Held general quarters, manned all guns, commenced breaking out powder. Commenced emergency repairs on main engines to get underway. Captain on the bridge. At opened fire with 5" guns 4 and 5 in local control at Japanese planes over Ford island and with all machine guns on attacking planes as they flew low past the nest heading to Northward from vicinity of Ford Island. At opened fire with 5" guns 1 and 2 in director control at horizontal bombers passing overhead in direction of Schofield Barracks.
At opened fire with fwd 5" and machine guns at planes strafing nest from direction of Pearl City. At planes crossing low ahead of nest to NE were taken under fire; one burst into flames and crashed in clump of trees in Aiea Heights and exploded.
At plane diving toward Ford Island from NE was shot down by combined fire of nest. At opened fire at planes strafing ahead and astern. At one plane attacking on stbd bow was shot down by nest and crashed in directions of Schofield Barracks. At opened fire on planes diving from port side of nest. Rounds fired gun 1, 20; gun 2, 24; gun 4, 30; gun 5, 40; machine guns rounds.
Naval Air Station, Ford Island. Sounded General Quarters and manned Battle Stations. Naval Air Station, Ford Island was bombed. Pacific Fleet opened fire on attacking planes. Opened fire with 50 caliber machine guns 1 and 2 at one torpedo plane. Opened fire with 5" A. Ship commenced listing to port. Ship shaken by four near bomb hits. Commander Battle Force returned aboard. LOUIS underway. Healy, U. OGALA capsized.
Attack resumed by enemy aircraft. Secured engineering plant. Navy Yard fuel oil barge came along port side to pump out fuel oil tanks and lighten ship. Moored as before. Inspected as to quantity by Lt. Japanese planes commenced torpedo attack on battleships in Pearl Harbor. Sounded General Quarters. Manning battery at General Quarters.
Ceased fire. Opened fire with main battery. As a result of bomb fragments, three casualties occurred as follows; the first two of which were subsequently transferred to the Naval Hospital, Pearl Harbor for further treatment, following first aid treatment by R. Commander L. SHED, J. Standard speed 15 knots.
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