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"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."

1. U.S.S. West Virginia in Dry Dock, Pearl Harbor, Hi.

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.

2. U.S.S. West Virginia in Dry Dock

3. Aerial View of U.S.S. West Virginia

U.S.S. West Virginia (BB-48) anchored in an unidentified location.

4. U.S.S. West Virginia

"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.

5. United States Fleet off Leyte, Philippines

The U.S.S. West Virginia floats beneath the bridge.

6. U.S.S. West Virginia beneath Oakland-San Francisco Bay Bridge, Ca.

Crew members pal around during the crossing initiation ceremony, where sailors who have never crossed the equator before are "brought before Neptune" and tested.

7. U.S.S. West Virginia Crossing the Equator

A sailor prepares to dive into the sea off the deck of the U.S.S. West Virginia.

8. Scuba Diver off U.S.S. West Virginia

American president Franklin D. Roosevelt inspected the Pacific Fleet, including the U.S.S. West Virginia.

9. President Franklin D. Roosevelt Boards Cruiser Houston, San Francisco Bay, CA

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

10. Naval Fleet Displaying Searchlights at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

A fleet of U.S. bomber airplanes fly across the sky. The photograph comes from a U.S.S. West Virginia Scrapbook.

11. Flight of Bombers in Hawaii

A crowd awaits the U.S.S. West Virginia crew returning from a voyage. The boat on the left is the captain's "gig."

12. Navy Landing, Long Beach, Ca.