Thursday 7 December 2017

USS Nevada December 7, 1941



Oil on canvas painting by the artist Stan Stokes entitled "A Dash For Freedom", depicting the famous sortie of the Nevada (BB-36) during the attack on Pearl Harbor. The wrecked Arizona's (BB-39) foremast is leaning as a result of the collapse of the hull structure below its front leg, following the explosion of the ship's forward magazines.