The American battleships USS West Virginia (BB-48) and Tennessee (BB-43) are on fire in Pearl Harbor, following the Japanese attack; December 7, 1941.

Intense smoke

The light cruiser USS Phoenix (CL-46) cruises along the burning row of battleships at Pearl Harbor.  To the left is a smoky plume from the battleship USS West Virginia (BB-48), to the right of that battleship is the USS Arizona (BB-39) during the attack on Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii; December 7, 1941. 
   The cruiser was anchored to southeast of Ford Island and escaped unscathed. Shortly after midday she was assigned to a search task force for enemy aircraft carriers, which was unsuccessful.

Passing the burning battleships

A Pearl Harbor Navy Yard worker looks at an unexploded 800-kg (1,750 lb) Japanese armor-piercing bomb in the compartment of the damaged US battleship USS West Virginia (BB-48).

The 800-kg armor-piercing bomb was a 355-mm projectile with an attached stabilizer; May 30, 1942.