USS_West_Virginia2.jpg

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"Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. A small boat rescues a seaman from the 31,800 ton USS West Virginia (BB-48) , which is burning in the foreground. Smoke rolling out amidships shows where the most extensive damage occurred. Note the two men in the superstructure. The USS Tennessee (BB-43) is inboard."

Date

7 December 1941

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U.S. Navy, Office of Public Relations

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Full restoration of File:USS West Virginia.jpg . Cropped, dirt and scratches removed. Histogram adkisted. See also File:USS West Virginia1.tif (partial restorationd) and File:USS West Virginia2.tif (full restoration, uncompressed).

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7 December 1941

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