West Virginia BB-48 Sinking
Battleship West Virginia BB-48 settling after taking seven torpedo hits at Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941. Refloated and repaired, "Wee Vee" returned to action in the Battle of Leyte Gulf, 24-26 October 1944.
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| Source: William T. Barr Battleship West Virginia BB-48 settling after taking seven torpedo hits at Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941. Refloated and repaired, "Wee Vee" returned to action in the Battle of Leyte Gulf, 24-26 October 1944. |
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