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The battleship's deck is briefly flooded by seawater.

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

Hepburn was Commander-in-Chief of the United States Navy Fleet.

26. Admiral Arthur J. Hepburn

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.

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

28. U.S.S. West Virginia at Sea

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.

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

An unidentified crew member leans against the 5" gun and port.

30. Sailor Beside U.S.S. West Virginia Gun and Port

Captain Spears and his inspecting party make a routine inspection.

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

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.

32. U.S.S. West Virginia Motor Launch Crew

Sailors and Naval officers fill the battleship's deck.

33. U.S.S. West Virginia Homecoming

View from the battleship's deck during the voyage.

34. U.S.S. West Virginia Enroute to Seattle, Wa. from San Francisco, Ca.

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

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

Looking at the bridge from the deck of the battleship.

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

Kneeling in the front row, from left to right, is PFC Meihold; Private Grewohl; PFC Dunning; and Private Hayes.Standing in the back, from left to right, is Corporal Pop Winn Coxswain; PFC Rottier; Private Hill; CPL Marquez; Private Davis; Private McIntyre; PFC Shumacher; and 1st Lieutenant Davis.

37. U.S.S. West Virginia Marine Whale Boat Crew

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

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

Ladders surround the battleship.

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

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

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

A crew works on the battleship in the dock area.

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

The bay is seen in the distance.

42. View of the San Francisco Bay from the Deck of the U.S.S. West Virginia

Two unidentified admirals are pictured in their dress uniforms.

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

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

44. United States Naval Ship

McIlwain was part of the 7th Division Marine Detachment and a crew member on the U.S.S. West Virginia.

45. PFC Russell L. McIlwain, Long Beach, Ca.