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- IDNO:
- 051936
- Title:
- U.S.S. West Virginia Motor Launch Crew
- Date:
- 1936
- Description:
- A crew consisting of a cox, and engineer and two extra men are pictured on the stem of the boat, which was used to take enlisted men ashore. The boat carries about 125 men and is 50 feet long.
- IDNO:
- 051939
- Title:
- Sailor Boarding a Motor Boat by High-Line Transfer
- Date:
- ca. 1936-1937
- Description:
- A sailor is transferred to the motor boat by gliding down a rope and pulley system. Motor boats were used to carry enlisted men ashore. Photo taken from the deck of the U.S.S. West Virginia. An unidentified battleship lurks in the background.
- 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:
- 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.
- IDNO:
- 051961
- Title:
- Officers Transported on Motor Boats to the U.S.S. West Virginia
- Date:
- 1936
- Description:
- The motor boats were used to transport enlisted men to and from shore.
- IDNO:
- 051963
- Title:
- Officers' Motor Boat Beside the U.S.S. West Virginia
- Date:
- 1937
- Description:
- The motor boat that carries the officers to and from shore idles beside the battleship.
- IDNO:
- 051968
- Title:
- Capsized Sail Boat Off of U.S.S. West Virginia
- Date:
- 1937
- Description:
- Crew members hanging out of the West Virginia and in a smaller boat alongside attempt to right the overturned boat.