This photo dates to September 5, 1923. The caption reads An 1100-pound bomb explodes alongside. In 1922, the War Department classified the Virginia as a target ship for bombing tests, along with her sister ship the USS New Jersey. The New Jersey was bombed first and sunk and then the Virginia.

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This photo dates to September 5, 1923. The caption reads An 1100-pound bomb explodes alongside. In 1922, the War Department classified the Virginia as a target ship for bombing tests, along with her sister ship the USS New Jersey. The New Jersey was bombed first and sunk and then the Virginia.

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