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Description: Ship righted to about 30 degrees, on 29 March 1943, while she was under salvage at Pearl Harbor. She had capsized and sunk after receiving massive torpedo damage during the 7 December 1941 Japanese air raid. Ford Island is at right and the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard is in the left distance.
Title: Righting of the USS Oklahoma with winches on Ford Island
Credit: http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/events/wwii-pac/pearlhbr/ph-ok9.htm
Author: U.S. Navy Photograph
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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