Photo #: NH 45465
Salvage of USS Nevada (BB-36), 1941-42
The Hawaiian Dredging Company crane barge Gaylord and
several tugs work to remove the large temporary patch from Nevada's
port side, while she was being prepared for drydocking, 17 February
1942.
The patch had been fabricated by the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard but
was not able to attain a watertight seal.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the
Naval Historical Center.
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