Keywords: USS West Virginia (BB-48) leaving Pearl Harbor in April 1943.jpg The U S Navy battleship USS West Virginia BB-48 leaving Pearl Harbor on 30 April 1943 en route to the Puget Sound Navy Yard Bremerton Washington USA for reconstruction The Pearl Harbor Navy Yard had just finished temporary repair of the damage she had received in the Japanese attack of 7 December 1941 <br> A New Mexico-class battleship is in the right distance and at far right is the former mainmast of USS California BB-44 now serving as a signal tower ashore Official U S Navy photo http //www history navy mil/our-collections/photography/wars-and-events/world-war-ii/pearl-harbor-raid/post-attack-ship-salvage/salvage-and-repair-of-uss-west-virginia--december-1941---april-1/80-G-K-569 html 80-G-K-569 from the U S Navy http //www history navy mil Naval History and Heritage Command 1943-04-30 USN PD-USGov-Military-Navy see at this http //www history navy mil/branches/org11-2 htm site all Pictures in the Online Library of Naval Historical Center are public domain USS West Virginia BB-48 Pearl Harbor in World War II World War II color photographs of the Pacific War |