USN · BB
West Virginia
Photos and infoColorado-class battleship. Torpedoes and a bomb sank her at her berth on 7 December 1941. She was raised, repaired, and survived the war.
| Class | Colorado class |
|---|---|
| Type | Battleship (BB) |
| Hull | BB-48 |
| Builder | Newport News |
| Launched | 1921-11-19 |
| Commissioned | 1923-12-01 |
| Fate | Afloat. Sunk at her berth at Pearl Harbor. Raised and repaired. Survived the war. |
| Armament (class) | Four twin 16-inch turrets. The fourth hull of the class was not finished. |
| Command |
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Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
The armament line is the class drawing, not a measurement of this hull.
U.S. Navy. USS West Virginia (BB-48) anchored in Sagami Wan, Japan, August 1945.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.
Command
Attack on Pearl Harbor
1941-12-07 · sunk at her berth; later raised
Battle of Surigao Strait
1944-10-25 · opened the battleship fire
Iwo Jima
1945-02-19 · arrived the morning of 19 February and fired through 1 March
Okinawa
1945-04-01 · in the gunfire force; not sunk
