Search Results
- IDNO:
- 001484
- Title:
- U.S.S. West Virginia with Another Battleship in Background
- Date:
- undated
- Description:
- Postcard of the U.S.S. West Virginia at sea outside of a city. The photograph was taken before 1941.
- IDNO:
- 001485
- Title:
- U.S.S. West Virginia Passes Under the Brooklyn Bridge, Ny.
- Date:
- ca. 1936
- Description:
- Postcard of the U.S.S. West Virginia going under the Brooklyn Bridge.
- IDNO:
- 001499
- Title:
- U.S.S. West Virginia Immediately after Launch, Newport News, Va.
- Date:
- 1921/11/19
- Description:
- The U.S.S. West Virginia at sea moments after her launch in November 1921, surrounded by support craft. The battleship, nicknamed the "Wee Vee", was commissioned in December 1, 1923.
- IDNO:
- 051886
- Title:
- Unidentified Member of U.S.S. West Virginia Crew
- Date:
- ca. 1944-45
- Description:
- Photos are from an album belonging to a crew 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.
- IDNO:
- 051887
- Title:
- Unidentified Crew Member of U.S.S. West Virginia Crew
- Date:
- ca. 1944-45
- Description:
- Photos are from an album belonging to a crew 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. Another battleship is visible in the background.
- IDNO:
- 051889
- Title:
- Unidentified Crew Member of the U.S.S. West Virginia
- Date:
- ca. 1944-45
- Description:
- Photos are from an album belonging to a crew 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.
- IDNO:
- 051890
- Title:
- Unidentified Crew Member of the U.S.S. West Virginia
- Date:
- 1944-45
- Description:
- A man likely named Al is pictured on the ship. Photos are from an album belonging to a crew 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.
- IDNO:
- 051891
- Title:
- Unidentified Crew Member of U.S.S. West Virginia, Pacific Theater
- Date:
- 1944-45
- Description:
- Photos are from an album belonging to a crew 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.
- IDNO:
- 051892
- Title:
- Unidentified Crew Members of U.S.S. West Virginia
- Date:
- 1944-45
- Description:
- Two sailors pose together for a photo. The man on the right is likely named Al. 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.
- IDNO:
- 051893
- Title:
- Two Men on U.S.S. West Virginia
- Date:
- 1944-45
- Description:
- The two men in the photo are sitting on top of or near one of the gun turrets on the ship. Photos are from an album belonging to a crew 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.
- IDNO:
- 051894
- Title:
- Seaman William Wright and Female in Hula Skirt, Pearl Harbor, Hi.
- Date:
- 1944
- Description:
- Wright, left, is pictured with an unidentified woman on his lap. 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.
- IDNO:
- 051895
- Title:
- Crew Members of U.S.S. West Virginia
- Date:
- ca. 1944-45
- Description:
- 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.
- IDNO:
- 051896
- Title:
- Unidentified Crew Member on U.S.S. West Virginia
- Date:
- ca. 1944-45
- Description:
- 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.
- IDNO:
- 051898
- Title:
- Rough Waters Aboard U.S.S. West Virginia
- Date:
- ca. 1944-45
- Description:
- 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.
- IDNO:
- 051919
- Title:
- United States Naval Ship
- Date:
- ca. 1936-1937
- Description:
- Photograph of the ship taken from the U.S.S. West Virginia.
- IDNO:
- 051920
- Title:
- Admirals Visiting the U.S.S. West Virginia
- Date:
- 1937
- Description:
- Two unidentified admirals are pictured in their dress uniforms.
- IDNO:
- 051921
- Title:
- U.S.S. West Virginia Anchor Chain and Pipes
- Date:
- 1936
- Description:
- Each link in the anchor chain weighs 100 lbs. and is one foot long. The chain falls through the hawse pipes.
- IDNO:
- 051926
- Title:
- U.S.S. West Virginia at Dry Dock in Washington, D. C.
- Date:
- ca. 1936-1937
- Description:
- A crew works on the battleship in the dock area.
- IDNO:
- 051927
- Title:
- Fan Tail of U.S.S. West Virginia at Sea
- Date:
- 1936
- Description:
- Crew members walk around the deck while the ship is at sea.
- IDNO:
- 051928
- Title:
- U.S.S. West Virginia at Navy Yard, Bremerton, Wa.
- Date:
- 1936/09
- Description:
- Crew members surround the battleship as its anchored near the dock.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- IDNO:
- 051935
- Title:
- U.S.S. West Virginia Homecoming
- Date:
- ca. 1936-1937
- Description:
- Sailors and Naval officers fill the battleship's deck.
- 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.
- IDNO:
- 052126
- Title:
- Salvaging Operations aboard the U.S.S. West Virginia, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
- Date:
- 1942/05/05
- Description:
- The U.S.S. West Virginia looks battered and wounded while docked at the naval shipyard. The "Wee Vee" was hit by nine bombs and torpedoes by the Japanese warplanes during the December 7th attack.
- IDNO:
- 052127
- Title:
- Gaping Wound on U.S.S. West Virginia, Pearl Harbor Naval Base, Hawaii
- Date:
- ca. 1942
- Description:
- Crew members during a salvage and repair operation work port side of the battered battleship. The U.S.S. West Virginia was hit by seven torpedoes and two bombs during the December 7th attack.
- IDNO:
- 052128
- Title:
- Aerial Photograph taken from Japanese Plane during Attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
- Date:
- 1941/12/07
- Description:
- The photograph was taken at the beginning of the attack. The explosion seen in the center of the photograph is a torpedo that struck the U.S.S. West Virginia.
- IDNO:
- 052129
- Title:
- Burning and Damaged Ships After Japanese Attack, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
- Date:
- 1941/12/07
- Description:
- An official U.S. Navy photograph. From left to right is the U.S.S. West Virginia, U.S.S. Tennessee, and the U.S.S. Arizona.
- IDNO:
- 052130
- Title:
- Damaged U.S.S. West Virginia after Japanese Attack, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
- Date:
- 1941/12/07
- Description:
- Smoke rises from the sinking battleship, which was hit by seven torpedoes and two bombs.
- IDNO:
- 052131
- Title:
- Damaged Battleships following Japanese Attack, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
- Date:
- 1941/12/07
- Description:
- Smoke billows from the U.S.S. West Virginia, which is pictured in the back and center of the photograph. The ship eventually sank.Floating on the left is the U.S.S. Maryland. On the right is a capsized U.S.S. Oklahoma.
- 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."
