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 | 108k | Looking over the main turrets to the upturned Oklahoma (BB-37). The Maryland (BB-46) which had been alongside the Oklahoma, was released and moved away on 9 December. The forward most of Tennessee's (BB-43) two concrete mooring quays was next demolished, a delicate task since the ship's hull was resting against it, and had been cleared away by 16 December. This photo is dated sometime after that. | USN photo courtesy of Pieter Bakels. Text courtesy of DANFS. | |
 | 87k | View of West Virginia (BB-48) showing effect of bomb and fire damage, Photograph taken on 5 January 1942. | USN photo courtesy of Pieter Bakels. Text courtesy of DANFS. | |
 | 89k | Photo of the West Virginia's (BB-48) port forecastle. The port side decking has been removed and the Mobile Salvage Unit has piled debris, trash and charred lumber for disposal. Photograph taken on 5 January 1942. | Photo from the book "Resurrection-Salvaging the Battle Fleet at Pearl Harbor", by Dan Madsen, courtesy of Mike Green. | |
 | 25k | 'A' Braces for Patch Frames 43-52 Port Side. Photo taken on 16 March 1942. | USN photo courtesy of Pieter Bakels. | |
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129k | Interior of gallery showing secondary gun. Bomb probably fell in or below gallery and torpedo below water, causing the collapse of the entire deck, which fell completely and brought the secondary battery down to the main deck level. Photograph taken 16 March 1942. | 1942 June BB48 Report of Salvage 23 (Photo 802). Photo Source: NARA San Francisco, Pearl Harbor Navy Yard General Correspondence files 1941-45. Photo courtesy of Tracy White @ Researcher @ Large. | |
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147k | "A" braces for patch frames 63-99, port side. Photograph taken 16 March 1942. | 1942 June BB48 Report of Salvage 20 (Photo 836). Photo Source: NARA San Francisco, Pearl Harbor Navy Yard General Correspondence files 1941-45. Photo courtesy of Tracy White @ Researcher @ Large. | |
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137k | "A" braces for patch frames 43-52, port side. Photograph taken 16 March 1942. | 1942 June BB48 Report of Salvage 25 (Photo 837). Photo Source: NARA San Francisco, Pearl Harbor Navy Yard General Correspondence files 1941-45. Photo courtesy of Tracy White @ Researcher @ Large. | |
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150k | The A-frames used for securing the West Virginia's (BB-48) forward patch are shown in this 16 March 1942 photo. The frames extended over the deck edge and are secured with the wires seen. Chain falls for holding the patch sections run along the I-beam attached to the outside of the frames. | Text courtesy of "Resurrection-Salvaging the Battle Fleet at
Pearl Harbor", by Dan Madsen via Mike Green. Photo from 1942 June BB48 Report of Salvage 21 (Photo 838). Photo Source: NARA San Francisco, Pearl Harbor Navy Yard General Correspondence files 1941-45. Photo courtesy of Tracy White @ Researcher @ Large. | |
 | 46k | Wrecked by torpedo explosions - second deck of the West Virginia (BB-48), showing salvage patch already installed, with frame numbers marked on it. | USN photo courtesy of Pieter Bakels. | |
 | 620k | Patches for man-of-war: the West Virginia (BB-48) in drydock showing the enormous patches rising like a fortress wall. | USN photo courtesy of Pieter Bakels. | |
 | 119k | Lower portion of a patch prepared for use in salvaging West Virginia (BB-48) at Pearl Harbor, 1942. Projecting steel beams fit under the ship's armor belt. | Official U.S. Navy Photograph, USNHC # NH 64489, now in the collections of the National Archives. | |
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110k | West Virginia's (BB-48) Mainmast removed by YD-25 & YT-146 Hoga on 24 March 1942. | 1942 June BB48 Report of Salvage 25 (Photo 837). Photo Source: NARA San Francisco, Pearl Harbor Navy Yard General Correspondence files 1941-45. Photo courtesy of Tracy White @ Researcher @ Large. | |
