World War II Photograph

Closeup view of torpedo damage to the USS Oglala's (CM-4) port side midships hull, taken on July 4, 1942 in drydock at the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard. Oglala had been sunk beside Pearl Harbor's 1010 dock during the December 7, 1941 Japanese attack, but was not herself directly hit. The heavy damage to her hull seen here was caused by the explosion of an aerial torpedo on USS Helena (CL-50), which was alongside some eight feet distant from Oglala. (07/04/42)