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NH64488 Salvage of USS West Virginia (BB-48)

Photo #: NH 64488 Salvage of USS West Virginia (BB-48), 1942-43
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Description: West Virginia in Drydock Number One at Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, 11 June 1942. View looks aft along her port side from about Frame 64, showing distortion of the armor belt and damaged hull structure above and below. Several Japanese Type 91 torpedoes had detonated in this area during the 7 December 1941 air raid. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command.
Catalog #: NH 64488
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