W. Virginia 1941

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W. Virginia 1941

Battleship | U.S.A. | Tier VI

Tech Tree Position

General

Purchase pricepromo

Hit Points50,200

Main Battery

406 mm/45 Mk54 х 2 pcs.

Rate of Fire2 shots/min.

Reload Time30 sec.

Rotation Speed4 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time45 sec.

Firing Range16.06 km.

Maximum Dispersion220 m.

HE Shell406 mm HE/HC Mk13

Maximum HE Shell Damage5,700

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell36 %

Initial HE Shell Velocity803 m./s.

HE Shell Weight861.8 kg.

AP Shell406 mm AP Mk5

Maximum AP Shell Damage12,400

Initial AP Shell Velocity768 m./s.

AP Shell Weight1016 kg.

Secondary Armament #1

127 mm/25 Mk19 mod. 68 х 1 pcs.

Firing Range4 km.

Rate of Fire13.33 shots/min.

Reload Time4.5 sec.

HE Shell127 mm HE/HC Mk36

Maximum HE Shell Damage1,800

Initial HE Shell Velocity657 m./s.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shel9 %

Secondary Armament #2

127 mm/51 Mk710 х 1 pcs.

Firing Range4 km.

Rate of Fire8.57 shots/min.

Reload Time7 sec.

HE Shell127 mm HE/HC Mk39

Maximum HE Shell Damage1,800

Initial HE Shell Velocity960 m./s.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shel6 %

AA Defense

12.7 mm Browning M2 mod. 28 х 1 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second30.4

. . . Firing Range1.2 km.

76.2 mm/50 Mk22 mod. 24 х 1 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second11.2

. . . Firing Range3.51 km.

127 mm/25 Mk19 mod. 68 х 1 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second58.4

. . . Firing Range4.2 km.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed21 knot

Turning Circle Radius670 m.

Rudder Shift Time13.7 sec.

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range16.42 km.

Air Detectability Range11.74 km.

Battle Levels

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W. Virginia 1941

Battleship | U.S.A. | Tier VI

Tech Tree Position

General

Purchase pricepromo

Hit Points50,200

Main Battery

406 mm/45 Mk54 х 2 pcs.

Rate of Fire2 shots/min.

Reload Time30 sec.

Rotation Speed4 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time45 sec.

Firing Range16.06 km.

Maximum Dispersion220 m.

HE Shell406 mm HE/HC Mk13

Maximum HE Shell Damage5,700

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell36 %

Initial HE Shell Velocity803 m./s.

HE Shell Weight861.8 kg.

AP Shell406 mm AP Mk5

Maximum AP Shell Damage12,400

Initial AP Shell Velocity768 m./s.

AP Shell Weight1016 kg.

Secondary Armament #1

127 mm/25 Mk19 mod. 68 х 1 pcs.

Firing Range4 km.

Rate of Fire13.33 shots/min.

Reload Time4.5 sec.

HE Shell127 mm HE/HC Mk36

Maximum HE Shell Damage1,800

Initial HE Shell Velocity657 m./s.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shel9 %

Secondary Armament #2

127 mm/51 Mk710 х 1 pcs.

Firing Range4 km.

Rate of Fire8.57 shots/min.

Reload Time7 sec.

HE Shell127 mm HE/HC Mk39

Maximum HE Shell Damage1,800

Initial HE Shell Velocity960 m./s.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shel6 %

AA Defense

12.7 mm Browning M2 mod. 28 х 1 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second30.4

. . . Firing Range1.2 km.

76.2 mm/50 Mk22 mod. 24 х 1 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second11.2

. . . Firing Range3.51 km.

127 mm/25 Mk19 mod. 68 х 1 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second58.4

. . . Firing Range4.2 km.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed21 knot

Turning Circle Radius670 m.

Rudder Shift Time13.7 sec.

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range16.42 km.

Air Detectability Range11.74 km.

Battle Levels

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W. Virginia 1941 — American promo premium Tier VI battleship.

One of the Colorado-class battleships. She developed low speed, was equipped with 406 mm main battery guns and armored according to the all-or-nothing scheme with the maximum possible protection of the vital parts of the ship.

