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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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Image posted 11 February 2007