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Thick, black smoke billows from an unidentified battleship.

25. Battleship Laying Smoke Screen

A crew tends to the ship.

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

The battleship out at sea.

27. U.S.S. West Virginia Crashing through Wave

The motor boat that carries the officers to and from shore idles beside the battleship.

28. Officers' Motor Boat Beside the U.S.S. West Virginia

View looking at the 16" guns.

29. Bow of U.S.S. West Virginia

The motor boats were used to transport enlisted men to and from shore.

30. Officers Transported on Motor Boats to the U.S.S. West Virginia

One of the two scout planes on the U.S.S. West Virginia sits on the stern deck.

31. Stern of U.S.S. West Virginia

Captain William Furlong peers out at the navigation bridge during a U.S.S. West Virginia voyage.

32. Captain W. R. Furlong on the Navigation Bridge of the U.S.S. West Virginia

Crew members fire the 5" guns.

33. Anti-Aircraft Guns on U.S.S. West Virginia Boat Deck

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

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

The admiral is greeted with a band and guard as he boards the ship.

35. Visiting Admiral Aboard the U.S.S. West Virginia

The plane sits on the battleship's deck.

36. Scout Plane Aboard the U.S.S. West Virginia

The old captain of the ship, William R. Furlong (right), stands beside the new captain of the ship, William O. Spears (left).

37. Captain W. R. Furlong and Captain W. O. Spears Aboard the U.S.S. West Virginia

The U.S.S. West Virginia crew organized on the deck.

38. All Hands on Deck, U.S.S. West Virginia

Kalbfus is welcomed by 8 side boys, full guard, and band as well as the orderly duty and the quartermasters.

39. Vice Admiral Kalbfus Returning Aboard the U.S.S. West Virginia

Furlong during a visit to the U.S.S. West Virginia.

40. Captain William R. Furlong

The ships used in the "Mutiny on the Bounty" motion picture.

41. Ships Used in Making the "Mutiny on the Bounty", Long Beach, Ca.

A boat speeds across the sea while the U.S.S. West Virginia lurks in the background.

42. Liberty Boat Going Ashore from U.S.S. West Virginia

Two sailors on the deck observe the gunfire.

43. U.S.S. West Virginia Firing Guns

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

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

Portraits of the men in the U.S.S. West Virginia's S Division, which handled supply, disbursing, and commissary.  All photos are identified with last name and first initials.  Several of the men are also identified by nickname.  William Hand is at bottom center.

45. S-Division, U.S.S. West Virginia

The battleship's deck is briefly flooded by seawater.

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

Whale boat crew that won a race near San Pedro, California, on February 4, 1934 with a time of 16 minutes, 7 seconds.  William Hand is identified as front row, far right.

47. U.S.S. West Virginia Whale Boat Crew

Hepburn was Commander-in-Chief of the United States Navy Fleet.

48. Admiral Arthur J. Hepburn