seeing items that make a definite human connection like cups, saucers, plates in the galley, teak decking, the 3 x 14" guns of turret one up on the bow, ammunition on the deck, and steps that lead down an open hatch into the darkness were profoundly moving," Kelsey said. The smoke issuing from the stack was quite obviously the result of incomplete combustion rather than an explosion or fire.
In this connection see pictures 99 and 136.8. However, this appears not to have been the case, and the destruction of the ship was entirely the work of Japanese horizontal bombers, which struck her with several bombs. Then I climbed half way down the signal bridge ladder and had to jump to the boat deck as it was bent way under. Depth of water was about 45 feet, and ARIZONA's drafts were 32'-6" forward and 33 feet aft.
At 0755 all "X" doors and fittings should have been closed and reference (d) states that they were all closed with very few exceptions. "We have two primary objectives for this project: preservation and education.
I walked aft and down the ladder to the port quarterdeck.
Wentzlaff, leading the end of the hose to the bomb hole where the deck was afire. I looked around and saw that there was nothing that I could do. We landed at BOQ landing, Ford Island, Smith BM2/c USN boat coxswain making many trips for wounded and burned men, being delivered by Lt. Comdr.
"Teams from around the US contributed to the project.
Reference (a) found evidence of only five bomb hits, all of which were aft of the foremast structure. The majority of engineering spaces were in condition "Z" and locked. At the same time the ship was so thoroughly broken up forward of the foremast structure that evidence of a heavy bomb hit in the vicinity of turret II would be certain to be completely obliterated. A National Parks Service cameraman shoots video of one of the ship's turrets. He further states that ARIZONA received a bomb hit forward almost simultaneously, and that ARIZONA'S forward magazine exploded. Then I climbed down a hand railing to the deck galley. The air raid siren sounded, followed by the General Quarters alarm.
It seemed as though one bomb hit the port after anti-aircraft crew and came down through the casemate and Executive Officer's Office. There is no doubt that the smokeless powder magazines detonated. The above evidence leads to the conclusion that there was a bomb detonation on or about the forecastle, which caused a bad fire - involving in some manner oil from tanks forward of amidships. Whether this mass detonation resulted from a bomb detonation within either the smokeless powder or black powder magazines or whether it was initiated by fire traveling down thru open hatches to the black powder magazine is unknown; but the time involved between thefirst bomb detonation and the detonation of the main Magazines (approximately 7 seconds) and the visible intense fire above the waterline makes the latter supposition the more reasonable.16.
In any event, the six 14-inch and the two 5-inch smokeless powder magazines detonated.14. In any event, the magazine explosion destroyed the ship almost completely forward of the foremast structure.4. “Don’t panic,” Conter told his fellow airmen as they tread water in shark infested ocean. Early reports claimed that she had been hit by one torpedo in the first part of the action. The first 45 of these pictures show the ARIZONA and VESTAL, and include the bow of NEVADA and the stern of WEST VIRGINIA.
on her wanted to save the line to tie up to one of the buoys, and assisted by a seaman from 4 turret, we rendered the bow line around and cast her off.
Firecould reach the magazines through hatches left open on the third deck. Guns from this turret were later embarked on USS Nevada and fired in anger against the Japnese at Iwo Jima and Okinawa. These six magazines supply both turrets I and II, the black powder magazine is located on the first platform on the centerline between frames 37 and 39. It seemed like the men, painfully burned, shocked and dazed, became inspired and took things in stride, seeing Mr. Fuqua, so unconcernedabout the bombing and straffing, standing on the quarterdeck. The crews from 3 and 4 turrets had to come out on deck as the turrets were flooded and proceeded to help with the casualties and getting the life rafts over the side. It therefore can be accepted as a fact that a torpedo did not hit ARIZONA.5. Then I went up to the nav bridge. There seems to be no damage to ARIZONA in these pictures, but evidence of the fire on VESTAL's forecastle (she was struck by a bomb, apparently prior to 0820) is faintly visible. Fuqua, USN said in a steady voice, "Put that fire out back, aft", which the bomb had started. USS Arizona (BB-39) was moored inboard of the repair ship Vestal (AR-4) when the Japanese struck Pearl Harbor. Courage and performance of all hands was of the highest order imaginable, especially being handicapped by adverse conditions and shipmates being blown up alongside them, there was no disorder or tendency to run around in confusion.
