Attacked in Drydock - Pearl Harbor
During the Pearl Harbor attack, Pennsylvania was in drydock and was one of the first ships in the harbor to open fire as enemy dive bombers and torpedo planes roared out of the overcast. Repeated attempts were made to torpedo the caisson of the drydock but all were unsuccessful, however Pennsylvania and the surrounding dock areas were severely strafed. ... The crew of one 5-inch gun mount was killed when a bomb struck the starboard side of her boat deck and exploded inside casemate 9. Destroyers Cassin and Downes, just forward of Pennsylvania in the same drydock were seriously damaged by bomb hits. Pennsylvania was pockmarked by flying fragments. A 1000 pound component of a torpedo tube from destroyer DOWNES, was blown onto the forecastle of Pennsylvania.