 | 91k | Lead weight in place on patch. Approximate frame B-1 port. Photograph taken 18 April 1942. | 1942 June BB48 Report of Salvage. Photo Source: NARA San Francisco, Pearl Harbor Navy Yard General Correspondence files 1941-45. Photo courtesy of Tracy White @ Researcher @ Large. | |
 | 113k | Photo of a section of the long patch being lowered into position on the West Virginia's (BB-48) port side. After getting into close position, the patch will be transferred from the derrick hook to the chain fall for final positioning. Divers, on the float alongside, prepare to do the final positioning of the patch. Photograph taken 24 April 1942. | Photo from the book "Resurrection-Salvaging the Battle Fleet at Pearl Harbor", by Dan Madsen. National Archives photo courtesy of Mike Green. | |
 | 282k | Photo looking down the length of a patch end section,resting on a barge moored alongside the West Virginia (BB-48). Visible are cutouts for the armor belt and the hull shaping of the patch. The hull of the Oklahoma (BB-37) is seen at the upper left of the photo. Photograph taken 24 April 1942. | Photo from the book "Resurrection-Salvaging the Battle Fleet at Pearl Harbor", by Dan Madsen, courtesy of Mike Green. | |
 | 55k | The size of the patch sections used on the West Virginia (BB-48) are evident in this photo, as this one is lifted clear of the water. The wale spacings are closer at the bottom than at the top due to the increased water pressure. | Photo from the book "Resurrection-Salvaging the Battle Fleet at Pearl Harbor", by Dan Madsen, courtesy of Mike Green. | |
 | 80k | Pacific Bridge workmen are seen pouring concrete through tremie pipes on 2 May 1942. This work is sealing the bottom of the forward patch. The pipe just forward was used to seal the end patch section from the bottom to the water line. | Photo from the book "Resurrection-Salvaging the Battle Fleet at Pearl Harbor", by Dan Madsen. National Archives photo courtesy of Mike Green. | |
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132k | West Virginia (BB-48) Amidships 10-inch Pump Line, frame 61, port side. Photograph taken on 4 May 1942. | 1942 June BB48 Report of Salvage. Photo Source: NARA San Francisco, Pearl Harbor Navy Yard General Correspondence files 1941-45. Photo courtesy of Tracy White @ Researcher @ Large. | |
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132k | West Virginia (BB-48) Centrifugal Pump on maindeck forward turret #3, starboard side. Photograph taken on 4 May 1942. | 1942 June BB48 Report of Salvage. Photo Source: NARA San Francisco, Pearl Harbor Navy Yard General Correspondence files 1941-45. Photo courtesy of Tracy White @ Researcher @ Large. | |
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110k | Floating Catwalk, starboard side to beach. Photograph taken on 4 May 1942. | 1942 June BB48 Report of Salvage. Photo Source: NARA San Francisco, Pearl Harbor Navy Yard General Correspondence files 1941-45. Photo courtesy of Tracy White @ Researcher @ Large. | |
 | 132k | West Virginia (BB-48). This pump is located on the starboard side of #3 turret. Photograph taken on 5 May 1942. | Photo from the book "Resurrection-Salvaging the Battle Fleet at Pearl Harbor", by Dan Madsen. National Archives photo courtesy of Mike Green. | |
 | 38k | Short Patch, Port Side. Photograph taken on 5 May 1942. | USN photo courtesy of Pieter Bakels. | |
 | 105k | Officers relaxing in their mess aboard the battleship on 7 May 1942, while she was under salvage at Pearl Harbor. Note Coca-Cola bottles on table, M1903 rifles in racks on the bulkhead at left and poster attached there. The poster shows a careless worker receiving a medal from a Japanese officer, and the inscription: "For distinguished service to the Axis ... For Loafing. He slept on the job ... He waited for his helper ... He waited for his material ... He did not keep his group busy ... He started late ... He quit early ... No good American is willingly idle, now which side are you on?". | USNHC # NH 83061. | |
