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Postcard with a side view of the first U.S.S. West Virginia at sea.

1. First U.S.S. West Virginia

The U.S.S. West Virginia floats out into Hampton Roads after being launched at the Newport News shipyard. Afterwards she was outfitted and commissioned in 1923.

2. U.S.S. West Virginia after Launch, Newport News, Va.

U.S.S. West Virginia leaving dry docks with a crowd of onlookers.

3. U.S.S. West Virginia Leaving Dry Dock

Portrait of Alice Wright Mann holding a bouquet and a bottle before the christening of the U.S.S. West Virginia.

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

Group portrait of Governor Ephraim Morgan, Alice Wright Mann and others ladies holding bouquets before the christening of the U.S.S. West Virginia.

5. Governor Ephraim Franklin Morgan, Alice Wright Mann, and Others at the Christening of the U.S.S. West Virginia

The U.S.S. West Virginia out at sea, moments after launching from the dry dock.

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

Mann is pictured with a bouquet of roses in front of the ship.

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

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.

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

Men and women dining in celebration of the U.S.S. West Virginia.

9. Dinner Party for Christening of U.S.S. West Virginia

The U.S.S. West Virginia is pictured in a dry dock moments before its launch.

10. U.S.S. West Virginia in Shipyard for Christening Ceremony

A crowd disperses after the launching of the battleship.

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

The christening of the U.S.S. West Virginia by Alice Wright Mann, daughter of a prominent West Virginian.

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