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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

Namesort descending Service Branch
Sea 2c Herbert Curtis USN
Sea 2c Lloyd Cutrer USN
SK 1c Edward Davis USN
GM 3c John Deetz USN
SK 2c Marshall Dompier USN
Sea 1c Norman Douglas USN
F 1c Guy Dugger USN
Sea 1c Billie Dukes USN
Sea 2c Thomas Durning USN
Sea 2c Robert Ernest USN
Sea 2c Alfred Farley USN
AS Marvin Ferguson USN
Sea 2c Stanley Galaszewski USN
SK 3c Robert Garcia USN
Sea 2c Thomas Gary USN
Sea 1c Tom Gilbert USN
Ens George Gilbert USN
Sea 2c Helmer Hanson USN
Matt 2c Gilbert Henderson USN
F 1c John Hilderbrand USN

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