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Barron touches the U.S.S. West Virginia mass. The capitol building stands in the background.

109. Governor Barron Inspects the Mast of the U.S.S. West Virginia in front of Capitol Building, Charleston, W. Va.

A group of men salute the American flag at a ceremony honoring World War II veterans and the U.S.S. West Virginia battleship.

110. Ceremony Honoring the Mast of the U.S.S. West Virginia In Front of the Capitol Building, Charleston, W. Va.

A crowd disperses after the launching of the battleship.

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

U.S.S. West Virginia docked.

112. U.S.S. West Virginia Being Scrapped - Todd Shipyards, Seattle, Wa.

The U.S.S. West Virginia next to another much smaller boat. Stamped on back: Official photograph. Not to be used for publication by order of the Chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics.

113. U.S.S. West Virginia

Taken at Hampton Roads Va. Photo of the U.S.S. West Virginia taken after launching.  Credit Line: Navy Department photo no. 80-CF-2058-2 in National Archives.

114. U.S.S. West Virginia Launched

Men and women dining in celebration of the U.S.S. West Virginia.

115. Dinner Party for Christening of U.S.S. West Virginia

The U.S.S. West Virginia floats out into Hampton Roads after being launched at the Newport News shipyard. Afterwards she was outfitted and commissioned in 1923.

116. U.S.S. West Virginia after Launch, Newport News, Va.

Picture of crew rescuing men of the U.S.S. West Virginia during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Credit Line Navy Department 80-G-19930.

117. Crew Rescuing Men of the U.S.S. West Virginia During the Attack on Pearl Harbor

Picture of the guns of the U.S.S. West Virginia 'BB-48'. Credit Line, Navy Department, photo no. 80-G-3 39585.

118. Guns of the U.S.S. West Virginia

Picture of the Mast of the U.S.S. West Virginia pictured in front of Elizabeth Moore Hall at Friday noon, March 17, 1961.

119. Mast of the U.S.S. West Virginia Arrives on WVU Campus

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

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