"However, seeing items that make a definite human connection like cups, saucers, plates in the galley, teak decking, the 3 x 14" guns of turret one up on the bow, ammunition on the deck, and steps that lead down an open hatch into the darkness were profoundly moving," Kelsey said. The smoke issuing from the stack was quite obviously the result of incomplete combustion rather than an explosion or fire.
In this connection see pictures 99 and 136.8. However, this appears not to have been the case, and the destruction of the ship was entirely the work of Japanese horizontal bombers, which struck her with several bombs. Then I climbed half way down the signal bridge ladder and had to jump to the boat deck as it was bent way under. Depth of water was about 45 feet, and ARIZONA's drafts were 32'-6" forward and 33 feet aft.
At 0755 all "X" doors and fittings should have been closed and reference (d) states that they were all closed with very few exceptions. "We have two primary objectives for this project: preservation and education.
I walked aft and down the ladder to the port quarterdeck.
Wentzlaff, leading the end of the hose to the bomb hole where the deck was afire. I looked around and saw that there was nothing that I could do. We landed at BOQ landing, Ford Island, Smith BM2/c USN boat coxswain making many trips for wounded and burned men, being delivered by Lt. Comdr.
"Teams from around the US contributed to the project.
Reference (a) found evidence of only five bomb hits, all of which were aft of the foremast structure. The majority of engineering spaces were in condition "Z" and locked. At the same time the ship was so thoroughly broken up forward of the foremast structure that evidence of a heavy bomb hit in the vicinity of turret II would be certain to be completely obliterated. A National Parks Service cameraman shoots video of one of the ship's turrets. He further states that ARIZONA received a bomb hit forward almost simultaneously, and that ARIZONA'S forward magazine exploded. Then I climbed down a hand railing to the deck galley. The air raid siren sounded, followed by the General Quarters alarm.
It seemed as though one bomb hit the port after anti-aircraft crew and came down through the casemate and Executive Officer's Office. There is no doubt that the smokeless powder magazines detonated. The above evidence leads to the conclusion that there was a bomb detonation on or about the forecastle, which caused a bad fire - involving in some manner oil from tanks forward of amidships. Whether this mass detonation resulted from a bomb detonation within either the smokeless powder or black powder magazines or whether it was initiated by fire traveling down thru open hatches to the black powder magazine is unknown; but the time involved between thefirst bomb detonation and the detonation of the main Magazines (approximately 7 seconds) and the visible intense fire above the waterline makes the latter supposition the more reasonable.16.
In any event, the six 14-inch and the two 5-inch smokeless powder magazines detonated.14. In any event, the magazine explosion destroyed the ship almost completely forward of the foremast structure.4. “Don’t panic,” Conter told his fellow airmen as they tread water in shark infested ocean. Early reports claimed that she had been hit by one torpedo in the first part of the action. The first 45 of these pictures show the ARIZONA and VESTAL, and include the bow of NEVADA and the stern of WEST VIRGINIA.
on her wanted to save the line to tie up to one of the buoys, and assisted by a seaman from 4 turret, we rendered the bow line around and cast her off.
The same distance separated the stern of ARIZONA from the bow of NEVADA.2. Salvaged 5" Broadside gun. ""Most explosions of black powder originate from sparks. Just before all this shaking the quartermaster reported that a bomb struck #2 turret. From reference (a) the ARIZONA had on board her full allowance of smokeless powder, arranged three magazines on each side of the vessel between frames 31 and 48 on the first platform.
