Four destroyers tied abreast of each other at their pier are seen being bombed by the Japanese planes, although this class of ship only entered service with the US Navy in the 1970s. The retired "Iowa"-class battleship USS "Missouri" was used to represent USS "West Virginia" for Dorie Miller's boxing match. "West Virginia" did not have the modernized World War II-era bridge and masts found on newer U.S. battleships until her reconstruction was finished in 1943, while the "Iowa" class did not enter service until 1943 onward. In one shot, the USS "Arizona" memorial is briefly visible in the background during a scene taking place several months before the attack. Miller is shown as a Petty Officer Second Class; but he was actually a Petty Officer Third Class.