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U.S. Fleet At Anchor at Coco Solo, Colón, Panama. Clockwise from the 9 o'clock position: USS TEXAS (BB-35), USS NEW YORK (BB-34), USS LEXINGTON (CV-2), USS SARATOGA (CV-3), USS LANGLEY (CV-1), a Tennessee class battleship, USS NEW MEXICO (BB-40), USS MISSISSIPPI (BB-41) and USS WEST VIRGINIA (BB-48).

Photographed sometime between April 23 and May 4, 1934.

Maritime Museum of San Diego: P-04930

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USS TENNESSEE (BB-43) near Puget Sound Navy Yard, Washington. This was shortly after her complete rebuild and modernization.

Photographed on May 29, 1943.

United States. Navy, “USS Tennessee battleship,” Digital Collections, accessed November 24, 2024, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/18890

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USS CALIFORNIA (BB-44) and USS TENNESSEE (BB-43) passing beneath the "Golden Gate Bridge" enter San Francisco Bay, California.

Photographed sometime between January and June 1937.

U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command: NH 73001, NH 73002

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USS TENNESSEE (ACR-10) coaling ship at Honolulu, Hawaii. Three other armored cruisers are visible in the offshore distance.

Photographed sometime between 1909 and 1910.

U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command: NH 94002

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"Photograph taken from a Japanese plane during the torpedo attack on ships moored on both sides of Ford Island shortly after the beginning of the Pearl Harbor attack on December 7, 1941. View looks about east, with the supply depot, submarine base and fuel tank farm in the right center distance.

A torpedo has just hit USS WEST VIRGINIA (BB-48) on the far side of Ford Island (center). Other battleships moored nearby are (from left): USS NEVADA (BB-36), USS ARIZONA (BB-39), USS TENNESSEE (BB-43) (inboard of West Virginia), USS OKLAHOMA (BB-37) (torpedoed and listing) alongside USS MARYLAND (BB-46), and USS CALIFORNIA (BB-44).

On the near side of Ford Island, to the left, are light cruisers USS DETROIT (CL-8) and USS RALEIGH (CL-7), target and training ship USS UTAH (AG-16) and seaplane tender Tangier. Raleigh and Utah have been torpedoed, and Utah is listing sharply to port.

Japanese planes are visible in the right center (over Ford Island) and over the Navy Yard at right. U.S. Navy planes on the seaplane ramp are on fire.

Japanese writing in the lower right states that the photograph was reproduced by authorization of the Navy Ministry."

U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command: NH 50930

Colorized by Irootoko Jr: link

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USS California (BB-44) on January 26, 1942. Salvage workers have removed her 14 inch guns to lighten the battleship in preparation to refloat and tow her to the drydock for repairs.

"USS California was struck by two torpedoes and one bomb. Near-miss damage resulted from a second bomb and minor damage was caused by a third. Minor fragmentation damage resulted from bombs at a distance. There was one fire aboard as a result of the bomb hit. About two hours after the start of the attack a surface oil fire completely enveloped the vessel. Finally, a vapor explosion occurred forward just prior to completion of salvage operations. The vessel sank slowly and did not approach the final position in the mud until late Wednesday night or early Thursday morning."

information from her damage report

Digital Archives of Hawai'i: PPFUR-2-15-007

USS California Damage Report: link

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USS TENNESSEE (BB-43) in dry-dock at the Bremerton Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington.

Photographed on September 12, 1928.

National Museum of the U.S. Navy: 80-CF-14-2054-9

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Aerial view of Los Angeles Harbor from the sea showing the breakwater, USS CALIFORNIA (BB-44), USS TENNESSEE (BB-43) and the docks. View also shows San Pedro in the distance giving a clear outline of Palos Verde Hills, and showing the geographical situation of the port as a whole.

Date: 1920s or 1930s

Digital collection of Los Angeles Public Library: 00033139