{"product_id":"original-u-s-wwii-navy-ship-cap-tallies-of-ships-related-to-pearl-harbor-uss-west-virginia-uss-utah-and-uss-nevada-lot-of-three","title":"Original U.S. WWII Navy Ship Cap Tallies of Ships Related to Pearl Harbor - USS West Virginia, USS Utah, and USS Nevada - Lot of Three","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Items. Only One Lot Available. Shortly before 08:00 local time on 7 December 1941, Japanese aircraft from six aircraft carriers struck the Pacific Fleet as it lay in port at Pearl Harbor, and wreaked devastation on the warships and installations defending Hawaii. On board Arizona, the ship's air raid alarm went off at about 07:55, and the ship went to general quarters soon after. Shortly after 08:00, ten Nakajima B5N2 \"Kate\" torpedo bombers, five each from the carriers Kaga and Hiryū, attacked Arizona. All of the aircraft were carrying 41-centimeter (16.1 in) armor-piercing shells modified into 797-kilogram (1,757 lb) bombs. Flying at an estimated altitude of 3,000 meters (9,800 ft), Kaga's aircraft bombed Arizona from amidships to stern. Soon after, Hiryū's bombers hit the bow area.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe aircraft scored four hits and three near misses on and around Arizona. The near miss off the port bow is thought to have caused observers to believe that the ship had been torpedoed, although no torpedo damage has been found. The sternmost bomb ricocheted off the face of Turret IV and penetrated the deck to detonate in the captain's pantry, causing a small fire. The next forward most hit was near the port edge of the ship, abreast the mainmast, probably detonating in the area of the anti-torpedo bulkhead. The next bomb struck near the port rear 5-inch AA gun.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a lovely lot of three different U.S. Navy cap tallies for ships related to the attack on Pearl Harbor. They include:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- USS West Virginia - West Virginia was moored on Battleship Row on the morning of 7 December 1941 when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, bringing the United States into World War II. Badly damaged by torpedoes, the ship sank in the shallow water but was later refloated and extensively rebuilt over the course of 1943 and into mid-1944. She returned to service in time for the Philippines Campaign, where she led the American line of battle at the Battle of Surigao Strait on the night of 24–25 October. There, she was one of the few American battleships to use her radar to acquire a target in the darkness, allowing her to engage a Japanese squadron in what was the final action between battleships in naval history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- USS Utah - In 1931, Utah was demilitarized and converted into a target ship and re-designated as AG-16, in accordance with the terms of the London Naval Treaty signed the previous year. She was also equipped with numerous anti-aircraft guns of different types to train gunners for the fleet. She served in these two roles for the rest of the decade. She was in port at Pearl Harbor on the morning of 7 December 1941, and in the first minutes of the Japanese attack, was hit by two torpedoes, which caused serious flooding. Utah quickly rolled over and sank; 58 men were killed, while 461 of her crew were able to escape. The wreck remains in the harbor, and in 1972, a memorial was erected near the ship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- USS Nevada - Nevada served in both World Wars. During the last few months of World War I, Nevada was based in Bantry Bay, Ireland, to protect supply convoys that were sailing to and from Great Britain. In World War II, she was one of the battleships trapped when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. Nevada was the only battleship to get underway during the attack, making the ship \"the only bright spot in an otherwise dismal and depressing morning\" for the United States. Still, the ship was hit by one torpedo and at least six bombs while steaming away from Battleship Row, forcing the crew to beach the stricken ship on a coral ledge. The ship continued to flood and eventually slid off the ledge and sank to the harbor floor. Nevada was subsequently salvaged and modernized at Puget Sound Navy Yard, allowing her to serve as a convoy escort in the Atlantic and as a fire-support ship in five amphibious assaults (the invasions of Attu, Normandy, Southern France, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach tally comes with some research information. 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