Map Description

History Map of WWII:

Pearl Harbor Anchorage, Oahu, Hawaii, 7:55 a.m., December 7, 1941



Illustrating:

Ships, facilities, and geography of Pearl Harbor at the exact moment of the Japanese attack, which began at 7:55 AM when the first wave of 183 Japanese aircraft appeared, attacking both the harbor and the airfields on Oahu

Geographic Features

• Middle Loch, East Loch, Aiea Bay – Inlets of Pearl Harbor used for anchorage and access.
  
• Pearl City – Civilian residential area northeast of the harbor.
  
• Waipio Peninsula – Peninsula extending into the harbor; bordered East Loch.
  
• McGrew Point – Coastal area near the submarine base.
  
• Ford Island – Central island in the harbor; location of Naval Air Station and "Battleship Row".
  
• Mokunui Island, Mokulki Island – Small islets in or near Pearl Harbor.
  
• Kuahua – Small peninsula near East Loch, connected to naval housing or support facilities.
  
• Hospital Point – Location of the Naval Hospital and moorings for support ships like USS Solace.
  

Military Installations

• Naval Air Station Ford Island – Main naval aviation facility in the harbor; heavily targeted.
  
• Utility Plane Hangar & Patrol Plane Hangars – Aircraft storage for reconnaissance and patrol planes.
  
• Commander-in-Chief Pacific Fleet HQ (CINCPAC HQ) – Strategic command center.
  
• Oil Storage Tanks – Located above the harbor, critical fuel source spared during the attack.
  
• Navy Yard (Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard) – Large repair facility in the southeast of the harbor.
  
• Naval Hospital – Treated hundreds of wounded during and after the attack.
  
• District HQ (14th Naval District) – Oversaw operations in Hawaii; admin HQ.
  
• Hickam Field – Adjacent Army Air Corps base; bombed alongside naval targets.
  

Battleships Present

• USS Arizona (BB-39) – Exploded and sank with great loss of life.
  
• USS Nevada (BB-36) – Attempted to sortie, heavily damaged and beached.
  
• USS Oklahoma (BB-37) – Capsized after multiple torpedo hits.
  
• USS West Virginia (BB-48) – Sunk at berth; later raised and repaired.
  
• USS California (BB-44) – Sunk at berth; raised and returned to service.
  
• USS Tennessee (BB-43) – Trapped inboard of West Virginia; hit by bombs.
  
• USS Maryland (BB-46) – Moored inboard of Oklahoma; received moderate damage.
  
• USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) – In drydock with destroyers; hit by bomb.
  

Cruisers Present

• USS Helena (CL-50) – Moored near 1010 Dock; torpedoed.
  
• USS Honolulu (CL-48) – Moored near the Navy Yard; lightly damaged.
  
• USS St. Louis (CL-49) – Escaped harbor shortly after attack began.
  
• USS San Francisco (CA-38) – In Navy Yard, under overhaul.
  
• USS New Orleans (CA-32) – Undergoing overhaul at Navy Yard.
  
• USS Raleigh (CL-7) – Torpedoed and heavily damaged.
  
• USS Detroit (CL-8) – Moored near Hospital Point; escaped the harbor.
  
• USS Phoenix (CL-46) – Also moored near Hospital Point; escaped unharmed.
  

Destroyers and Destroyer Minelayers

• USS Shaw (DD-373) – In floating drydock; suffered catastrophic explosion.
  
• USS Downes (DD-375), USS Cassin (DD-372) – In drydock with USS Pennsylvania; severely damaged.
  
• USS Monaghan (DD-354) – Rammed and sank a Japanese midget sub.
  
• Selfridge, Case, Tucker, Reid, Conyngham, Helm, Phelps, MacDonough, Worden, Dewey, Hull, Henley, Patterson, Ralph Talbot, Farragut, Dale, Aylwin – Moored throughout the harbor.
  
• Blue, Bagley, Whitney, Mugford, Cummings, Jarvis, Chew, Allen – Additional destroyers present.
  
• Gamble, Ramsay, Montgomery, Trever, Breese, Zane, Perry, Wasmuth, Tracy, Preble, Schley, Sicard, Pruitt – Destroyer minelayers and older escort ships.
  

Auxiliary and Support Ships

• USS Vestal (AR-4) – Repair ship alongside Arizona; heavily damaged.
  
• USS Medusa (AR-1) – Repair ship.
  
• USS Curtiss (AV-4) – Seaplane tender; engaged enemy sub.
  
• USS Tangier (AV-8) – Seaplane tender at F–9 berth.
  
• USS Solace (AH-5) – Hospital ship at Hospital Point; not attacked.
  
• USS Neosho (AO-23) – Oiler moored at Merry Point; escaped to sea.
  
• USS Oglala (CM-4) – Minelayer; capsized next to USS Helena.
  
• USS Argonne, Sacramento, Avocet, Swan, Rigel, Ramapo, Castor, Sumner, Pelias – Misc. support and logistics ships.
  
• 1 Dredge – Harbor maintenance vessel.
  

Submarines and Submarine Tenders

• 4 Submarines – Including USS Cachalot (SS-170) and others; based at the Submarine Base.
  
• 2 Tenders – Likely USS Pelias (AS-14) and USS Holland (AS-3), servicing subs.
  

Airfields

• Hickam Field – Army Air Corps base; attacked heavily with aircraft losses.
  
• Naval Air Station Ford Island – Home base for patrol and fighter planes.
  
• Bellows Field & Wheeler Field – Army airfields on Oahu, also bombed.
  

Credits

Magellan Geographix.

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