History
This is was the US Navy base for the Pacific Fleet. Battleship Row is a row of moorings alongside Ford Island where the American Battleships were moored. The were also submarine pens, fuel farms, and all other manner of harbor facilities before the start of WWII.  

Suprise Attack December 7, 1941
A Japanese naval force based around the carriers Akagi, Kaga, Hiryu, Soryu, Shokaku, and the Zuikaku launched the surprise attach of December 7, 1941 that brought the United States into World War II.

Target of H8K Emily Flying Boat Attack
On the night of March 4-5, 1942, two Kawanishi H8K Emily flying boats from the 24th Air Flotilla, based at Jaluit and Wotje bombed Oahu's Mount Tantalus. Their intended target was Pearl Harbor, which was covered in cloud. Instead, they dropped their bombs on nearby Mount Tantalus causing no damage.

Second (Cancelled) Mavis Reconnaissance Mission
Another mission, secheduled for May 30, 1942 was to be a reconnaissance mission over Pearl Harbor. It was cancelled when three submarines (I-121, I-122 and I-123) discovered that French Frigate Shoals was under close observation. If Yamamoto, had known that Yorktown had made its way back to Pearl Harbor and was in port with Enterprise and Hornet, this information might have been taken into consideration during the upcoming battle of Midway.

Today
The harbor is still used by the US Navy. Several museums and memorials ring the harbor, including the National Parks and USN administered USS Arizon Memorial. Also, the retired battleship Missouri forms the closing bookend of the Pacific war, the vessel where Japan officially surrendered in Tokyo Harbor on September 2, 1945.

Ford Island
Island at the Center of Pearl Harbor and Luke Field.

Battleship Row

USS Arizona Memorial and Museum
The museum contains detailed history about the attack, and artifacts. Included are parts of Japanese aerial torpedo discovered impacted in the mud after the war and fragments of attacking airplanes. It also alows visitors to cross Pearl Harbor to visit the USS Arizona memorial.

USS Arizona BB-39
Sunk December 7, 1941

USS Utah BB-31 / AG-16
Sunk December 7, 1941

USS Missouri Memorial Museum
The USS Missouri, permanently docked as a museum and memorial in Pearl Harbor. The USS Arizona and Arizona Memorial are located directly off her bow.

USS Missouri (BB-63)
Permanently moored at Pearl Harbor as a museum and memorial.

USS Bowfin Submarine Museum & Park
This museum is located across from the Arizona Memorial Center. The musuem includes the restored USS Bowfin submarine and US Submarine Museum.

USS Bowfin SS-287
Permanently moored at Pearl Harbor as a museum

Hospital Point
Location where the USS Nevada ran aground after being damaged during the attack on Pearl Harbor.

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Last Updated
October 1, 2009