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178k | West Virginia (BB-48) Armor Break Frame 70. Photograph taken on 14 May 1942. | 1942 June BB48 Report of Salvage. Photo Source: NARA San Francisco, Pearl Harbor Navy Yard General Correspondence files 1941-45. Photo courtesy of Tracy White @ Researcher @ Large. | |
 | 106k | 21 May 1942 photo of the West Virginia's (BB-48) crew wetting down and checking powder canisters removed from the magazines. | Photo from the book "Resurrection-Salvaging the Battle Fleet at Pearl Harbor", by Dan Madsen, courtesy of Mike Green. | |
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119k | 17.5 inch Torpedo Air Flask found on the 2nd deck, port side, frame 78. Photograph taken on 27 May 1942. | 1942 June BB48 Report of Salvage. Photo Source: NARA San Francisco, Pearl Harbor Navy Yard General Correspondence files 1941-45. Photo courtesy of Tracy White @ Researcher @ Large. | |
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156k | Dud bomb found at frame 63, portside 2nd deck. Approximate weight 1,750 pounds. Photograph taken on 30 May 1942. | 1942 June BB48 Report of Salvage. Photo Source: NARA San Francisco, Pearl Harbor Navy Yard General Correspondence files 1941-45. Photo courtesy of Tracy White @ Researcher @ Large. | |
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236k | West Virginia (BB-48) Drydock bound in June, 1942, was raised sufficiently to enable her to be towed to drydock. She is shown here being maneuvered by tugs, preliminary to the start of repairs. |
Library of Congress photo # LC-USE6-D-007410 via Mike Green/ Photo added 01/05/12. | |
 | 115k | View of West Virginia (BB-48) some time shortly before being moved to Drydock # 1. | USN photo courtesy of Pieter Bakels. Text courtesy of DANFS. | |
 | 24k | Being moved to dry-dock after being refloated, 1 June 1942. | USN photo. | |
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171k | West Virginia (BB-48) 2nd Deck, Frame 69 damage. Photograph taken on 5 June 1942. | 1942 June BB48 Report of Salvage. Photo Source: NARA San Francisco, Pearl Harbor Navy Yard General Correspondence files 1941-45. Photo courtesy of Tracy White @ Researcher @ Large. | |
 | 121k | Approaching drydock at Pearl Harbor Navy Yard on 8 June 1942. She entered Drydock Number One on the following day, just over six months after she was sunk in the 7 December 1941 Japanese air raid. | Official U.S. Navy Photograph USNHC # NH 64491, now in the collections of the National Archives. | |
 | 33k | 9 June 1942, en-route to No. 1 Drydock. | USN photo courtesy of Pieter Bakels. | |
 | 55k | Headed for No. 1 Drydock. | USN photo courtesy of Pieter Bakels. | |
 | 103k | 9 June 1942 photo of the West Virginia (BB-48) being eased into Dry-dock #1. The ship is hugging the starboard side of the dock to avoid bumping and damaging the port side patches. | Photo from the book "Resurrection-Salvaging the Battle Fleet at Pearl Harbor", by Dan Madsen. National Archives photo courtesy of Mike Green. | |
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105k | West Virginia (BB-48) Hull damage from Tennessee (BB-43). Photograph taken on 10 June 1942. | 1942 June BB48 Report of Salvage. Photo Source: NARA San Francisco, Pearl Harbor Navy Yard General Correspondence files 1941-45. Photo courtesy of Tracy White @ Researcher @ Large. | |
 | 101k | In drydock at the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, 10 June 1942, for repair of damage suffered in the 7 December 1941 Japanese air raid. She had entered the drydock on the previous day. Note large patch on her hull amidships, fouling on her hull, and large armor belt. | Official U.S. Navy Photograph USNHC # 80-G-13154, now in the collections of the National Archives. | |
