Note oil staining along her hull, marking her waterline while she was sunk.
Planes and hangars burning at Wheeler Army Air Field, Oahu, soon after it was attacked in the morning of 7 December 1941, as seen from a Japanese Navy plane.
USS Nevada (BB-36) Entering Dry-dock on 2/18/42
Pearl Harbor Historical Photos
From John Fischer, About.com
USS Nevada (BB-36) entering dry-dock #2, at Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, 18 February 1942. Sunk as a result of damage received in the 7 December 1941 Japanese air raid, she was re-floated on 12 February 1942.
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