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the two large tenders Medusa and Curtiss. They were moored two and five hundred yards, respectively, from our nest.

Just beyond them, moored along the western side of Ford Island, were two cruisers, a tender, and the old target battleship, Utah. Behind these I could see the low hangar buildings of the Naval Air Station on Ford Island and the top of its control tower. Visible over the low silhouette of the island were the regularly spaced, formidable masts and fire control tops of the ships in "Battleship Row."

That now-famous line of moorings was strung along the eastern side of Ford Island facing the Pearl Harbor shipyard and the submarine base. I counted seven battleship masts in the row and was conscious of a feeling of pride and a little awe. In those days of the "Battleship Navy" they represented the backbone of the striking force of the Pacific Fleet. I thought of

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Citation :	David M. Armstrong, "Pearl Harbor: An Eyewitness Account," American History Illustrated , August 1974, David M. Armstrong Papers.
Location :	East Carolina Manuscript Collection, Manuscripts and Rare Books, Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858 USA
Call Number :	David M. Armstrong Papers #555.1.g.    Display Collection Guide

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