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Captain Spears and his inspecting party make a routine inspection.

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

Sailors and Naval officers fill the battleship's deck.

38. U.S.S. West Virginia Homecoming

Sailors idle beneath the ship's gun barrel while passing the bridge.

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

A sailor walks along the deck while the ship passes the bridge.

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

Ladders surround the battleship.

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

Crew members surround the battleship as its anchored near the dock.

42. U.S.S. West Virginia at Navy Yard, Bremerton, Wa.

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

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

A crew works on the battleship in the dock area.

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

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

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

Two unidentified admirals are pictured in their dress uniforms.

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

Photograph of the ship taken from the U.S.S. West Virginia.

47. United States Naval Ship

Photos are from an album belonging to a member of the U.S.S. West Virginia.  William Wright, Radio Technician 2C, was on the ship from 1944-45 and saw action at Leyte Gulf, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa.

48. Rough Waters Aboard U.S.S. West Virginia