U.S.S. Tennessee lists towards starboard and works to right itself during an naval test, Los Angeles, 1936

Item Overview

Title

U.S.S. Tennessee lists towards starboard and works to right itself during an naval test, Los Angeles, 1936

Date Created

[circa August 27, 1936]

Date

1936-08-27

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Notes

Description

In the near distance at center, the U.S.S. Tennessee lists away camera while anchored in San Pedro Bay during a naval drill. It is viewed from its bow and port side. A few lifeboats towards aft are moored to masts that extend from the near side of the battleship. Near the bow, water pumps out from portholes along the side of the ship. An anchor chain hangs down the side of the ship at the bow. An American flag stands at half-mast at the front of the ship. San Pedro Bay's waters occupy the foreground.
A very similar photograph of the U.S.S. Tennessee is captioned, "Battleship Listed in Naval Test of Torpedo Damage Control: Should she ever be torpedoed, the U.S.S. Tennessee might appear as in this exclusive picture taken at her San Pedro anchorage yesterday while naval officers tested damage control. Water was pumped into the starboard tanks, listing the vessel as it might if hit directly by a torpedo. The great ship resumed an even keel when the extra ballast was pumped out. The flag is at half-staff for the late George H. Dern, Secretary of War. Times photo," Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 1936: A1
Another photograph of the U.S.S. Tennesse in a naval drill appears with the article, "Battleship rights self: Tennessee Tries Out New Tactics of Repair for Hull Damage," Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 1936: A1

Caption

Handwritten on negative: U S S Tennessee Sept. [crossed out:] Aug. [end crossed out] 1936

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

news photographs
cellulose nitrate film

Names

Tennessee (Battleship)

Location

Los Angeles Harbor (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Military training--California--Los Angeles
San Pedro Bay (Calif. : Bay)
Marine accidents--California--Los Angeles
Naval warfare--California
Marines (Visual works)
Military maneuvers--California--Los Angeles