Chronology of World War II
Thursday, February 3
USS
Indiana
(BB-58) at Majuro Atoll
The USS
Indiana
(BB-58) at Majuro Atoll for repairs on February 3, 1944. She had collided with USS
Washington
(BB-56) during the night of February 1, while taking part in the Marshalls operation. Damage to her starboard hull side is visible below her after 16-in gun turret. USS
Washington
, whose bow was wrecked in the accident, is in the left background, alongside USS
Vestal
(AR-4).