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Massive hole in USS Nevada

Photo of Massive hole in USS Nevada

Hole in the USS Nevada's port side, between about Frame 38 and Frame 46, caused by a Japanese Type 91 aerial torpedo that hit her during the December 7th 1941 air raid. Photographed on about February 19th 1942, in Pearl Harbor Navy Yard's Drydock Number Two.

The battleship's side armor is visible inside the hole's upper section.

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May 18, 2009
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November 21, 2020
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U.S. National Archives