1.   Directly forward of the Maryland, though some distance away . . ., the U.S.S. California received torpedo hits and listed on her port side.

2.   Directly forward of her, the U.S.S. Oklahoma received many torpedo hits and capsized.

3.   The ship has survived seven bomb attacks, five kamikaze strikes and one torpedo hit.

4.   This is like a ship that has just taken a torpedo hit.