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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

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.

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

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

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

Captain Spears and his inspecting party make a routine inspection.

27. 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.

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

Sailors and Naval officers fill the battleship's deck.

29. U.S.S. West Virginia Homecoming

View from the battleship's deck during the voyage.

30. 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.

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

Looking at the bridge from the deck of the battleship.

32. 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.

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

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

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

Ladders surround the battleship.

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

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

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

A crew works on the battleship in the dock area.

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

The bay is seen in the distance.

38. 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.

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

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

40. United States Naval Ship

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

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