On December 7, 1941, Japanese forces attacked Pearl Harbor. Maps, both historic and newly created by National Geographic, ... 1941, when the first wave attacked Battleship Row.

Before dawn on 7 December 1941, the American strategic center of gravity in the Pacific reposed in the seven battleships then moored along "Battleship Row", the six pairs of interrupted quays ...

The Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor began at 7:48 a.m. on December 7, 1941. The attack killed some 2,400 Americans and wounded many others, while sinking four battleships. Photographs ...

Battleship Row was where seven US Navy battleships were moored on the eastern side of Ford Island (shown in the first picture), which rests in the middle of Pearl Harbor. These seven battleships ...

Of the 100 ships in Pearl Harbor, the primary targets were the eight battleships anchored there. Seven were moored on Battleship Row along the southeast shore of Ford Island while the USS ...

This part of the harbor had become known appropriately as Battleship Row and the sight of these seemingly invulnerable battlewagons must have convinced all that America’s might was unquestionable.

When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor 78 years ago today on Dec. 7, 1941, their primary target was Battleship Row, where three local sailors -- Jerry Dullum, Bill Ernst and ...

On this date, at 7:55 a.m., Dec. 7, 1941, Imperial Japan launched its surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Their goal was to keep the U.S. military from ...

In two waves, Japanese bombers assaulted battleship row at Pearl Harbor. The damage and casualties were devastating. 2,403 Americans were killed. Another 1,178 were wounded.

Warren Upton, Who Escaped Sinking Battleship in Pearl Harbor, Dies at 105 The last survivor of the U.S.S. Utah, he was a 22-year-old Navy radioman when Japanese forces attacked. Listen to this ...