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Each link in the anchor chain weighs 100 lbs. and is one foot long. The chain falls through the hawse pipes.

1. U.S.S. West Virginia Anchor Chain and Pipes

IDNO:
051921
Title:
U.S.S. West Virginia Anchor Chain and Pipes
Date:
1936
Description:
Each link in the anchor chain weighs 100 lbs. and is one foot long. The chain falls through the hawse pipes.
Crew members walk around the deck while the ship is at sea.

2. Fan Tail of U.S.S. West Virginia at Sea

IDNO:
051927
Title:
Fan Tail of U.S.S. West Virginia at Sea
Date:
1936
Description:
Crew members walk around the deck while the ship is at sea.

3. U.S.S. West Virginia at Sea

IDNO:
051940
Title:
U.S.S. West Virginia at Sea
Date:
1936
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.

4. U.S.S. West Virginia Crane Hoisting "Punt" Boat

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.
Two sailors on the deck observe the gunfire.

5. U.S.S. West Virginia Firing Guns

IDNO:
051947
Title:
U.S.S. West Virginia Firing Guns
Date:
1936
Description:
Two sailors on the deck observe the gunfire.
A boat speeds across the sea while the U.S.S. West Virginia lurks in the background.

6. Liberty Boat Going Ashore from U.S.S. West Virginia

IDNO:
051948
Title:
Liberty Boat Going Ashore from U.S.S. West Virginia
Date:
1936
Description:
A boat speeds across the sea while the U.S.S. West Virginia lurks in the background.
The U.S.S. West Virginia crew organized on the deck.

7. All Hands on Deck, U.S.S. West Virginia

IDNO:
051952
Title:
All Hands on Deck, U.S.S. West Virginia
Date:
1936
Description:
The U.S.S. West Virginia crew organized on the deck.
The plane sits on the battleship's deck.

8. Scout Plane Aboard the U.S.S. West Virginia

IDNO:
051955
Title:
Scout Plane Aboard the U.S.S. West Virginia
Date:
1936
Description:
The plane sits on the battleship's deck.
Crew members fire the 5" guns.

9. Anti-Aircraft Guns on U.S.S. West Virginia Boat Deck

IDNO:
051958
Title:
Anti-Aircraft Guns on U.S.S. West Virginia Boat Deck
Date:
1936
Description:
Crew members fire the 5" guns.
One of the two scout planes on the U.S.S. West Virginia sits on the stern deck.

10. Stern of U.S.S. West Virginia

IDNO:
051960
Title:
Stern of U.S.S. West Virginia
Date:
1936
Description:
One of the two scout planes on the U.S.S. West Virginia sits on the stern deck.
View looking at the 16" guns.

11. Bow of U.S.S. West Virginia

IDNO:
051962
Title:
Bow of U.S.S. West Virginia
Date:
1936
Description:
View looking at the 16" guns.
A crew tends to the ship.

12. U.S.S. West Virginia in Navy Yard Dry Dock somewhere in Washington

IDNO:
051965
Title:
U.S.S. West Virginia in Navy Yard Dry Dock somewhere in Washington
Date:
1936
Description:
A crew tends to the ship.