 | 90k | 10 June 1942 photo of the stern damage to the West Virginia (BB-48). Initially missed, the stern had to be patched, as water tight integrity was completely gone. The rudder had been blown off the ship and crews had to go back to her moorage and retrieve it. | Photo from the book "Resurrection-Salvaging the Battle Fleet at Pearl Harbor", by Dan Madsen, courtesy of Mike Green. | |
 | 112k | View of her port side amidships, seen from the floor of Drydock Number One at the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, in June 1942, as patches were being removed. Note the massive damage to hull plating inflicted by several Japanese Type 91 torpedoes that struck this area during the 7 December 1941 air raid. The battleship's side armor belt, at the top of the hole, is seriously distorted.View looks aft, with a patch still in place at the far end of the damage area. | USNHC # NH 82058. | |
 | 118k | The West Virginia (BB-48) missing rudder is recovered on 11 June 1942. | Photo from the book "Resurrection-Salvaging the Battle Fleet at Pearl Harbor", by Dan Madsen, courtesy of Mike Green. | |
 | 145k | West Virginia (BB-48) in Drydock Number One at Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, 11 June 1942. View looks aft along her port side from about Frame 64, showing distortion of the armor belt and damaged hull structure above and below. Several Japanese Type 91 torpedoes had detonated in this area during the 7 December 1941 air raid. | Official U.S. Navy Photograph USNHC # NH 64488, now in the collections of the National Archives. | |
 | 169k | Wide angle shot of the ship in dry-dock on 14 June 1942. The port side damage is clearly seen here. Note the rail-tank cars in the foreground. The initials on the tank car are N. Y. P. H. (Naval Yard Pearl Harbor) followed by the inscription "SLUDGE CAR". I assume that this is material pumped out of the ship while cleaning her out. | USN photo. | |
 | 49k | West Virginia (BB-48) view from aloft off the port beam shown here on 16 June 1942. Note that the king post of the port boat crane has been removed. | USN photo #1873-42 courtesy of Pieter Bakels. | |
 | 99k | West Virginia (BB-48) shown here on 17 June 1942 being made seaworthy for the trip to the mainland for permanent repairs. The extent of the damage to the port side above the armor belt is evident in these two photos. The shallow depth running of the torpedoes and the initial list of the ship concentrated most of the damage above the side protective armor belt of the ship. A total of seven torpedoes and two bombs (modified 16"armor piercing naval shells fitted with fins) struck the ship during the Japanese attack. | USN photo. | |
 | 136k | See # 10 Above. | USN photo. | |
 | 131 | In Drydock Number One at the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, 17 June 1942. She was receiving repairs for the massive damage she received in the 7 December 1941 Japanese attack. Note that her hull side and upper deck amidships has been cut away. | National Archives # NH 83057. | |
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21k | Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, Oahu, Territory of Hawaii.
Vertical aerial view of the drydock area, 28 July 1942.
Floating drydock YFD-2 is at left, with Alywin (DD-355) inside. Small drydock in center holds Growler (SS-215) and Nautilus (SS-168). Litchfield (DD-336) and an ARD floating drydock are in Drydock # 2, in right center. Drydock # 1, at right, contains West Virginia (BB-48). Submarines partially visible alongside 1010 Dock, in the extreme upper right, are Trout (SS-202) and Pollack (SS-180).
Note anti-torpedo nets and booms protecting this area.
