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USS Oklahoma after Pearl Harbor Attack
"With difficulty
I made the starboard side and climbed into my room which I knew had an open
port. The porthole was almost overhead
and I climbed through it, slid down the side which inclined about 50 [degrees]
and jumped into the water." 2nd
LT William G. Muller, Jr.
On December 7, 1941, it took 8 torpedoes and 10 minutes for
the USS Oklahoma to capsize during the
attack on Pearl Harbor. A ninth torpedo
hit as the Oklahoma sank into the mud.
Most of the men were below deck as the Oklahoma's hull turned towards
the sky.
As the battle continued to rage, each man had to fight his
way topside through the water and oil cascading into the rolling ship. After a 50' leap into the ocean, the 6"
layer of oil floating around the dreadnought made swimming challenging.
From the planes above, the enemy would strafe the
swimmers. Worse, the oil caught on
fire. Men had to choose whether to jump
into the burning water or stay on the doomed ship.
Trapped inside of the Oklahoma, men were pounding on her
hull for help. As the men waited for
rescue, they would bet on whether they would die of drowning or lack of
oxygen. It may have taken 30 hours, but
James Bounds, Seaman 1st class, was one of the 32 men rescued by cutting
through the hull. His group survived by
moving from compartment to compartment as the air supply diminished.
The USS Oklahoma had a ship's complement of 2166 Navy and
Marine officers and enlisted men. 14 Marines and 415 sailors gave their lives
as a result of the attack.