Modules

	Rate of Fire (shots/min)	180° Turn Time (sec)	Maximum Dispersion (m)	Maximum HE Shell Damage (HP)	Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell (%)	Maximum AP Shell Damage (HP)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
406 mm/45 Mk5	2	45	220	5,700	36	12,400		0	0

	Hit Points (HP)	Armor (mm)	Armor (mm)	Main Turrets (pcs.)	Secondary Gun Turrets (pcs.)	AA Mounts (pcs.)	Torpedo Tubes (pcs.)	Hangar Capacity (pcs.)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
West Virginia	50,200	6	457	4	8/10	8/4/8		0		0	0

	Firing Range Increase (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Mk6 mod. 1	0	16.1		0	0

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 28,900 hp	21		0	0

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4

Player Opinion

Performance

W. Virginia 1941 is quite similar to her tech-tree sister, Colorado. Armed with the same set of eight 16" guns, tough armor, and sluggish maneuverability, captains familiar with Colorado's play style will be right at home using W. Virginia 1941.

W. Virginia 1941 is placed at Tier VI, and as such has a few differences from her sister at Tier VII. She has a difference of 9,100 hit points, and almost 3 kilometers less range. She does however possess a faster rudder shift time. Her anti-aircraft firepower is also significantly worse than that of Colorado, and even worse than that of Arizona.

Like her sister, W. Virginia 1941 excels at mid- and close-range engagements with her enemies. Her large, accurate guns are devastating against cruisers and battleships alike, and her thick armor, when angle properly, keeps her safe from being citadelled by enemy armor piercing ammunition, although guns larger than 356mm will still get overmatch penetration damage on her 25mm plating. She is quite vulnerable to high explosive shells, especially those found on higher tier cruisers and destroyers.

Her slow speed and short range requires captains to have a good grasp of positioning and map layouts to reach engagements in a safe and timely fashion. Captains should be wary of over extending, as her speed will prevent her from withdrawing safely. When top tier, W. Virginia 1941 can easily lead a push; when up-tiered, W. Virginia 1941 is best played as a mid-range support ship.

Captains who have experience playing Colorado — or any of the American battleships from Tier VII and below — should have no problems playing W. Virginia 1941. She offers players something different than Arizona: fewer shells, but more punch.

LittleWhiteMouse's Premium Ship Review: W. Virginia 1941 from the NA forums

Pros:

• Eight 406mm guns with the same penetration and damage as Colorado
• Very durable against AP shells of 356mm and lower caliber when properly angled
• Well armored citadel positioned low in the ship, making citadel penetrations uncommon
• Good turn radius and quick rudder shift for a battleship

Cons:

• Very low top speed, a common weakness for American low- and mid-tier battleships
• Very weak AA defenses, easy target for plane attacks
• Mostly covered with 25mm thick plating, very vulnerable to HE penetrations and 380mm or larger battleship guns
• Very poor concealment
• Very short main battery range makes the Artillery Plotting Room Modification 1 () almost mandatory

Research

As a premium ship, W. Virginia 1941 doesn't have any upgrades to research.

Optimal Configuration

Upgrades

The recommended upgrades for W. Virginia 1941 are as follows:

• Slot 1: Main Armaments Modification 1 ()
• Slot 2: Damage Control System Modification 1 ()
• Slot 3: Artillery Plotting Room Modification 1 ()
• Slot 4: Damage Control System Modification 2 ()

Commander Skills

Key skills for W. Virginia 1941 commanders include Priority Target, Expert Marksman, Superintendent, and Fire Prevention.

