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- IDNO:
- 001486
- Title:
- U.S.S. West Virginia (Top) and the U.S.S. Oklahoma (Bottom)
- Date:
- undated
- Description:
- The U.S.S. West Virginia and USS Oklahoma at sea. Text on back reads 'Official U.S. Navy photographs from C941635...Watch your credit...international news photos slug West Virginia-Oklahoma' U.S. Battleships bombed by Japs. Washington, D.C...Two U.S. Warships, the Battleships West Virginia 'Top' and Oklahoma 'Bottom', were reported damaged or sunk in the Japanese bombing attack on the Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Naval Base. G-12-7-41-9/30PM.
- IDNO:
- 001490
- Title:
- Crew Rescuing Men of the U.S.S. West Virginia During the Attack on Pearl Harbor
- Date:
- 1941/12/07
- Description:
- Picture of crew rescuing men of the U.S.S. West Virginia during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Credit Line Navy Department 80-G-19930.
- IDNO:
- 052123
- Title:
- U.S.S. West Virginia Burning and Sinking after Pearl Harbor Attack, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
- Date:
- 1941/12/07
- Description:
- The Japanese hit the "Wee Vee" with nine bombs and torpedoes during the attack. The U.S.S. Tennessee is moored on the right.
- IDNO:
- 052124
- Title:
- U.S.S. West Virginia Sinking after Pearl Harbor Attack, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
- Date:
- 1941/12/07
- Description:
- On the left, only the top deck and caged masts of the U.S.S. West Virginia can be seen. The U.S.S. West Virginia was hit with nine bombs and torpedoes total. In the center is the U.S.S. Arizona and on the right is the U.S.S. Tennessee. All ships are on fire.
- IDNO:
- 052125
- Title:
- Crews Fighting Fires on U.S.S. West Virginia after Japanese Attack, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
- Date:
- 1941/12/07
- Description:
- Men on boats attempt to extinguish the fire on the U.S.S. West Virginia.
- IDNO:
- 052126
- Title:
- Salvaging Operations aboard the U.S.S. West Virginia, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
- Date:
- 1942/05/05
- Description:
- The U.S.S. West Virginia looks battered and wounded while docked at the naval shipyard. The "Wee Vee" was hit by nine bombs and torpedoes by the Japanese warplanes during the December 7th attack.
- IDNO:
- 052127
- Title:
- Gaping Wound on U.S.S. West Virginia, Pearl Harbor Naval Base, Hawaii
- Date:
- ca. 1942
- Description:
- Crew members during a salvage and repair operation work port side of the battered battleship. The U.S.S. West Virginia was hit by seven torpedoes and two bombs during the December 7th attack.
- IDNO:
- 052128
- Title:
- Aerial Photograph taken from Japanese Plane during Attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
- Date:
- 1941/12/07
- Description:
- The photograph was taken at the beginning of the attack. The explosion seen in the center of the photograph is a torpedo that struck the U.S.S. West Virginia.
- IDNO:
- 052129
- Title:
- Burning and Damaged Ships After Japanese Attack, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
- Date:
- 1941/12/07
- Description:
- An official U.S. Navy photograph. From left to right is the U.S.S. West Virginia, U.S.S. Tennessee, and the U.S.S. Arizona.
- IDNO:
- 052130
- Title:
- Damaged U.S.S. West Virginia after Japanese Attack, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
- Date:
- 1941/12/07
- Description:
- Smoke rises from the sinking battleship, which was hit by seven torpedoes and two bombs.
- IDNO:
- 052131
- Title:
- Damaged Battleships following Japanese Attack, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
- Date:
- 1941/12/07
- Description:
- Smoke billows from the U.S.S. West Virginia, which is pictured in the back and center of the photograph. The ship eventually sank.Floating on the left is the U.S.S. Maryland. On the right is a capsized U.S.S. Oklahoma.
- IDNO:
- 052338
- Title:
- U.S.S. West Virginia in Dry Dock, Pearl Harbor, Hi.
- Date:
- 1943/05/25
- Description:
- "The W. Va. is shown as she was photographed at a dry dock in Pearl Harbor. The battleship was severely damaged in the Japanese raid Dec. 7, 1941. Damages to her sides are visible."
