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Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/USS Arizona during attack on Pearl Harbor

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Original – The USS Arizona (BB-39) burning after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941. The ship is resting on the harbor bottom. The supporting structure of the forward tripod mast has collapsed after the forward magazine exploded.
Reason
Excellent EV, very well known and recognizable picture, high resolution/quality.
Articles in which this image appears
Attack on Pearl Harbor, Pacific War, Equipment losses in World War II, Infamy Speech, USS Arizona Memorial.
FP category for this image
History/World War II
Creator
U.S. Navy

Promoted File:USSArizona PearlHarbor 2.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 00:08, 21 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]