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The overturned wreck of the battleship USS Oklahoma (BB-37), which capsized after taking 3 torpedo hits in rapid succession in the opening moments of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941, followed by two more as she was starting to roll over. In all, 429 members of her crew died in the sinking, including a number who were trapped in the wreck, despite heroic efforts that rescued 32 sailors through holes cut in the hull.
Oklahoma was refloated in late 1943, but given the condition of the ship and the the state of the war, it was decided that she was not worth the effort to repair and return her to service. In 1947, the hulk of Oklahoma sank in a storm while being towed to a California scrapyard.
The battleship visible in the background of the picture is Maryland (BB-46).