Battleship row under attack. Moment of a torpedo hit on USS West Virginia and shock waves clearly seen. Little known is close up of Arizona reveals faint black line running from Ford Island to bow area. This was water line for all of Ford Island Base and was destroyed when Arizona exploded. The first project for Navy Shipfitters after the attack was replacing this water line.
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