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86k | Oil on canvas painting by the artist Tom Freeman entitled "Last Torpedo". The Oklahoma (BB-37) starts to capsize. The ship had no watertight integrity, as all portholes and watertight doors were open for Captain's inspection when the Japanese attacked. Maryland (BB-46) is at left, and Tennessee (BB-43) is behind and to the left of the Oklahoma, and West Virginia (BB-48) is directly behind her and sinking. | Photo and partial text courtesy of oldgloryprints.com |
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 | 63k | Oil on canvas painting by the artist Ivan Berryman entitled "The Raid on Pearl Harbor, 7th December 1941 ", depicting the view across 'Battleship Row', viewed from above Ford Island as the Nevada (BB-36) gallantly makes her break for the open sea, coming under heavy attack from Japanese A6M2s from the carrier Hiryu. The Nevada was eventually too badly damaged to continue and was beached to avoid blocking the harbour entrance. In the immediate foreground, the lightly damaged Tennessee (BB-43) is trapped inboard of West Virginia (BB-48) which has sunk at her moorings, leaking burning oil and hampering the daring operations to pluck trapped crew members from her decks, while just visible to the right is the stern of the Maryland (BB-46) and the capsized Oklahoma (BB-37). | Photo and partial text courtesy of military-art.com. |
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 | 120k | Sailors in a motor launch rescue a survivor from the water alongside the sunken West Virginia (BB-48) during or shortly after the Japanese air raid on Pearl Harbor. Tennessee (BB-43) is inboard of the sunken battleship. Note extensive distortion of West Virginia's lower midships superstructure, caused by torpedoes that exploded below that location. Also note 5"/25 gun, still partially covered with canvas, boat crane swung outboard and empty boat cradles near the smokestacks, and base of radar antenna atop West Virginia's foremast. | Official U.S. Navy Photograph, # C-5904, now in the collections of the National Archives. | |
 | 109k | Attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941: West Virginia (BB-48) sunk at anchor after her fires were put out. Her OS2U plane upside down on her deck with another plane burned out on the catapult. Tennessee (BB-43) is inboard. Note radar on West Virginia's foremast. | National Archives Photograph # 80-G-19945. | |
 | 92k | With help from the crew of the Tern (AM-31), the fires aboard the sunken West Virginia (BB-48) are slowly being extinguished. Note radar antenna, paravanes and 16"/45 twin gun turrets on the battleship. | National Archives Photograph # NH 64477. | |
 | 85k | Small craft standing by West Virginia (BB-48) as burning oil drifts past the sunken battleship, shortly after the end of the Japanese air raid. Tennessee (BB-43) is moored on West Virginia's starboard side. Both ships are shrouded in smoke from the burning Arizona (BB-39), out of view to the right. | National Archives Photograph # NH 94379. | |
 | 102k | This photo shows the fires being fought on the sunken battleship West Virginia (BB-48), 7 December 1941. The garbage lighter YG-17 is at right, with her crewmen playing two fire hoses at the flames. Assisting or standing by are a motor launch and an officer's motorboat. Tennessee (BB-43) is inboard of West Virginia . | Official U.S. Navy Photograph, # 80-G-19947, now in the collections of the National Archives. | |
 | 84k | The sunken battleship West Virginia (BB-48) after her fires were out, possibly taken on 8 December 1941. Tennessee (BB-43) is inboard. An OS2U floatplane (marked "4-O-3") is upside down on West Virginia's main deck. A second OS2U is partially burned out atop the Turret # 3 catapult. Note radar antenna atop West Virginia foremast. | Official U.S. Navy Photograph, # 80-G-19945, now in the collections of the National Archives. | |
 | 50k | The West Virginia (BB-48) on the bottom, with the Tennessee (BB-43) inboard. Photograph taken 10 December 1941. | USN photo courtesy of Pieter Bakels. Photo added 03/20/08. | |
 | 25k | The West Virginia (BB-48) showing collapsed gun deck, with the Tennessee (BB-43) inboard. Photograph taken 10 December 1941. | USN photo courtesy of Pieter Bakels. Photo added 03/20/08. | |
 | 86k | The West Virginia (BB-48) on the left, 3/4 rear view showing general damage, with the Tennessee (BB-43) on the right. Photograph taken 10 December 1941. | USN photo courtesy of Pieter Bakels. Photo added 03/20/08. | |
 | 74k | Captain Mervyn Sharp Bennion, USN, who was awarded the Medal of Honor, posthumously, for devotion to duty and courage during the Pearl Harbor attack, 7 December 1941, while serving as Commanding Officer of West Virginia (BB-48). | Photo # NH 56151, now in the collections of the National Archives. | |
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55k | Doris Miller, Mess Attendant Second Class, USN (1919-1943). Just after being presented with the Navy Cross by Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, on board Enterprise (CV-6) at Pearl Harbor, 27 May 1942. The medal was awarded for heroism on board West Virginia (BB-48) during the Pearl Harbor Attack, 7 December 1941. | Official U.S. Navy Photograph, # 80-G-408456, now in the collections of the National Archives. | |
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