The USS California was repaired and returned to service in January 1944, after being heavily damaged and sunk during the attack on Pearl Harbor. After being refloated and undergoing extensive rebuilding and modernization at the Puget Sound Navy Yard, it re-entered the war, playing a key role in several major Pacific engagements, including the Battle of Leyte Gulf. Damage and initial recovery The battleship was hit by two bombs and two torpedoes, and a fire disabled its electrical system, causing

After the Pearl Harbor attack, the USS California (BB-44) was heavily damaged by torpedoes and bombs, causing her to slowly sink, but she was salvaged, extensively modernized (with new radar, anti-aircraft guns, and radar), returned to service in 1944, and supported major Pacific operations like the Philippines campaign (including the Battle of Surigao Strait) and the invasion of Okinawa, even surviving a kamikaze hit before being decommissioned in 1947 and scrapped in 1959. Damage & Sinking (De