Photo #: NH 104543
Ex-USS Alabama (BB-8)
Montage of six photographs taken during the September 1921 aerial
bombing tests in which the former USS Alabama was the
target.
These views show demolition bomb attacks on the ship, which was
sunk in shallow water as a result of damage received from these
and other bombs.
Photo from the 1909-1924 album of Vice Admiral Olaf M. Hustvedt,
USN (Retired). Courtesy of Rick Hauck, 2006.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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