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IDNO:
051963
Title:
Officers' Motor Boat Beside the U.S.S. West Virginia
Date:
1937
Description:
The motor boat that carries the officers to and from shore idles beside the battleship.
IDNO:
051964
Title:
U.S.S. West Virginia Crashing through Wave
Date:
1937
Description:
The battleship out at sea.
IDNO:
051965
Title:
U.S.S. West Virginia in Navy Yard Dry Dock somewhere in Washington
Date:
1936
Description:
A crew tends to the ship.
IDNO:
051967
Title:
U.S.S. West Virginia Out at Sea
Date:
1936
Description:
Crew members look out to the sea from the deck.
IDNO:
051968
Title:
Capsized Sail Boat Off of U.S.S. West Virginia
Date:
1937
Description:
Crew members hanging out of the West Virginia and in a smaller boat alongside attempt to right the overturned boat.
IDNO:
051969
Title:
Captain William Furlong Aboard the U.S.S. West Virginia
Date:
ca. 1936-1937
Description:
Captain Furlong was commander of the ship.
IDNO:
051971
Title:
Navy Landing, Long Beach, Ca.
Date:
1937
Description:
A crowd awaits the U.S.S. West Virginia crew returning from a voyage. The boat on the left is the captain's "gig."
IDNO:
052000
Title:
President Franklin D. Roosevelt Boards Cruiser Houston, San Francisco Bay, CA
Date:
1939
Description:
American president Franklin D. Roosevelt inspected the Pacific Fleet, including the U.S.S. West Virginia.
IDNO:
052001
Title:
Scuba Diver off U.S.S. West Virginia
Date:
ca. 1940
Description:
A sailor prepares to dive into the sea off the deck of the U.S.S. West Virginia.
IDNO:
052003
Title:
U.S.S. West Virginia Crossing the Equator
Date:
ca. 1939-1945
Description:
Crew members pal around during the crossing initiation ceremony, where sailors who have never crossed the equator before are "brought before Neptune" and tested.
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."