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Official U.S. Navy Photograph, # NH 83998, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center, courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation. Collection of The Honorable James V. Forrestal. | |
 | 106k | Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Territory of Hawaii view looking northward, with the Navy Yard industrial area in the foreground and the Marine Barracks in the lower right, 28 July 1942. Ford Island is at left, with Oklahoma (BB-37) and Arizona (BB-39) under salvage nearby. San Diego (CL-53) is in the upper center. West Virginia (BB-48) is in Drydock Number One, in the lower left, and California (BB-44) is alongside the wharf at the extreme right. Cruisers alongside the pier in right center are Northampton (CA-26) (left) and Pensacola (CA-24). Submarines alongside 1010 Dock, just beyond Drydock # 1, are Trout (SS-202), Pollack (SS-180), Dolphin (SS-169) and Cachalot (SS-170)Note camouflage on many of the Navy Yard's buildings. | Official U.S. Navy Photograph # NH 84002, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center, courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation. Collection of The Honorable James V. Forrestal. | |
 | 99k | West Virginia (BB-48) is moved to a pier after being undocked from Pearl Harbor Navy Yard's Drydock Number One, 9 September 1942. Note the large area of her midships upper hull that must still be replaced. West Virginia was then under repair for damage received in the 7 December 1941 Japanese air raid. A New Mexico class battleship is in the right background. | Official U.S. Navy Photograph, USNHC # NH 84005, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center, courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation. Collection of The Honorable James V. Forrestal. | |
 | 222k | April, 1943 photo of the West Virginia (BB-48) as she appeared before being completely rebuilt at Pearl Harbor. The rebuild was a lengthy process, and she wouldn't emerge from the shipyard until the fall of 1944. This photo shows how she was stripped for her trip across the Pacific; Masts, secondary guns, radars, catapults and planes have all been removed to insure her stability until she was permanently rebuilt. | USN photo. | |
 | 88k | Ready to depart Pearl Harbor on 30 April 1943, en route to the Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington, for reconstruction. The Pearl Harbor Navy Yard had just finished temporary repair of the damage she had received in the Japanese attack of 7 December 1941. Note her crewmen wearing Dress White uniforms. | Official U.S. Navy Photograph, USNHC # 80-G-K-574, now in the collections of the National Archives. | |
 | 81k | About to leave Pearl Harbor on 30 April 1943, en route to the Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington, for reconstruction. The Pearl Harbor Navy Yard had just finished temporary repair of the damage she had received in the Japanese attack of 7 December 1941. | Official U.S. Navy Photograph # 80-G-K-570, now in the collections of the National Archives. | |
 | 80k | West Virginia (BB-48) prepares to leave Pearl Harbor on 30 April 1943, en route to the Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington, for reconstruction. The Pearl Harbor Navy Yard had just finished temporary repair of the damage she had received in the Japanese attack of 7 December 1941. The battleship in the left background is North Carolina (BB-55). | Official U.S. Navy Photograph USNHC # 80-G-K-572, now in the collections of the National Archives. | |
 | 77k | Leaving Pearl Harbor on 30 April 1943, en route to the Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington, for reconstruction. The Pearl Harbor Navy Yard had just finished temporary repair of the damage she had received in the Japanese attack of 7 December 1941. A New Mexico class battleship is in the right distance, and at far right is the former mainmast of California (BB-44), now serving as a signal tower ashore. | Official U.S. Navy Photograph # 80-G-K-569, now in the collections of the National Archives. | |
 | 86k | West Virginia (BB-48) underway off Pearl Harbor on 30 April 1943, en route to the Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington, for reconstruction. The Pearl Harbor Navy Yard had just finished temporary repair of the damage she had received in the Japanese attack of 7 December 1941. | Official U.S. Navy Photograph # 80-G-K-565, now in the collections of the National Archives. | |
 | 78k | Underway off Pearl Harbor on 30 April 1943, en route to the Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington, for reconstruction. The Pearl Harbor Navy Yard had just finished temporary repair of the damage she had received in the Japanese attack of 7 December 1941. | Official U.S. Navy Photograph # 80-G-K-571, now in the collections of the National Archives. | |
 | 55k | Steaming to the West Coast in 1943 for rebuilding after being raised and repaired at Pearl Harbor. | USNI / USN photo. | |
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