Recommended Commander Skills
Cost (points)	Endurance		Attack		Support		Versatility
1	Priority Target Situational Awareness indicator will show the number of opponents currently aiming at you with main battery guns. ★★★	Preventative Maintenance -30% to the risk of incapacitation of main turrets, torpedo tubes, steering gear, engines. ★★	Expert Loader -50% to reload time when shell type is switched. ★	Air Supremacy -5% aircraft restoration time. Χ	Direction Center for Fighters +1 fighter to carrier fighter squadrons or catapult fighters.	Improved Engine Boost +10% Aircraft engine boost time. Χ	Incoming Fire Alert Indicator of long-range enemy artillery fire.	Last Gasp Completely restores the engine boost for the last attack flight of the carrier's planes. Χ
2	High Alert -10% to reload time of Damage Control Party consumable. ★	Jack of All Trades -5% to reload time of all consumables. ★★	Expert Marksman +2.5 deg/sec to traverse speed of guns with a caliber up to 139mm. +0.7 deg/sec to traverse speed of guns with a caliber above 139mm. ★★★	Torpedo Acceleration +5 knots to torpedo speed. -20% to torpedo range. Χ	Smoke Screen Expert +20% to the radius of the smoke screen. Χ	Improved Engines +2.5% Squadron speed. Χ	Adrenaline Rush -0.2% to reload times of all types of armament for each 1% of total health lost. +0.2% squadron speed for each 1% of total health lost. ★★★	Last Stand The ship remains able to move and maneuver while the engine or steering gears are incapacitated.
3	Basics of Survivability -15% to time of repair, fire extinguishing, and recovery from flooding. ★★★	Survivability Expert +350 ship HP for each ship tier. +15 aircraft HP for each ship tier.	Torpedo Armament Expertise -10% to reload time of torpedo tubes. Χ	Aircraft Armor Reduces continuous damage to aircraft in all AA defense zones. -10% continuous damage. Χ	Basic Firing Training -10% to reload time of main battery guns with a caliber up to and including 139mm and all secondary battery guns. +10% to continuous damage from AA guns. ★★	Superintendent +1 additional charge to all consumables mounted on a ship. ★★★	Demolition Expert +2% chance of HE shells causing a fire on target. +1% chance of rockets causing a fire on target. +5% chance of HE bombs causing a fire on target.	Vigilance +25% to detection range of enemy torpedoes.
4	Manual Fire Control for Secondary Armament Tightens dispersion of secondary batteries. -15% for Tier I-VI ships. -60% for Tier VII-X ships. Manually selected target only.	Fire Prevention -10% to the risk of fire. The maximum number of fires on a ship is reduced to three. ★★★	Inertia Fuse for HE Shells +30% to the armor penetration of HE shells. -1% chance of fire caused by shells <=139mm. -3% chance of fire caused by shells >139mm.	Sight Stabilization Speeds up the aiming of a carrier's aircraft. +7.5% attack aircraft and torpedo bomber aiming speed. +15% dive bomber aiming speed. Χ	Advanced Firing Training +20% to firing range of main battery guns with a caliber up to 139mm and all secondary battery guns. +15% AA flak burst damage. ★★	Massive AA Fire +100% instantaneous damage. No boost to continuous damage in a reinforced sector. Shorter effective cooldown.	Radio Position Finding Shows the direction to the nearest enemy ship. The enemy is alerted that a bearing has been taken.	Concealment Expert -10% to the detection radius of all ships and aircraft. ★★
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful      ★★ - Frequently Useful      ★ - Occasionally Useful     No stars - Meh      Χ - Not recommended

Consumables

W. Virginia 1941 can equip the following consumables:

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party ()
• Slot 2: Repair Party ()
• Slot 3: Spotting Aircraft ()

Camouflage

As a premium ship, W. Virginia 1941 comes included with Type 9 camouflage that lowers her detection radius, reduces the accuracy of incoming shells, reduces her repair costs, and increases the amount of experience she earns.

Signals

W. Virginia 1941 captains should mount standard signal flags to improve the ship's performance in battle. Sierra Mike () flags are recommended to increase the ship's top speed. India Delta () and India Yankee () flags should be mounted to improve the ship's survivability. November Foxtrot () flags can also be mounted to decrease consumable cooldown time. Lastly, economic and special signal flags can be mounted to increase the ship's economic gains per battle.

