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PRINCETON, WV (WVNS) — A piece of history found the day after the attacks on Pearl Harbor is on display at the Mercer County War Museum for only a short time. USS West Virginia was anchored to Battleship Row on the morning of December 7, 1941, when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, launching the […] ....
Although Battleship USS West Virginia was designed to be the fourth Colorado-class vessel to enter service, the cancellation of the planned USS Washington made her the third battleship to be completed. Like her sister-ships, West Virginia was equipped with a main battery of 16 in/45 caliber Mark 1 guns. ....