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U.S.S. West Virginia leaving dry docks with a crowd of onlookers.

1. U.S.S. West Virginia Leaving Dry Dock

A crowd disperses after the launching of the battleship.

2. Dry Dock Just After the Launching of the U.S.S. West Virginia

The U.S.S. West Virginia out at sea, moments after launching from the dry dock.

3. Launching of the U.S.S. West Virginia

The U.S.S. West Virginia is pictured in a dry dock moments before its launch.

4. U.S.S. West Virginia in Shipyard for Christening Ceremony

A crew works on the battleship in the dock area.

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

Ladders surround the battleship.

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

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

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

A crew tends to the ship.

8. U.S.S. West Virginia in Navy Yard Dry Dock somewhere in Washington

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.

9. U.S.S. West Virginia in Dry Dock

"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."

10. U.S.S. West Virginia in Dry Dock, Pearl Harbor, Hi.