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Photograph of the ship taken from the U.S.S. West Virginia.

1. United States Naval Ship

Two unidentified admirals are pictured in their dress uniforms.

2. Admirals Visiting the U.S.S. West Virginia

A crew works on the battleship in the dock area.

3. U.S.S. West Virginia at Dry Dock in Washington, D. C.

Crew members surround the battleship as its anchored near the dock.

4. U.S.S. West Virginia at Navy Yard, Bremerton, Wa.

Ladders surround the battleship.

5. U.S.S. West Virginia in Dry Dock at Navy Yard, Bremerton, Wa.

A sailor walks along the deck while the ship passes the bridge.

6. View of San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge from Deck of U.S.S. West Virginia

Sailors idle beneath the ship's gun barrel while passing the bridge.

7. Sailors Observe San Francisco Bay Bridge on Deck of U.S.S. West Virginia

Sailors and Naval officers fill the battleship's deck.

8. U.S.S. West Virginia Homecoming

Captain Spears and his inspecting party make a routine inspection.

9. Naval Officer Inspect Crew Aboard U.S.S. West Virginia

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.

10. Sailor Boarding a Motor Boat by High-Line Transfer

11. U.S.S. West Virginia at Sea

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.

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