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NH 64473 USS Arizona (BB-39)

Photo #: NH 64473 USS Arizona (BB-39)
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Description: Wrecked at Pearl Harbor, 12 December 1941. Her forward magazines had exploded, destroying the ship, when she was hit by bombs during the 7 December 1941 Japanese attack. By the date of this photo, the National Ensign was being flown from her mainmast, rather than at the stern. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command.
Catalog #: NH 64473
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