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      A Survivor at the Surrender, USS West Virginia
      • West Virginia sank at her berth as a result of four or five aircraft torpedo hits and at least two bomb hits.
      www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/uss-west-virginia-japan-surrender
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  2. 14 January 1986. USS The Sullivans (DD-537) is a retired United States Navy Fletcher -class destroyer. The ship was named in honor of the five Sullivan brothers (George, Francis, Joseph, Madison, and Albert) aged 20 to 27 who died when the light cruiser, USS Juneau, was sunk by a Japanese submarine during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal on 13 ...

  3. Did a Japanese midget submarine launch two torpedoes—one at the USS West Virginia (BB-48) and one at the USS Oklahoma (BB-37)—on Pearl Harbor's Battleship Row on 7 December 1941? After more than ten years of analyzing this photo (hereafter, Figure 1), one research team stands by its conclusion.

  4. Jan 5, 2010 · NOVA dives beneath the waters of Pearl Harbor to trace provocative new clues to one of the most tragic events of World War II—the sinking of the USS Arizona. More than 1,000 crew members perished...

  5. The mini submarine discovered in Keʻehi Lagoon in 1960 is lifted to the surface by the U.S. Navy. Photo courtesy of Naval History and Heritage Command. In 1951, one of the two missing submarines was discovered in shallow water off the entrance to Pearl Harbor.

  6. Dec 7, 2022 · According to the Naval History and Heritage command, at least one of the midget subs was able to enter the harbor before being sunk there by USS Monaghan. The HA-19, on the other hand, never even got close.

  7. Jul 28, 2024 · The battleships that were sunk included: USS Arizona (BB-39); USS Oklahoma (BB-37); USS West Virginia (BB-48); USS California (BB-44); and USS Nevada (BB-36) (beached to prevent sinking). USS Tennessee (BB-43) and USS Maryland (BB-46) were damaged but not sunk.

  8. Oct 20, 2016 · USS West Virginia. USS West Virginia (BB-48) was sunk by six torpedoes and two bombs during the attack on Pearl Harbor, but in May 1942, was salvaged from the seabed by draining the water from the hull.

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