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The Ship that Became America's Most Brutal Payback Weapon

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The USS West Virginia was the crowning achievement of the Colorado class of American battleships.

The Colorado class was a milestone in the trajectory of American naval design in the early decades of the 20th century .

The ship boasted 8 imposing 16 inch guns, elevating them above the 14 inch guns found in prior classes.

In the years leading up to World War Two saw the West Virginia enjoying peace and calm.

The USS West Virginia stood tall at Battleship Row in Pearl Harbor , right next to the Tennessee .

Japanese aircraft unleashed a merciless surprise assault that would forever live in infamy.

West Virginia was in the line of fire immediately, with 106 sailors lost.

The savage attack dealt a stinging blow to America 's naval prestige.

The toll of 2335 lives lost, another 1143 wounded.

USS West Virginia was the first battleship to be modernized after Pearl Harbor .

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