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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.

49. U.S.S. West Virginia Crane Hoisting "Punt" Boat

The battleship's deck is briefly flooded by seawater.

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

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.

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

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

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

Two sailors on the deck observe the gunfire.

53. U.S.S. West Virginia Firing Guns

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

54. Liberty Boat Going Ashore from 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.

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

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

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

The plane sits on the battleship's deck.

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

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

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

Crew members fire the 5" guns.

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

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

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

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

61. Stern of U.S.S. West Virginia

View looking at the 16" guns.

62. Bow of U.S.S. West Virginia

The battleship out at sea.

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

A crew tends to the ship.

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

Thick, black smoke billows from an unidentified battleship.

65. Battleship Laying Smoke Screen

Crew members look out to the sea from the deck.

66. U.S.S. West Virginia Out at Sea

Captain Furlong was commander of the ship.

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

Photograph comes from a U.S.S. West Virginia scrapbook.

68. Naval Fleet Displaying Searchlights at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

The U.S.S. West Virginia floats beneath the bridge.

69. U.S.S. West Virginia beneath Oakland-San Francisco Bay Bridge, Ca.

The Japanese hit the "Wee Vee" with nine bombs and torpedoes during the attack. The U.S.S. Tennessee is moored on the right.

70. U.S.S. West Virginia Burning and Sinking after Pearl Harbor Attack, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

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.

71. U.S.S. West Virginia Sinking after Pearl Harbor Attack, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

Men on boats attempt to extinguish the fire on the U.S.S. West Virginia.

72. Crews Fighting Fires on U.S.S. West Virginia after Japanese Attack, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

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.

73. Salvaging Operations aboard the U.S.S. West Virginia, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

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.

74. Gaping Wound on U.S.S. West Virginia, Pearl Harbor Naval Base, Hawaii

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.

75. Aerial Photograph taken from Japanese Plane during Attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

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.

76. Burning and Damaged Ships After Japanese Attack, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

Smoke rises from the sinking battleship, which was hit by seven torpedoes and two bombs.

77. Damaged U.S.S. West Virginia after Japanese Attack, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

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.

78. Damaged Battleships following Japanese Attack, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

"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.

79. United States Fleet off Leyte, Philippines

U.S.S. West Virginia (BB-48) anchored in an unidentified location.

80. U.S.S. West Virginia

81. Aerial View of U.S.S. West Virginia

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.

82. 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."

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