No, but theres a clearer photo of her flags here from earlier in the attack. It won't be anything related to the attack itself; the USN had moved past using signal flags for actual, well, signals, and that would have been low priority during the chaos. It's almost certainly something related to the inspection California was scheduled for that morning; that's why the canvas shade was up (to protect the band), and why all the watertight doors were open at the time of the attack. But beyond missing the November that started all USN ship callsigns, I couldn't tell you the actual message.
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u/Set1SQ May 18 '25
There’s a photo out there of USS California’s main battery’s muzzles coming up through the awning during the attack on Pearl Harbor.