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USS Nevada passes the drydocks on her attempted sortie as seen from Ford Island. USS Avocet is at the bottom and the dredge line from the dredge ‘Turbine’ in between, Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii, Dec 7, 1941.

Caption     USS Nevada passes the drydocks on her attempted sortie as seen from Ford Island. USS Avocet is at the bottom and the dredge line from the dredge ‘Turbine’ in between, Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii, Dec 7, 1941. ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy Naval History and Heritage Command via Wikimedia Commons
Link to Source    Link
Identification Code   NH 97396
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Attack on Pearl Harbor   Main article  Photos  Maps  
Pearl Harbor Navy Base and Ford Island Naval Air Station   Main article  Photos  Maps  
Nevada   Main article  Photos  Maps  
Photo Size 1,280 x 915 pixels
Photos on Same Day 7 Dec 1941
Photos at Same Place Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii
Added By David Stubblebine
Licensing  Public Domain. According to the US Navy Naval History and Heritage Command, as of 21 Jul 2010:
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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
31 Dec 2013 12:04:03 AM

Note that Nevada is underway with her flag still flying from her stern (normal for anchored or moored but not while moving) – a sign of the urgency of the moment. This photo was taken at about 0920 hours local time, minutes after the destroyer Downes exploded in Drydock No. 1, the source of much of the darker smoke seen in this photograph. The dredge line seen here blocked over half the channel requiring the Nevada, without the benefit of tugs, to maneuver slowly around it and this allowed Japanese bombers almost point-blank access to the battleship.

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WW2-Era Place Name Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii
Lat/Long 21.3541, -157.9599
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