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U.S.S. West Virginia docked.

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

IDNO:
001495
Title:
U.S.S. West Virginia Being Scrapped - Todd Shipyards, Seattle, Wa.
Date:
1961/02
Description:
U.S.S. West Virginia docked.
A crowd disperses after the launching of the battleship.

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

IDNO:
001496
Title:
Dry Dock Just After the Launching of the U.S.S. West Virginia
Date:
1921/11/19
Description:
A crowd disperses after the launching of the battleship.
A group of men salute the American flag at a ceremony honoring World War II veterans and the U.S.S. West Virginia battleship.

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

IDNO:
001497
Title:
Ceremony Honoring the Mast of the U.S.S. West Virginia In Front of the Capitol Building, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
A group of men salute the American flag at a ceremony honoring World War II veterans and the U.S.S. West Virginia battleship.
Barron touches the U.S.S. West Virginia mass. The capitol building stands in the background.

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

IDNO:
001498
Title:
Governor Barron Inspects the Mast of the U.S.S. West Virginia in front of Capitol Building, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1961/03/13
Description:
Barron touches the U.S.S. West Virginia mass. The capitol building stands in the background.
The U.S.S. West Virginia at sea moments after her launch in November 1921, surrounded by support craft. The battleship, nicknamed the "Wee Vee", was commissioned in December 1, 1923.

17. U.S.S. West Virginia Immediately after Launch, Newport News, Va.

IDNO:
001499
Title:
U.S.S. West Virginia Immediately after Launch, Newport News, Va.
Date:
1921/11/19
Description:
The U.S.S. West Virginia at sea moments after her launch in November 1921, surrounded by support craft. The battleship, nicknamed the "Wee Vee", was commissioned in December 1, 1923.
Mast of U.S.S. West Virginia being loaded at Todd Shipyards in Seattle, Washington for shipment to Morgantown in February 1961.

18. Mast of the U.S.S. West Virginia Being Loaded for Shipment to Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
001500
Title:
Mast of the U.S.S. West Virginia Being Loaded for Shipment to Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1961/02
Description:
Mast of U.S.S. West Virginia being loaded at Todd Shipyards in Seattle, Washington for shipment to Morgantown in February 1961.
The christening of the U.S.S. West Virginia by Alice Wright Mann, daughter of a prominent West Virginian.

19. Christening of the U.S.S. West Virginia

IDNO:
001501
Title:
Christening of the U.S.S. West Virginia
Date:
1921/11/19
Description:
The christening of the U.S.S. West Virginia by Alice Wright Mann, daughter of a prominent West Virginian.
Students and others gather around the mast of the U.S.S. West Virginia, one of the ships sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. Identified student, bottom left corner is Thomas V. Kreitzer.

20. Mast of the U.S.S. West Virginia Arrives on WVU Campus, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
001502
Title:
Mast of the U.S.S. West Virginia Arrives on WVU Campus, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1961/02
Description:
Students and others gather around the mast of the U.S.S. West Virginia, one of the ships sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. Identified student, bottom left corner is Thomas V. Kreitzer.
The U.S.S. West Virginia out at sea, moments after launching from the dry dock.

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

IDNO:
001503
Title:
Launching of the U.S.S. West Virginia
Date:
1921/11/19
Description:
The U.S.S. West Virginia out at sea, moments after launching from the dry dock.
The mast of the U.S.S. West Virginia being loaded at Todd Shipyards in Seattle, Washington. The mast was shipped to Morgantown, W. Va. in February 1961.

22. Mast of the U.S.S. West Virginia Being Loaded for Shipment to Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
001504
Title:
Mast of the U.S.S. West Virginia Being Loaded for Shipment to Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1961/02
Description:
The mast of the U.S.S. West Virginia being loaded at Todd Shipyards in Seattle, Washington. The mast was shipped to Morgantown, W. Va. in February 1961.
The mast of the U.S.S. West Virginia being loaded at Todd Shipyards in Seattle, Washington. The mast was shipped to Morgantown, West Virginia in February 1961.

23. Mast of the U.S.S. West Virginia Being Loaded for Shipment to Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
001505
Title:
Mast of the U.S.S. West Virginia Being Loaded for Shipment to Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1961/02
Description:
The mast of the U.S.S. West Virginia being loaded at Todd Shipyards in Seattle, Washington. The mast was shipped to Morgantown, West Virginia in February 1961.
Mann is pictured with a bouquet of roses in front of the ship.

24. Alice Wright Mann at the Christening Ceremony of U.S.S. West Virginia

IDNO:
001506
Title:
Alice Wright Mann at the Christening Ceremony of U.S.S. West Virginia
Date:
1921/11/19
Description:
Mann is pictured with a bouquet of roses in front of the ship.