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| California acr0632 |
NR | NEW ARMORED CRUISERS SIX OF THE MOST IMPROVED DESIGN TO BE BUILT AT ONCE. DETAILED PLANS FOR THE VESSELS TO BE NAMED WEST VIRGINIA, NEBRASKA, CALIFORNIA, MARYLAND, COLORADO AND SOUTH DAKOTA. |
Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Photo from New-York Tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 02 December 1900, Image 21, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. |
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| West Virginia acr0500 |
NR | THE WEST VIRGINIA Keel of new Armored Cruiser Laid this Week. Will be Splendid Vessel and will Cost Over Three Million Dollars祐omething as to her Armanent The keel of the fine new armored cruiser West Virginia was laid at the yard of the Newport News Shipbuildng Company last week, and it will not be many months before the big warship will begin to assume shape on the ways. Nearly three years will be required to complete the cruiser and place her in commission.... |
Image and text provided by West Virginia University. Photo from Daily New Dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 01 October 1901, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. |
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| West Virginia acr0539 |
NR | VIRGINIA-BUILT WEST VIRGINIA WILL BE LAUNCHED THIS WEEK | Image and text provided by Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA. Photo from The Times Dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 12 April 1903, EDITORIAL SECTION, Image 8, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. |
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| West Virginia acr0538 |
NR | LAST ADDITION TO THE NAVY. U. S. ARMORED CRUISER WEST VIRGINIA, LAUNCHED AT THE SHIPYARDS OF THE NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING AND DRY DOCK COMPANY |
Image and text provided by Minnesota Historical Society; Saint Paul, MN. Photo from The Saint Paul Globe. St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 14 April 1903, Image 6, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. |
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| West Virginia acr0504 |
NR | SUCCESSFUL LAUNCHING The Armored Cruiser West Virginia Slips From the Ways. MISS KATHERINE V. WHITE, Daughter of Governor A. B. White, who Chrisened West Virginia |
Image and text provided by West Virginia University Photo from Martinsburg Herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 25 April 1903, Image 2, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. |
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| West Virginia acr0501 |
3.37k | General view of the shipyard, Newport News, Va., August 1904. From left to right - Louisiana (BB-19), Maryland (ACR-8), West Virginia (ACR-5), and SMS Vineta and Virginia (BB-13) . |
Photo I.d. courtesy of Daniel Hacker. Photo LC-D4-18368 courtesy of Detroit Publishing Co via loc.gov |
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| Frederick acr0881 |
5.75m | West Virginia (ACR-5), Maryland (ACR-8) , and Charleston (Cruiser No. 22) under construction Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Newport News, VA, circa 1904-1905. | Michael Mohl | |
| Frederick acr0880 |
4.25m | From right to left - Charleston (Cruiser No. 22) , West Virginia (ACR 5) and Maryland (ACR-8) , under construction at Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Newport News, VA, circa 1904-1905. Note that Charleston's guns have not yet been installed and the coaling barge along side. | Michael Mohl | |
| West Virginia acr0529 |
254k | A postcard showing West Virginia (ACR-5) moored in San Diego Harbor, date unknown. | Tommy Trampp | |
| West Virginia acr0527 |
167k |
Starboard broadside image of the West Virginia (ACR-5) at anchor ca. 1905 at an unknown location. Library of Congress, LC-D4-21845 |
Mike Green | |
| West Virginia acr0537 |
NR | THE THE ARMORED CRUISER WEST VIRGINIA, BEARING THE PRESIDENT BACK TO CAPITAL | Image and text provided by Minnesota Historical Society; Saint Paul, MN. Photo from The Minneapolis Journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 28 October 1905, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. |
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| Pittsburgh acr0450 |
303k |
