World War II Photograph

United States World War II photograph

The sunken battleship USS West Virginia (BB-48) after her fires were out, possibly on December 8, 1941. USS Tennessee (BB-48) is inboard. An OS2U floatplane (marked "4-O-3" is upside down on USS West Virginia's main deck. A second OS2U is partially burned out atop the Turrent #3 catapult. (12/08/41)

National Archives and Records Administration (80-G-19945)