MISHAP TO U.S. BATTLESHIP
WEST. VIRGINIA AGROUND By Electric Telegraph.-VopyrighU (Australian and N.Z. CaMe Association.) NEW YORK, June 16. A telegram from Norfolk, Virginia, savs that the battleship West Virginia grounded on a mud bank in Chesapeake Bay to-day. Six vessels are standing by and expect to pull Her off at high tide. A later telegram states that the West Virginia, which was carrying the navy contingent of the United fetatea Olympic team, will be forced to put back for repairs.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 18 June 1924, Page 5
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