Event Brief
UPDATED Aug 3, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET
Aug 3, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET
USS West Virginia’s Surigao Strait battle firepower
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USS West Virginia fired 93 heavy shells in the last battleship-versus-battleship engagement at Surigao Strait.
WHO: USS West Virginia
WHAT: Fired 93 heavy shells in a battleship-versus-battleship engagement at Surigao Strait
WHEN: Aug 3, 2026 at 10:07 AM ET
WHERE: Surigao Strait
WHY: It was the history’s last battleship-versus-battleship engagement in which USS West Virginia opened fire.
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