Recommended Signal Flags
Combat
November Echo Setteseven +5% continuous AA damage at all ranges. +5% damage from flak bursts. ★	Mike Yankee Soxisix +5% to secondary battery maximum firing range. -5% to maximum dispersion of secondary battery shells. -5% to secondary battery loading time. ★	India X-Ray +1% chance of causing a fire for bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm. +0.5% chance of causing a fire for bombs and shells with a caliber below 160mm. +5% to the risk of your ship's magazine detonating.	Juliet Whiskey Unaone +15% chance of causing flooding. +5% to the risk of your ship's magazine detonating.	Victor Lima +1% chance of causing a fire for bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm. +0.5% chance of causing a fire for bombs and shells with a caliber below 160mm. +4% chance of flooding (against your ship).	Hotel Yankee -20% to damage received when ramming the enemy. +50% to damage dealt when ramming the enemy.
November Foxtrot -5% reload time on all consumables. ★★	Sierra Mike +5% to the ship's maximum speed. ★★★	India Delta +20% to the amount of HP recovered when the Repair Party consumable is used. ★★★	Juliet Yankee Bissotwo -20% to flooding duration. ★	India Yankee -20% to fire duration. ★★★	Juliet Charlie -100% to the risk of your ship's magazine detonating. ★
Economic
Zulu +20% credits earned for the battle. ★	India Bravo Terrathree -10% to the cost of the ship's post-battle repair.	Equal Speed Charlie London +50% XP earned for the battle. ★★	Zulu Hotel +50% Commander XP earned for the battle. ★★	Papa Papa +300% Free XP earned for the battle. ★
Special
Wyvern +50% credits earned for the battle. ★★	Red Dragon +100% XP earned for the battle. +100% Commander XP earned for the battle. ★★	Dragon Flag +333% Commander XP earned for the battle. ★★★	Ouroboros +777% Free XP earned for the battle. ★	Hydra +50% XP earned for the battle. +150% Commander XP earned for the battle. +250% Free XP earned for the battle. ★★	Basilisk +75% XP earned for the battle. +30% credits earned for the battle. ★
Leviathan +50% XP earned for the battle. +100% Commander XP earned for the battle. +200% Free XP earned for the battle. +20% credits earned for the battle. ★★	Scylla +50% XP earned for the battle. +150% Commander XP earned for the battle. +25% credits earned for the battle. ★★
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful       ★★ - Frequently Useful       ★ - Occasionally Useful      No stars - Not Useful

Gallery

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Historical Info

USS West Virgnia, 1923

Construction

Builder: Newport News Shipbuilding; Newport News, United States

Laid down: 12 April 1920

Launched: 19 November 1921

Commissioned: 1 December 1923

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Specifications

32,600 tons displacement, standard

33,590 tons displacement, full

190.2m length

29.7m beam

9.2m draft

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Machinery

8 Babcock & Wilcox Boilers

4 General Electric turbo-electric Drives

4794 tons of oil

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Performance

21 knots at 28,900 shaft horsepower

8000 nm at 10 knots

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Armor

Main belt: 343mm tapering to 203mm

Decks: 89mm over citadel

Bulkheads: 343mm

Barbettes: 320mm

Turrets: 467mm face, 254mm sides, 127mm roof

Conning tower: 406mm sides, 203mm roof

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Armament

Main

Eight (4x2) 16"/45 (406mm) Mk.5

Secondary

Ten (10x1) 5"/51 (127mm) Mk.7

Eight (8x1) 5"/25 (127mm) Mk.19 mod.6

Anti-aircraft

Four (4x1) 3"/50 (76mm) Mk.22 mod.2

Eight (8x1) .50 cal (12.7mm) Browning M2 mod.2

Torpedoes

Two (2x1) 21" (533mm) submerged torpedo tubes

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Aircraft Facilities

Two (2) Catapults

Aircraft

Three (3) Seaplanes (either Vought UO or VE, Martin MO, or Loening OL)

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Complement

1080 officers and sailors

USS West Virginia sailing past Hawaii, 1935.

History

Design

The Colorado-class battleships were in most ways repeats of the preceding Tennessee-class, with the larger main battery guns.

In 1916 the US Navy ordered a class of four new battleships, which would be an improvement in firepower over the older classes while keeping the characteristics of the Tennesee hull. This order included sixteen ships of various classes and types, however only the three ships of the Colorado-class would be completed as the ships they were intended to be. Aside from two Lexington-class ships, which would be converted into aircraft carriers however.

Under the Washington Naval Treaty, the ships of the Colorado-class were included in the “Big Seven”: the seven battleships across all navies permitted to carry guns of a caliber of 406-410mm. The other four ships were HMS Nelson and HMS Rodney, and the Japanese Nagato and Mutsu.

