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80-G-13154 Salvage of USS West Virginia (BB-48)

Photo #: 80-G-13154 USS West Virginia (BB-48)
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Description: In drydock at the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, 10 June 1942, for repair of damage suffered in the 7 December 1941 Japanese air raid. She had entered the drydock on the previous day. Note large patch on her hull amidships, fouling on her hull, and large armor belt. Photographed by Bouchard. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-13154
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