USS Nevada by charpix

Photography • Historical • posted on Dec 22, 2011

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The USS Nevada, eldest (by a few months) of the battleships in Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941, was hit by one torpedo during the last part of the Japanese torpedo planes' attack. This opened a large hole in the ship's port side below her two forward turrets. Her anti-torpedo protection, of a type back-fitted to the Navy's older battleships, resisted the warhead's explosion fairly well. However, serious leaks were started in the inmost bulkhead, allowing a considerable amount of water into the ship. The damaged Nevada got underway at 0840, about a half-hour after she was torpedoed, backed clear of her berth, and began to steam down the channel toward the Navy Yard. The slowly moving battleship was an attractive target for Japanese dive bombers, which hit and near-missed her repeatedly, opening up her forecastle deck, causing more leaks in her hull, starting gasoline fires forward and other blazes in her superstructure and midships area. Now in serious trouble, Nevada was run aground on the Navy Yard side of the channel, just south of Ford Island. As her crew fought her many fires, the ship twisted around until she was facing back up the harbor. With the help of tugs, Nevada then backed across the way and grounded, stern-first, on the other side of the channel. Her old, much-modified structure proved itself to be anything but watertight, and water traveled inexorably throughout the ship. By the following day, she had settled to the bottom, fortunately in fairly shallow water. There she was to remain for over two months, the subject of one of the first of Pearl Harbor's many demanding salvage projects. Of USS Nevada's crew of nearly 1500, fifty officers and men were killed in action during the Pearl Harbor raid. Nevada State Museum, Carson City, NV

Comments (15)

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ArtistKimberly

6:00PM | Thu, 22 December 2011

Beautiful,

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mgtcs

6:18PM | Thu, 22 December 2011

Precious image here, loved the atmosphere my friend, terrific historical capture, congratulations!

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Chipka

6:32PM | Thu, 22 December 2011

What a horrendous story, but then war is nothing if not horrendous! I love the dignity of this group shot with the ship looming in the background. Your capture of this, with the bit of history you've related, gives this image quite a bit of emotional resonance. Stunning work.

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blinkings

6:33PM | Thu, 22 December 2011

I spent a lot of time in Hawaii when I was younger, and I never got tired of visiting Pearl Harbor. It always amazed me how the oil still dolloped from the Arizona, and how it STILL poses a huge threat to the environment. What a fantastic old photo of this fine ship. Thanks for posting this.

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wotan

7:00PM | Thu, 22 December 2011

Beautiful picture and vintage lloking!

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Blush

7:52PM | Thu, 22 December 2011

Great looking old time image I zoomed in for a better look Hugs Susan~

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weesel

9:13PM | Thu, 22 December 2011

Interesting photo. That dates from some time after the attack and restoration. The 5" 38 twin mounts are a modernization learned the hard way. Thanks for posting.