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California

Ship Designation: 
BB-44
Date Lost: 
Sunday, December 7, 1941
Pearl Harbor Attack - Battleship Row
During the Pearl Harbor attack at 0805 a bomb exploded below decks in California, setting off an antiaircraft ammunition magazine and killing 50 men. A second bomb ruptured her bow plates. ... Despite valiant efforts to keep her afloat the in-rushing water could not be isolated and the ship settled into the mud with only her superstructure remaining above the surface. When the action ended, 98 of her crew were lost and 61 wounded.

Lost At Sea Log

Number of sailors in this log: 99

Name Service Branchsort descending
MM 1c Robert Scott USN
CRE Thomas Reeves USN
Matt 1c Leo Stapler USN
F 3c George Pendarvis USN
Matt 1c Moses Allen USN
Sea 1c Edward Racisz USN
Prtr 2c Alexsander Przybysz USN
Sea 2c Roy Pullen USN
Sea 1c Wayne Newton USN
QM 3c June Parker USN
SK 3c Edward Szurgot USN
EM 1c Charles Sweany USN
Sea 1c Kenneth Payne USN
Matt 3c David Walker USN
F 1c George Ulrich USN
Matt 2c George Vining USN
Sea 2c Pete Turk USN
RM 3c Frank Treanor USN
Sea 2c Lloyd Cutrer USN
Sea 2c Herbert Curtis USN

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Prepared by CAPT R. O. Strange USN (Ret.)