Search Results
- IDNO:
- 051968
- Title:
- Capsized Sail Boat Off of U.S.S. West Virginia
- Date:
- 1937
- Description:
- Crew members hanging out of the West Virginia and in a smaller boat alongside attempt to right the overturned boat.
- IDNO:
- 051969
- Title:
- Captain William Furlong Aboard the U.S.S. West Virginia
- Date:
- ca. 1936-1937
- Description:
- Captain Furlong was commander of the ship.
- IDNO:
- 051970
- Title:
- U.S.S. Crane Ship No. 2, Bremerton, Wa.
- Date:
- 1936
- Description:
- Crane ship docked at the Navy yard.
- IDNO:
- 051971
- Title:
- Navy Landing, Long Beach, Ca.
- Date:
- 1937
- Description:
- A crowd awaits the U.S.S. West Virginia crew returning from a voyage. The boat on the left is the captain's "gig."
- IDNO:
- 051995
- Title:
- Flight of Bombers in Hawaii
- Date:
- ca. 1940
- Description:
- A fleet of U.S. bomber airplanes fly across the sky. The photograph comes from a U.S.S. West Virginia Scrapbook.
- IDNO:
- 051996
- Title:
- Naval Fleet Displaying Searchlights at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
- Date:
- ca. 1940
- Description:
- Photograph comes from a U.S.S. West Virginia scrapbook.
- IDNO:
- 052000
- Title:
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt Boards Cruiser Houston, San Francisco Bay, CA
- Date:
- 1939
- Description:
- American president Franklin D. Roosevelt inspected the Pacific Fleet, including the U.S.S. West Virginia.
- IDNO:
- 052001
- Title:
- Scuba Diver off U.S.S. West Virginia
- Date:
- ca. 1940
- Description:
- A sailor prepares to dive into the sea off the deck of the U.S.S. West Virginia.
- IDNO:
- 052003
- Title:
- U.S.S. West Virginia Crossing the Equator
- Date:
- ca. 1939-1945
- Description:
- Crew members pal around during the crossing initiation ceremony, where sailors who have never crossed the equator before are "brought before Neptune" and tested.
- IDNO:
- 052005
- Title:
- U.S.S. West Virginia beneath Oakland-San Francisco Bay Bridge, Ca.
- Date:
- undated
- Description:
- The U.S.S. West Virginia floats beneath the bridge.
- IDNO:
- 052123
- Title:
- U.S.S. West Virginia Burning and Sinking after Pearl Harbor Attack, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
- Date:
- 1941/12/07
- Description:
- The Japanese hit the "Wee Vee" with nine bombs and torpedoes during the attack. The U.S.S. Tennessee is moored on the right.
- IDNO:
- 052124
- Title:
- U.S.S. West Virginia Sinking after Pearl Harbor Attack, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
- Date:
- 1941/12/07
- Description:
- 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.