Colorized a photo of the USS West Virginia on fire after being hit by 9 Japanese fighter-borne torpedeos on Dec 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

Colorized a photo of the 31,800-ton battleship destroyer USS West Virginia on fire after being hit by 9 Japanese fighter-borne torpedeos on Dec 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Six of the torpedoes struck port side of the West Virginia that resulted in a 15-degree listing. Fires broke out across the ship, resulting from explosives and the inferno caused by the destruction of the USS Arizona, which was leaking oil. As flames consumed Wee Vee, her crew sought safety aboard the USS Tennessee, directly inboard of the West Virginia, Using hoses from the Tennessee, they fought the flames but after burning for 30 hours, the West Virginia sank to the bottom, taking 66 sailors with her. The photo shows a rescue boat picking up a sailor.