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A sailor is transferred to the motor boat by gliding down a rope and pulley system. Motor boats were used to carry enlisted men ashore. Photo taken from the deck of the U.S.S. West Virginia. An unidentified battleship lurks in the background.

25. Sailor Boarding a Motor Boat by High-Line Transfer

IDNO:
051939
Title:
Sailor Boarding a Motor Boat by High-Line Transfer
Date:
ca. 1936-1937
Description:
A sailor is transferred to the motor boat by gliding down a rope and pulley system. Motor boats were used to carry enlisted men ashore. Photo taken from the deck of the U.S.S. West Virginia. An unidentified battleship lurks in the background.
Captain Spears and his inspecting party make a routine inspection.

26. Naval Officer Inspect Crew Aboard U.S.S. West Virginia

IDNO:
051937
Title:
Naval Officer Inspect Crew Aboard U.S.S. West Virginia
Date:
1937
Description:
Captain Spears and his inspecting party make a routine inspection.
Sailors and Naval officers fill the battleship's deck.

27. U.S.S. West Virginia Homecoming

IDNO:
051935
Title:
U.S.S. West Virginia Homecoming
Date:
ca. 1936-1937
Description:
Sailors and Naval officers fill the battleship's deck.
Sailors idle beneath the ship's gun barrel while passing the bridge.

28. Sailors Observe San Francisco Bay Bridge on Deck of U.S.S. West Virginia

IDNO:
051933
Title:
Sailors Observe San Francisco Bay Bridge on Deck of U.S.S. West Virginia
Date:
ca. 1936-1937
Description:
Sailors idle beneath the ship's gun barrel while passing the bridge.
A sailor walks along the deck while the ship passes the bridge.

29. View of San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge from Deck of U.S.S. West Virginia

IDNO:
051930
Title:
View of San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge from Deck of U.S.S. West Virginia
Date:
ca. 1936-1937
Description:
A sailor walks along the deck while the ship passes the bridge.
Ladders surround the battleship.

30. U.S.S. West Virginia in Dry Dock at Navy Yard, Bremerton, Wa.

IDNO:
051929
Title:
U.S.S. West Virginia in Dry Dock at Navy Yard, Bremerton, Wa.
Date:
ca. 1936-1937
Description:
Ladders surround the battleship.