Search Results
- IDNO:
- 051921
- Title:
- U.S.S. West Virginia Anchor Chain and Pipes
- Date:
- 1936
- Description:
- Each link in the anchor chain weighs 100 lbs. and is one foot long. The chain falls through the hawse pipes.
- IDNO:
- 051926
- Title:
- U.S.S. West Virginia at Dry Dock in Washington, D. C.
- Date:
- ca. 1936-1937
- Description:
- A crew works on the battleship in the dock area.
- IDNO:
- 051927
- Title:
- Fan Tail of U.S.S. West Virginia at Sea
- Date:
- 1936
- Description:
- Crew members walk around the deck while the ship is at sea.
- 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:
- 051943
- Title:
- U.S.S. West Virginia Whale Boat Crew
- Date:
- 1934/02/04
- Description:
- Whale boat crew that won a race near San Pedro, California, on February 4, 1934 with a time of 16 minutes, 7 seconds. William Hand is identified as front row, far right.
- IDNO:
- 051944
- Title:
- U.S.S. West Virginia en Route to Bremerton, Wa. Navy Yard
- Date:
- ca. 1936-1937
- Description:
- The battleship's deck is briefly flooded by seawater.
- IDNO:
- 052001
- Title:
- Scuba Diver off U.S.S. West Virginia
- Date:
- ca. 1940
- Description:
- A sailor prepares to dive into the sea off the deck of the U.S.S. West Virginia.
- IDNO:
- 052003
- Title:
- U.S.S. West Virginia Crossing the Equator
- Date:
- ca. 1939-1945
- Description:
- Crew members pal around during the crossing initiation ceremony, where sailors who have never crossed the equator before are "brought before Neptune" and tested.
- IDNO:
- 052005
- Title:
- U.S.S. West Virginia beneath Oakland-San Francisco Bay Bridge, Ca.
- Date:
- undated
- Description:
- The U.S.S. West Virginia floats beneath the bridge.
- IDNO:
- 052334
- Title:
- United States Fleet off Leyte, Philippines
- Date:
- 1944/10
- Description:
- "The guns of U.S.S. West Virginia (BB-48) in operation. L.C.M.'s in foreground." L.C.M. stands for Landing Craft Mechanized.
- IDNO:
- 052335
- Title:
- U.S.S. West Virginia
- Date:
- undated
- Description:
- U.S.S. West Virginia (BB-48) anchored in an unidentified location.
