Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Photograph taken in 1941.
The USS West Virginia was one of seven ships that made up Battleship Row during the Battle of Pearl Harbor in December 1941. Here it can be seen ablaze after being hit by seven torpedoes and two bombs. It sank and was later returned to service in 1944.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Relations, U. N. O. o. P. (2024, September 25). The USS West Virginia, Pearl Harbor, 1941. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19470/the-uss-west-virginia-pearl-harbor-1941/
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Relations, U.S. Navy, Office of Public. "The USS West Virginia, Pearl Harbor, 1941." World History Encyclopedia, September 25, 2024. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19470/the-uss-west-virginia-pearl-harbor-1941/.
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Relations, U.S. Navy, Office of Public. "The USS West Virginia, Pearl Harbor, 1941." World History Encyclopedia, 25 Sep 2024, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19470/the-uss-west-virginia-pearl-harbor-1941/.
