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Captain Furlong was commander of the ship.

1. Captain William Furlong Aboard the U.S.S. West Virginia

Looking up at the mast from the ship's deck.

2. U.S.S. West Virginia's Main Mast

A group of men are scattered along the dry dock inspecting and repairing the ship.

3. Workers Adjusting U.S.S. West Virginia Propellars

The battleship's deck is briefly flooded by seawater.

4. U.S.S. West Virginia en Route to Bremerton, Wa. Navy Yard

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.

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

Sailors and Naval officers fill the battleship's deck.

6. U.S.S. West Virginia Homecoming