Search Results
- IDNO:
- 051939
- Title:
- Sailor Boarding a Motor Boat by High-Line Transfer
- Date:
- ca. 1936-1937
- Description:
- A sailor is transferred to the motor boat by gliding down a rope and pulley system. Motor boats were used to carry enlisted men ashore. Photo taken from the deck of the U.S.S. West Virginia. An unidentified battleship lurks in the background.
- IDNO:
- 051940
- Title:
- U.S.S. West Virginia at Sea
- Date:
- 1936
- IDNO:
- 051941
- Title:
- U.S.S. West Virginia Crane Hoisting "Punt" Boat
- Date:
- 1936
- Description:
- 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.
- IDNO:
- 051942
- Title:
- Admiral Arthur J. Hepburn
- Date:
- ca. 1936-1937
- Description:
- Hepburn was Commander-in-Chief of the United States Navy Fleet.
- IDNO:
- 051943
- Title:
- U.S.S. West Virginia Whale Boat Crew
- Date:
- 1934/02/04
- Description:
- 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.
- IDNO:
- 051944
- Title:
- U.S.S. West Virginia en Route to Bremerton, Wa. Navy Yard
- Date:
- ca. 1936-1937
- Description:
- The battleship's deck is briefly flooded by seawater.
- IDNO:
- 051946
- Title:
- Workers Adjusting U.S.S. West Virginia Propellars
- Date:
- ca. 1936-1937
- Description:
- A group of men are scattered along the dry dock inspecting and repairing the ship.
- IDNO:
- 051947
- Title:
- U.S.S. West Virginia Firing Guns
- Date:
- 1936
- Description:
- Two sailors on the deck observe the gunfire.
- IDNO:
- 051948
- Title:
- Liberty Boat Going Ashore from U.S.S. West Virginia
- Date:
- 1936
- Description:
- A boat speeds across the sea while the U.S.S. West Virginia lurks in the background.
- IDNO:
- 051950
- Title:
- Captain William R. Furlong
- Date:
- 1936
- Description:
- Furlong during a visit to the U.S.S. West Virginia.
- IDNO:
- 051951
- Title:
- Vice Admiral Kalbfus Returning Aboard the U.S.S. West Virginia
- Date:
- 1937
- Description:
- Kalbfus is welcomed by 8 side boys, full guard, and band as well as the orderly duty and the quartermasters.
- IDNO:
- 051952
- Title:
- All Hands on Deck, U.S.S. West Virginia
- Date:
- 1936
- Description:
- The U.S.S. West Virginia crew organized on the deck.
