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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:
- 051938
- Title:
- Sailor Beside U.S.S. West Virginia Gun and Port
- Date:
- 1936
- Description:
- An unidentified crew member leans against the 5" gun and port.
- 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:
- 051947
- Title:
- U.S.S. West Virginia Firing Guns
- Date:
- 1936
- Description:
- Two sailors on the deck observe the gunfire.
- 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:
- 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.
- IDNO:
- 051955
- Title:
- Scout Plane Aboard the U.S.S. West Virginia
- Date:
- 1936
- Description:
- The plane sits on the battleship's deck.
- IDNO:
- 051956
- Title:
- Visiting Admiral Aboard the U.S.S. West Virginia
- Date:
- 1936
- Description:
- The admiral is greeted with a band and guard as he boards the ship.
- IDNO:
- 051958
- Title:
- Anti-Aircraft Guns on U.S.S. West Virginia Boat Deck
- Date:
- 1936
- Description:
- Crew members fire the 5" guns.
- 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.
- 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.