The Oklahoma was struck by five torpedoes and within 15 minutes had completely capsized immersing guns and masts in the mud of Pearl Harbor. There were 32 men trapped inside the ship for approximately three days. The men were freed by a rescue team headed by a civilian employee and guided by the tapping on the hull. The rescue was extremely dangerous both to the trapped crewmen and the rescuers because of dangerous gasses trapped in her hull. The Oklahoma lost 395 enlisted men and 20 officers.
The Oklahoma was eventually righted. It was decommissioned in 1944. In 1946 it was made seaworthy, sold for scrap and later sank in heavy seas while being returned to the United States.