An item dated Washington, USA 17th reported that the American battleship West Virginia which left last Monday Hampton roads with as destination France grounded in a soft mud bank at the north side of the Simble Shoal canal in the lower Chesapeake. Minesweepers and tugs salvaged her and she returned for repairing a damaged condenser. On board of her was the navy team which was to attend the Olympics.(1)
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1. Building ordered on 5 December 1916, laid down by Newport New Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia, USA on 12 April 1920, launched by Alice Wright Mann on 19 November 1921, commissioned on 1 December 1923, damaged during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1942, decommissioned on 9 January 1947, stricken on 1 March 1959 and sold to the Union Minerals and Alloys Corporation of New York City to be broken up on 24 August 1959 which was executed at the Todd Shipyards. Nicknamed Wee Vee. Of the Colorado-class consisting of the Colorado, Maryland, West Virginia and Washington preceded by the Tennessee-class and succeeded by the South Dakota and North Carolina-classes.
