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Two unidentified admirals are pictured in their dress uniforms.

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

Each link in the anchor chain weighs 100 lbs. and is one foot long. The chain falls through the hawse pipes.

26. U.S.S. West Virginia Anchor Chain and Pipes

The bay is seen in the distance.

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

A crew works on the battleship in the dock area.

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

Crew members walk around the deck while the ship is at sea.

29. Fan Tail of U.S.S. West Virginia at Sea

View from the battleship's deck during the voyage.

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

31. U.S.S. West Virginia at Sea

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.

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

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.

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

The battleship's deck is briefly flooded by seawater.

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

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.

35. S-Division, U.S.S. West Virginia

Photograph comes from a U.S.S. West Virginia scrapbook.

36. Naval Fleet Displaying Searchlights at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii