He swam to and boarded the USS Maryland, which was moored beside the Oklahoma. Mahaffey was later assigned to the cruiser USS Northampton, and he once again cheated death when it was sunk Nov. 30 ...

Others jumped off the 50 foot ship into burning oil in the water or crawled across the mooring lines to the USS Maryland.

The USS Constellation, which is currently docked at pier 1 along the Inner Harbor, was first launched in 1854 and has had a tenuous history throughout its active life. The last all-sail ship in ...

He jumped in the water and swam to the USS Maryland after Oklahoma sank. Mahaffey shared his story with KTBS on Dec. 7, 2024. Here’s a link: North Louisiana Pearl Harbor survivor recalls the ...