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

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

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.

A crew works on the battleship in the dock area.

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

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.

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

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

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.

16. U.S.S. West Virginia at Sea

IDNO:: 051940
Title:: U.S.S. West Virginia at Sea
Date:: 1936

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.

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

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.

The battleship's deck is briefly flooded by seawater.

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

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.