With a 190.2 meter long and 29.7 meter wide hull, the compact design of the standard-type battleships was continued. The maximum displacement reached 40,400 tons when fully loaded, and the draft increased to 10.8 meters. With eight boilers producing steam for two turbo generators, these ships could reach 21 knots at a power output of 28,900 shaft horsepower on each of four shafts. Fuel supplies on board would permit a cruising range of up to 9,700 nautical miles.

The protection scheme was a continuation of the all-or-nothing scheme, which placed a lot of emphasis on protecting the vital compartments and main armament of the ship, while leaving the rest of the ship mostly unprotected. The main belt was 343mm thick, and would thin down to 203mm at its lower edge. The forward and rear bulkhead were protected by 343mm of armor. At the upper edge of the armored belt the main armor deck started, and would cover the entire machinery and magazines with a thickness of 89mm. The barbettes for the main battery turrets were 320mm thick, and the turrets themselves had 457mm faces, 229-254mm sides and a 127mm strong roof. The conning tower had 406mm sides and a 203mm strong roof.

The main battery was carried in four twin turrets of 406mm (16-inch) guns. The secondary armament at completion consisted of twelve to fourteen (Maryland carried the higher number) single mounted 127mm guns, and four or eight (Maryland packing the lower number) 76.2mm guns which would also be able to engage aircraft. Two underwater torpedo tubes were installed, and would later be removed during refits.

As with most ships of the era, the anti-aircraft armament was later deemed insufficient, and various modernizations would address that issue. These would result in Colorado carrying eight single mounted 127mm/25 guns, while her two classmates would receive eight 127mm/38 twins in enclosed turrets. Up to fifty-two (52) barrels of 40mm Bofors in quad and twin mounts, plus as many as sixty-four (64) 20mm Oerlikons in single, twin or even quad mountings would find themselves installed aboard the ships of the class. In the late 1920s, all three ships received at least one aircraft catapult and the ability to carry up to three seaplanes.

Laid down on 12 April 1920 at Newport News, Virginia, launched on 19 November 1921, and commissioned into the United States Navy as the final “standard-type battleship” on 1 December 1923, USS West Virginia (BB-48) would be the last American battleship commissioned into the USN until USS North Carolina (BB-55) joined the Navy 18 years later.

Service

In her early life, West Virginia suffered technological issues that lead to her becoming grounded in the Lynnhaven Channel when her engine room lost power. Once these issues were resolved, West Virginia became the flagship of the United States Navy in October 1924. West Virginia was present in every annual ‘Fleet Problem’ (military exercises carried out by the USN) from 1925 through to mid-1940, while participating in several goodwill voyages across the Pacific. In the final months of 1941, West Virginia underwent intensive training alongside the fleet based out of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. She was moored at Berth F-6 when Japanese planes crossed the horizon on 7 December 1941.

The first wave of Japanese planes struck West Virginia hard. Seven aerial torpedoes struck her port side at a shallow depth: one dislodged her rudder; several others struck her belt and tore holes in her side; others exploded inside her armored second deck by entering the holes torn by previous torpedoes. Two improvised armor-piercing bombs made from 16” AP shells fitted with aerial fins struck her deck and destroyed her floatplane and penetrated the roof of Turret #3, but neither detonated. Her port side filled with seawater, and her crew raced to counter-flood her starboard side to prevent her from capsizing in the harbor. Fires from USS Arizona (BB-39) spread to West Virginia’s upper decks. Her captain, Captain Mervyn S. Bennion, was mortally wounded on the bridge but continued to give orders to keep his ship from sinking. The ship’s executive officer abandoned ship during the first attack, and Lt. Commander John S. Harper took over as commanding officer. He countermanded the captain’s dying order for all hands to abandon ship, ordering repair parties to fight the fires broken out on her decks. By the end of the day, West Virginia was a half-sunken wreck, but she was not lost.

Six months later, repairs to West Virginia were underway. A patch was applied to her hull, the water pumped out and the ship refloated, and she was moved to drydock Number One in June 1942. Despite the monumental task of repairing the serious damage to her port side, West Virginia sailed under her own steam from Pearl Harbor to the Puget Sound Navy Yard in Washington State for a complete rebuild. She remained in the Navy Yard until mid-1944, when her extensive refit and repairs were complete. She returned to Pearl Harbor in late September 1944, then sailed to Manus Island to join up with — and become the flagship of — Battleship Division 4. The division sailed north to join Task Force Group 77.2, and participated in the Invasion of the Philippines. West Virginia had sat idly by long enough; crippled the moment the war began, she could finally avenge herself at last.

West Virginia provided gunnery support for the initial landing forces, silencing Japanese coastal installations with her 16” and modern 5” guns. Her first real engagement came when the Imperial Japanese Navy attempted to repulse the Phillipine invasion forces. At 03:16 in the early morning of 25 October 1944, West Virginia’s radar picked up a Japanese fleet, with West Virginia herself leading a battle line of five other ‘standard-type’ battleships. This engagement would come to be the Battle of Surigao Strait, the second and last battleship-versus-battleship engagement in the Pacific War, and the last such engagement in history. The Japanese fleet under Admiral Shoji Nishimura consisted of the battleships Fuso and Yamashiro, the heavy cruiser Mogami, and four destroyers. The seven ships sailed into a deadly trap of half a dozen US battleships – led by West Virginia – supported by eight cruisers and over 60 smaller combat vessels. West Virginia opened fire with her eight 16” guns at 3:52 am at a distance of nearly 21km, with her first salvo striking true on Yamashiro. Her sixteen salvos fired as she crossed the "T" of the surviving Japanese fleet utterly decimated it, with the battle between battleships being over just over 20 minutes after it begun. She returned to Vanuatu for repairs on 29 October.

She returned to the Philippines in late November, resuming patrols in Leyte Gulf to screen against enemy aircraft, where she had her first encounters with kamikaze aircraft. West Virginia herself avoided being struck, but she recovered survivors from vessels sunk by such attacks during her tenure that continued into early 1945. On the 17 February 1945, she sailed to assist US Marines in the attack on the Japanese island fortress of Iwo Jima. She joined the ring of ships surrounding the island on the 19th, and opened fire with her 16” guns, wreaking havoc on the Japanese island garrison. She departed for the Caroline Islands on 4 March, although the fighting on the island continued until the end of the month. Her next deployment was to Okinawa, arriving off the coast of the island on 25 March, where she began to bombard the shoreline ahead of the American landings planned for 1 April. On that date, West Virginia was struck by a kamikaze which crashed into her superstructure, killing or wounding almost 30 men, but the damage was reported as “fixable” and she carried on. By 8 April, West Virginia was prowling the waters in preparation to intercept Japanese superbattleship Yamato, which was headed to Okinawa on a suicide mission. That morning, West Virginia received news that Yamato had been sunk by US aircraft.

West Virginia remained off the coast of Okinawa until the Japanese government agreed to surrender on 10 August. She sailed to Tokyo Bay on 24 August, and was present on 2 September for the signature of the formal surrender. She remained in Tokyo Bay until mid-September, then returned to the US West Coast via Okinawa, Pearl Harbor (where she received a fresh coat of paint), and then on to San Diego, California. She arrived at her destination on 22 October 1945 to take part in Navy Day, where over 25,000 visitors boarded the ship. After the celebrations, she did three runs between Pearl Harbor and the West Coast as a part of Operation Magic Carpet, disembarking her final load of passengers over Christmas in San Pedro. Afterwards, she sailed north to Washington state, arriving in Seattle on 16 January 1946, where she was moored alongside her sister ship Colorado. She was decommissioned a year later, becoming part of the Pacific Reserve Fleet. She remained in reserve status until March 1959, when West Virginia — alongside many WW2-era vessels — ere sold to the scrappers, slowly disappearing from the world piece-by-piece.

Historical Inaccuracies

• Dazzle camouflage resembles the Measure 32/7D scheme, which was actually applied to West Virginia after her reconstruction in 1944.
• Overall sea blue hull is missing. A similar paint scheme can be found on Arizona.

Historical Gallery

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  USS West Virginia (BB-48) in San Francisco Bay, c. 1934.

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  West Virginia after her reconstruction at Puget Sound, Bremerton WA, 1944.

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  West Virginia from the bow at Puget Sound, 1944.

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  A pic of USS Maryland (BB-46) from under West Virginia's rear guns.

References

1. USS West Virginia (BB-48) - Wikipedia
2. Colorado-class battleship - Wikipedia
   

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