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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.
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.
IDNO:
051940
Title:
U.S.S. West Virginia at Sea
Date:
1936
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.
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.
IDNO:
051946
Title:
Workers Adjusting U.S.S. West Virginia Propellars
Date:
ca. 1936-1937
Description:
A group of men are scattered along the dry dock inspecting and repairing the ship.
IDNO:
051947
Title:
U.S.S. West Virginia Firing Guns
Date:
1936
Description:
Two sailors on the deck observe the gunfire.
IDNO:
051948
Title:
Liberty Boat Going Ashore from U.S.S. West Virginia
Date:
1936
Description:
A boat speeds across the sea while the U.S.S. West Virginia lurks in the background.
IDNO:
051951
Title:
Vice Admiral Kalbfus Returning Aboard the U.S.S. West Virginia
Date:
1937
Description:
Kalbfus is welcomed by 8 side boys, full guard, and band as well as the orderly duty and the quartermasters.
IDNO:
051952
Title:
All Hands on Deck, U.S.S. West Virginia
Date:
1936
Description:
The U.S.S. West Virginia crew organized on the deck.
IDNO:
051955
Title:
Scout Plane Aboard the U.S.S. West Virginia
Date:
1936
Description:
The plane sits on the battleship's deck.
IDNO:
051957
Title:
U.S.S. West Virginia's Main Mast
Date:
ca. 1936-1937
Description:
Looking up at the mast from the ship's deck.
IDNO:
051958
Title:
Anti-Aircraft Guns on U.S.S. West Virginia Boat Deck
Date:
1936
Description:
Crew members fire the 5" guns.
IDNO:
051959
Title:
Captain W. R. Furlong on the Navigation Bridge of the U.S.S. West Virginia
Date:
1937
Description:
Captain William Furlong peers out at the navigation bridge during a U.S.S. West Virginia voyage.
IDNO:
051960
Title:
Stern of U.S.S. West Virginia
Date:
1936
Description:
One of the two scout planes on the U.S.S. West Virginia sits on the stern deck.
IDNO:
051962
Title:
Bow of U.S.S. West Virginia
Date:
1936
Description:
View looking at the 16" guns.
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:
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:
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:
052123
Title:
U.S.S. West Virginia Burning and Sinking after Pearl Harbor Attack, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Date:
1941/12/07
Description:
The Japanese hit the "Wee Vee" with nine bombs and torpedoes during the attack. The U.S.S. Tennessee is moored on the right.
IDNO:
052124
Title:
U.S.S. West Virginia Sinking after Pearl Harbor Attack, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Date:
1941/12/07
Description:
On the left, only the top deck and caged masts of the U.S.S. West Virginia can be seen. The U.S.S. West Virginia was hit with nine bombs and torpedoes total. In the center is the U.S.S. Arizona and on the right is the U.S.S. Tennessee. All ships are on fire.
IDNO:
052125
Title:
Crews Fighting Fires on U.S.S. West Virginia after Japanese Attack, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Date:
1941/12/07
Description:
Men on boats attempt to extinguish the fire on the U.S.S. West Virginia.
