THE BATTLESHIP MISSOURI REFLOATED.—The 45,000-ton United States battleship Missouri being pulled off the sandbanks of Hampton Roads, Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, on February 1, after being aground for 15 days. A dry-dock inspection disclosed a 12ft long gash in the bottom of the ship. According to a naval statement the gash, which caused the flooding of three compartments, was cut by a sharp steel plate believed to be part of a wrecked ship.
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Press, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 26032, 8 February 1950, Page 5
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72THE BATTLESHIP MISSOURI REFLOATED.—The 45,000-ton United States battleship Missouri being pulled off the sandbanks of Hampton Roads, Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, on February 1, after being aground for 15 days. A dry-dock inspection disclosed a 12ft long gash in the bottom of the ship. According to a naval statement the gash, which caused the flooding of three compartments, was cut by a sharp steel plate believed to be part of a wrecked ship. Press, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 26032, 8 February 1950, Page 5
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