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lots of nice shots of Ford Island on this day, including everyones favorite topic, deck and turret tops.
Very nice!
Modeling is an excuse to buy books.
Great perspective from the air. I would have thought the Arizona would have shown more damage after a mag explosion from that view.
Steve
Building a kit from your stash is like cutting a head off a Hydra, two more take it's place.
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modelcrazy Great perspective from the air. I would have thought the Arizona would have shown more damage after a mag explosion from that view.
Most of the damage from the magazine explosion was internal and vertical, with the forward half of the ship collapsing in upon itself afterwards. Here is a sketch from the National Park Service of the hull as it now is, after salvage, based upon survey of the wreck.
Here is a link to a gllery of views of her after the fires were put out a few days after the attack.
http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/OnlineLibrary/photos/events/wwii-pac/pearlhbr/ph-az7.htm
F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!
U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!
N is for NO SURVIVORS...
- Plankton
LSM
Cool photos. I was ecstatic to visit Mighty Mo when I was at Pearl back in '08.
Eric
I have not been to Pearl harbor in probably 40 years, and look forward to doing so.
Correct me, but the Cassin (correction: Shaw) explosion was probably more violent, and more memorable whatever that means, in photos. BB 39's was more of a giant fire that caused the deck to collapse and the bridge to tip down and forward.
Kidd and the other officers were recovered I believe.
When I think about being there in 1964, its a time span of 23 years. 23 years ago was Gulf War 1.
I think you are referring to the magazine explosion of USS Shaw. Cassin and Downes were aflame but had no magazine explosion. If you look at the link that I posted, there are photos of Arizona's explosion and subsequent fires. It was far more violent due to the size and amount of munitions involved. But also more focused due to Arizonas's more robust construction. The lightly constructed bow of the Shaw blew apart, while the sides of the forward half of Arizona blew out and the heavier remaining portions collapsed downwards. I don't think that Admiral Kidd's body was recovered, but that his Annapolis Class Ring was recovered on the burned out bridge, fused to some surface by the intense flames.
Explosion of USS Shaw forward magazine
explosion of USS Arizona forward magazine
Heh, when I saw 'Ford Island Pictures', I thought of the USS Gerald Ford CVN-78. Oops!
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