Firecould reach the magazines through hatches left open on the third deck. Guns from this turret were later embarked on USS Nevada and fired in anger against the Japnese at Iwo Jima and Okinawa. These six magazines supply both turrets I and II, the black powder magazine is located on the first platform on the centerline between frames 37 and 39. It seemed like the men, painfully burned, shocked and dazed, became inspired and took things in stride, seeing Mr. Fuqua, so unconcernedabout the bombing and straffing, standing on the quarterdeck. The crews from 3 and 4 turrets had to come out on deck as the turrets were flooded and proceeded to help with the casualties and getting the life rafts over the side. It therefore can be accepted as a fact that a torpedo did not hit ARIZONA.5. Then I went up to the nav bridge. There seems to be no damage to ARIZONA in these pictures, but evidence of the fire on VESTAL's forecastle (she was struck by a bomb, apparently prior to 0820) is faintly visible. Fuqua, USN said in a steady voice, "Put that fire out back, aft", which the bomb had started. USS Arizona (BB-39) was moored inboard of the repair ship Vestal (AR-4) when the Japanese struck Pearl Harbor. Courage and performance of all hands was of the highest order imaginable, especially being handicapped by adverse conditions and shipmates being blown up alongside them, there was no disorder or tendency to run around in confusion.
"However, seeing items that make a definite human connection like cups, saucers, plates in the galley, teak decking, the 3 x 14" guns of turret one up on the bow, ammunition on the deck, and steps that lead down an open hatch into the darkness were profoundly moving," Kelsey said. The smoke issuing from the stack was quite obviously the result of incomplete combustion rather than an explosion or fire.
In this connection see pictures 99 and 136.8. However, this appears not to have been the case, and the destruction of the ship was entirely the work of Japanese horizontal bombers, which struck her with several bombs. Then I climbed half way down the signal bridge ladder and had to jump to the boat deck as it was bent way under. Depth of water was about 45 feet, and ARIZONA's drafts were 32'-6" forward and 33 feet aft.
At 0755 all "X" doors and fittings should have been closed and reference (d) states that they were all closed with very few exceptions. "We have two primary objectives for this project: preservation and education.
I walked aft and down the ladder to the port quarterdeck.
Wentzlaff, leading the end of the hose to the bomb hole where the deck was afire. I looked around and saw that there was nothing that I could do. We landed at BOQ landing, Ford Island, Smith BM2/c USN boat coxswain making many trips for wounded and burned men, being delivered by Lt. Comdr.
"Teams from around the US contributed to the project.
Reference (a) found evidence of only five bomb hits, all of which were aft of the foremast structure. The majority of engineering spaces were in condition "Z" and locked. At the same time the ship was so thoroughly broken up forward of the foremast structure that evidence of a heavy bomb hit in the vicinity of turret II would be certain to be completely obliterated. A National Parks Service cameraman shoots video of one of the ship's turrets. He further states that ARIZONA received a bomb hit forward almost simultaneously, and that ARIZONA'S forward magazine exploded. Then I climbed down a hand railing to the deck galley. The air raid siren sounded, followed by the General Quarters alarm.
It seemed as though one bomb hit the port after anti-aircraft crew and came down through the casemate and Executive Officer's Office. There is no doubt that the smokeless powder magazines detonated. The above evidence leads to the conclusion that there was a bomb detonation on or about the forecastle, which caused a bad fire - involving in some manner oil from tanks forward of amidships. Whether this mass detonation resulted from a bomb detonation within either the smokeless powder or black powder magazines or whether it was initiated by fire traveling down thru open hatches to the black powder magazine is unknown; but the time involved between thefirst bomb detonation and the detonation of the main Magazines (approximately 7 seconds) and the visible intense fire above the waterline makes the latter supposition the more reasonable.16.
In any event, the six 14-inch and the two 5-inch smokeless powder magazines detonated.14. In any event, the magazine explosion destroyed the ship almost completely forward of the foremast structure.4. “Don’t panic,” Conter told his fellow airmen as they tread water in shark infested ocean. Early reports claimed that she had been hit by one torpedo in the first part of the action. The first 45 of these pictures show the ARIZONA and VESTAL, and include the bow of NEVADA and the stern of WEST VIRGINIA.
on her wanted to save the line to tie up to one of the buoys, and assisted by a seaman from 4 turret, we rendered the bow line around and cast her off.
