Search Results
- 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:
- 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:
- 051945
- Title:
- S-Division, U.S.S. West Virginia
- Date:
- 1935
- Description:
- Portraits of the men in the U.S.S. West Virginia's S Division, which handled supply, disbursing, and commissary. All photos are identified with last name and first initials. Several of the men are also identified by nickname. William Hand is at bottom center.
- IDNO:
- 051996
- Title:
- Naval Fleet Displaying Searchlights at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
- Date:
- ca. 1940
- Description:
- Photograph comes from a U.S.S. West Virginia scrapbook.
- 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.
- IDNO:
- 052336
- Title:
- Aerial View of U.S.S. West Virginia
- IDNO:
- 052337
- Title:
- U.S.S. West Virginia in Dry Dock
- Date:
- ca. 1920-1921
- Description:
- U.S.S. West Virginia in dry dock, likely in Newport News, Va. during construction. The keel was laid down in April 1920, and the ship was launched in November 1921.
- IDNO:
- 052338
- Title:
- U.S.S. West Virginia in Dry Dock, Pearl Harbor, Hi.
- Date:
- 1943/05/25
- Description:
- "The W. Va. is shown as she was photographed at a dry dock in Pearl Harbor. The battleship was severely damaged in the Japanese raid Dec. 7, 1941. Damages to her sides are visible."
