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64k | Tennessee class line drawing, 11/43. | Courtesy of Joe Radigan. | |
 | 88k | Maryland (BB-46) follows Tennessee (BB-43), in mid-Pacific, November 1943. Originally near sisters, note difference in beam and silhouette. | Photo and text courtesy of U.S. Warships of W.W. II by Paul H. Silverman, submitted by Robert Hurst. | |
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208k | A painting by the artist Wayne Scarpaci entitled "Early evening." depicting the Tennessee (BB-43) arriving at NAS North Island, San Diego, CA. sometime in early 1944. | Drawing courtesy of artbywayne.com. | |
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75k | Bombarding Japanese positions on Guam, 19 July 1944. | Official U.S. Navy Photograph, USNHC # 80-G-K-14224, now in the collections of the National Archives. | |
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91k | Oil on canvas by the artist William F. Draper entitled "Boxing Match". On the way to Saipan, the ship's company of the Tennessee (BB-43) gathers to watch a boxing match between two enlisted men. |
Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation. "Boxing Match" William F. Draper #104 Oil on canvas, November 1944 40 1/4h" x 46w" 88-189-DS. | |
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161k | At sea sometime in 1944 wearing Measure 32, Design 1D. | Courtesy of W. Johnson. Photo & Text i.d. courtesy of Chuck Haberlein. | |
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173k | Tennessee (BB-43) in Puget Sound, Washington after final refit. Picture taken in January, 1945. | USN photo courtesy of W. Johnson. | |
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76k | Oil on canvas painting by the artist Anthony Saunders entitled "Tennessee (BB-43) During the Landings at Iwo Jima." In February 1945, 850 square miles of volcanic rock became the most strategically important island in the South Pacific. From Iwo Jima heavy bombers would be able to raid Japanese cities almost at will. Even with its overwhelming military might, the Americans would have to pay a heavy price for such a seemingly small island. The battleship New York (BB-34) is behind the Tennessee | Text and drawing courtesy of naval-art.com | |
 | 76k | Photo taken from Vicksburg (CL-86) of the battleships Idaho (BB-42), Tennessee (BB-43), and New York (BB-34) (on right), during the bombardment of Iwo Jima, Feb 1945. | Courtesy of modelwarships.com & submitted by Joesph Macdonald. | |
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65k | Initial waves of amphibious tractors (LVT) head for the landing beaches on Iwo Jima's southeastern coast, at about 0900 Hrs. on 19 February 1945. Tennessee (BB-43) is at left. Photographed from an airplane based on Makin Island (CVE-93). | Official U.S. Navy Photograph # 80-G-310951, now in the collections of the National Archives. | |
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48k | A battleship, probably Tennessee (BB-43) bombarding Iwo Jima prior to the initial landings, circa 19 February 1945. Mount Suribachi is in the left center, beyond the battleship, with a huge explosion at its base. Original 35mm Kodachrome transparency, photographed by Lieutenant Howard W. Whalen, USNR, Boat Group Commander, Sanborn (APA-193). | U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 104355-KN. Collection of Lieutenant Commander Howard W. Whalen, USNR. Donated by Mrs. Nadine Whalen, 1997. | |
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49k | A battleship, probably Tennessee (BB-43), in the center of the view, and other U.S. Navy warships firing on Iwo Jima, probably prior to the initial landings, circa 19 February 1945.
Original 35mm Kodachrome transparency, photographed by Lieutenant Howard W. Whalen, USNR, Boat Group Commander, Sanborn (APA-193). | U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 104358-KN. Collection of Lieutenant Commander Howard W. Whalen, USNR. Donated by Mrs. Nadine Whalen, 1997. | |
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128k | Bombarding Okinawa with her 14"/50 main battery guns, as LVTs in the foreground carry troops to the invasion beaches, 1 April 1945. | USNHC # NH 42390, now in the collections of the National Archives. | |
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23k | Damage from a kamakaize attack on the Tennessee (BB-43), 12 April 1945 off the coast of Okinawa. | Photo from WW II Damage Reports, courtesy of NavSea / dcfp.navy.mil. | |
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174k | Tennessee (BB-43) beside the repair ship Ajax (AR-6) on 8 May 1945, undergoing repairs to her starboard side gun mounts after a kamikaze struck the ship on 12 April 1945. | Photo taken by Hamp Law from the backseat of OS2U Kingfisher number 22 as they were doing a fly-by of the ship. Photo & text courtesy of Model Warships submitted by Mike Green. | |
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51k | Tennessee (BB-43) pitching in heavy seas, while operating in the Pacific Ocean, 1945. | Official U.S. Navy Photograph # NH 104440, now in the collections of the National Archives. Collection of Rear Admiral Calvin T. Durgin, USN, donated by his Daughter, Mrs. Phyllis Sherrill, 1972. Photo added 10/06/07. | |
 | 82k | Pearl Harbor Veterans, the Tennessee (BB-43), California (BB-44) and Nevada (BB-36) steam out of Buckner Bay, Okinawa on 17 July 1945. All had been sunk or damaged during the attack on Pearl Harbor. | USN photo. | |
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124k | In Buckner Bay, Okinawa, 17 July 1945. Taken by a Makin Island (CVE-93) photographer. | Official U.S. Navy Photograph, USNHC # 80-G-326899, now in the collections of the National Archives. | |
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