Search Results
- IDNO:
- 051918
- Title:
- PFC Russell L. McIlwain, Long Beach, Ca.
- Date:
- 1936
- Description:
- McIlwain was part of the 7th Division Marine Detachment and a crew member on the U.S.S. West Virginia.
- IDNO:
- 051920
- Title:
- Admirals Visiting the U.S.S. West Virginia
- Date:
- 1937
- Description:
- Two unidentified admirals are pictured in their dress uniforms.
- IDNO:
- 051925
- Title:
- View of the San Francisco Bay from the Deck of the U.S.S. West Virginia
- Date:
- ca. 1936-1937
- Description:
- The bay is seen in the distance.
- IDNO:
- 051926
- Title:
- U.S.S. West Virginia at Dry Dock in Washington, D. C.
- Date:
- ca. 1936-1937
- Description:
- A crew works on the battleship in the dock area.
- IDNO:
- 051934
- Title:
- U.S.S. West Virginia Enroute to Seattle, Wa. from San Francisco, Ca.
- Date:
- ca. 1936-1937
- Description:
- View from the battleship's deck during the voyage.
- IDNO:
- 051940
- Title:
- U.S.S. West Virginia at Sea
- Date:
- 1936
- IDNO:
- 051941
- Title:
- U.S.S. West Virginia Crane Hoisting "Punt" Boat
- Date:
- 1936
- Description:
- A sailor stands in the boat while it's being raised by the battleship's crane. The "punt" boat was used only to paint the sides of the ship. The boat pictured on the far left is a whale boat, which is used as a life boat and is also used in racing. The boat on the right is called a "racing cutter" and is also used as a life boat and in cutter racing.
- IDNO:
- 051944
- Title:
- U.S.S. West Virginia en Route to Bremerton, Wa. Navy Yard
- Date:
- ca. 1936-1937
- Description:
- The battleship's deck is briefly flooded by seawater.