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NH 64489 Salvage of USS West Virginia (BB-48)

Photo #: NH 64489 Salvage of USS West Virginia (BB-48), 1942-43
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Description: Lower portion of a patch prepared for use in salvaging West Virginia at Pearl Harbor, 1942. Projecting steel beams fit under the ship's armor belt. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command.
Catalog #: NH 64489
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