USS Pennsylvania (BB-38)

Photograph

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Maritime Museum of San Diego

Name/Title

USS Pennsylvania (BB-38)

Entry/Object ID

P-23608

Description

Port Side view of the Pennsylvania underway at sea, firing full salvo to starboard, launched 6 April 1915, damaged by Japanese torpedo planes while in drydock at Pearl Harbor on 6 December 1941, used as target vessel at Kwajalein 1946 Atomic Bomb blasts, scuttled of Kawjaleen Atoll on February 10,1948. Jane's 1906-7 indentifies vessel as armoured cruiser.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Black and White

Collection

Photograph Collection

Made/Created

Artist

Source, Unknown

Studio

Unknown Organization

Date made

1903 - 1910

Place

Unknown

Unknown

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Postcard, III-A-2 U.S. Navy -- Battleships