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A crowd awaits the U.S.S. West Virginia crew returning from a voyage. The boat on the left is the captain's "gig."

1. Navy Landing, Long Beach, Ca.

Captain Furlong was commander of the ship.

2. Captain William Furlong Aboard the U.S.S. West Virginia

Crew members hanging out of the West Virginia and in a smaller boat alongside attempt to right the overturned boat.

3. Capsized Sail Boat Off of U.S.S. West Virginia

Crew members look out to the sea from the deck.

4. U.S.S. West Virginia Out at Sea

A crew tends to the ship.

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

The battleship out at sea.

6. U.S.S. West Virginia Crashing through Wave

The motor boat that carries the officers to and from shore idles beside the battleship.

7. Officers' Motor Boat Beside the U.S.S. West Virginia

View looking at the 16" guns.

8. Bow of U.S.S. West Virginia

The motor boats were used to transport enlisted men to and from shore.

9. Officers Transported on Motor Boats to the U.S.S. West Virginia

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

Captain William Furlong peers out at the navigation bridge during a U.S.S. West Virginia voyage.

11. Captain W. R. Furlong on the Navigation Bridge of the U.S.S. West Virginia

Crew members fire the 5" guns.

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

Looking up at the mast from the ship's deck.

13. U.S.S. West Virginia's Main Mast

The admiral is greeted with a band and guard as he boards the ship.

14. Visiting Admiral Aboard the U.S.S. West Virginia

The plane sits on the battleship's deck.

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

The old captain of the ship, William R. Furlong (right), stands beside the new captain of the ship, William O. Spears (left).

16. Captain W. R. Furlong and Captain W. O. Spears Aboard the U.S.S. West Virginia

The U.S.S. West Virginia crew organized on the deck.

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

Kalbfus is welcomed by 8 side boys, full guard, and band as well as the orderly duty and the quartermasters.

18. Vice Admiral Kalbfus Returning Aboard the U.S.S. West Virginia

A boat speeds across the sea while the U.S.S. West Virginia lurks in the background.

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

Two sailors on the deck observe the gunfire.

20. U.S.S. West Virginia Firing Guns

A group of men are scattered along the dry dock inspecting and repairing the ship.

21. Workers Adjusting U.S.S. West Virginia Propellars

The battleship's deck is briefly flooded by seawater.

22. U.S.S. West Virginia en Route to Bremerton, Wa. Navy Yard

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.

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

24. U.S.S. West Virginia at Sea