/u/JimDandy_ToTheRescue's posts in /r/WarshipPorn
A salvage worker deep in the bowels of USS West Virginia (BB-48), May 30th, 1942. At the bottom of the photo is a bomb, a converted 16" naval shell, which fortunately did not explode. [3000x2369]
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USS West Virginia (BB-48) in dry dock, six months after being sunk during the Pearl Harbor attack. The forward portion of the patch has been removed, exposing the massive damage she received from numerous Japanese Type 91 torpedoes. [4560x5680]
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USS West Virginia (BB-48), finally out of dry dock on Sept 9th, 1942. She is patched up for the trip to Puget Sound. Note the exposed interior decks behind where there would normally be hull plating. Her foremast has also been removed. [6232x4870]
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Removing the temporary patch from USS West Virginia (BB-48), June 1942. The long wavy section in the center is her 13.5" armor belt, massively distorted by the close impact of several Type 91 torpedoes. Her hull above and below the belt suffered far more damage. [4856x6230]
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Six months and one day after being sunk during the attack on Pearl Harbor, the refloated USS West Virginia (BB-48) is moving into drydock. Pumps are working furiously above the huge temporary patches. [6240x4882]
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A distinctly stumpy and stripped down looking USS West Virginia (BB-48) heading for Puget Sound and a massive rebuild, 20th of April, 1943. [5970x4852]
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