Photo Caption: "A FLOCK OF UNCLE SAM'S PEACE DOVES AT THE BROOKLYN NAVY-YARD In the photo - Battleship INDIANA (upper left), Armored Cruiser PENNSYLVANIA (middle left), Armored Cruiser COLORADO (top center), Battleship ALABAMA (Center), Armored Cruiser MARYLAND (left), and Armored Cruiser WEST VIRGINIA (foreground). Library of Congress Reproduction Number LC-USZ62-66021 |
Tom Kermen | |
| West Virginia acr0535 |
585k |
Moored at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, 20 October 1906, just prior to sailing to join the Asiatic Squadron. Note that while the National Ensign hangs at the stern, there is no Jack on the Jackstaff. NARA Archives photo #6880355 |
Daniel Hacker | |
| West Virginia acr0536 |
585k | Illustration of the United States cruiser West Virginia (ACR-5) appeared after page 30 in the 1906 edition of Brassey's Naval Annual. William Frederick Mitchell (1845-1914). This is a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional, public domain work of art. | Robert Hurst | |
| West Virginia acr0524 |
NR | BIG FOUR CRUISER SQUADRON AT HONOLULU |
Image and text provided by University of Hawaii at Manoa; Honolulu, HI. Photo from The Hawaiian Gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 17 September 1907, Image 9, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. |
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Stereoview of West Virginia dated 19 December 1907. | Tommy R. Trampp | ||
| Huntington acr0521 |
233k | West Virginia (ACR-5) date and place unknown. This photo from a collection called "California's Reception to the Fleet 1908". | Darryl Baker | |
| Huntington | 72k | At anchor, circa 1908. She is flying a Rear
Admiral's flag from her mainmast peak, and carries her name in
large letters above her pilothouse.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 43749. |
Naval Historical Center | |
| Frederick acr0833 |
888k | USS
Stewart (Torpedo Boat Destroyer # 13) underway in Honolulu Harbor,
Hawaii Territory, circa 1908. Large ships in the background are
West Virginia (ACR-5) , at left, and Maryland
(ACR-8). Note the "Carbon Velox" marking,
identifying the type of Kodak photographic paper used.
Donation of Rear Admiral Ammen Farneholt, USN (Medical Corps), 1932. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 60326. |
Naval Historical Center | |
| Huntington acr0520 |
198k |
The West Virginia (ACR-5) arrives at Mare Island in May 1908. The Ohio (BB 12) is in the foreground to the right. U.S. Navy Photograph |
Darryl Baker | |
| West Virginia acr0540 |
NR | ARMORED CRUISERS, INCLUDING ADMIRAL SWINBURNE'S FLAGSHIP WEST VIRGINIA, AT THE HONOLULU NAVAL DOCKS | Image and text provided by University of Hawaii at Manoa; Honolulu, HI. Photo from Evening Bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 02 September 1908, 3:30 EDITION, Image 7, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. |
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| Huntington | 78k | West Virginia (ACR-5) shown prior to installation of cage mast at Mare Island in 1910. Actual date and placed unknown. | Darryl L. Baker | |
| Huntington | 152k | West Virginia (ACR-5) shown at Mare Island on 22 October 1910 after installation of caged masts. | Darryl L. Baker | |
| Huntington acr0528 |
100k |
The West Virginia (ACR-5) dry-docked at the Brooklyn Navy Yard circa 1914. US Navy and Marine Corps Museum/Naval Aviation Museum, Photo #1998.120.001 |
Mike Green | |
| Huntington acr0509 |
59k | Pitching her forefoot out of the water while
steaming through heavy seas, circa 1916. Note the water streaming
from her hull gun casemates and top of her side armor.
Photographed by Wilkinson. Collection of Chief Warrant Officer
J.B. Dofflemeyer, 1972.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 83128. |
Naval Historical Center | |
| Huntington acr0508 |
61k | In a harbor, probably on the Pacific Coast, circa
1916. This ship was renamed Huntington in November of that year.
The original image was printed on postal card ("AZO") stock.
Collection of Thomas P. Naughton, 1973.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 92173. |
Naval Historical Center | |
| Huntington acr0531 |
643k | Thanksgiving Dinner Menu 1916, Acapulco, Mexico. This is an interesting item as the ship had been renamed Huntington on 11 November 1916 | Gary Molitor | |
| Huntington acr0532 |
166k | Thanksgiving Dinner Menu 1916, Acapulco, Mexico. This is an interesting item as the ship had been renamed Huntington on 11 November 1916 | Gary Molitor | |
| Huntington acr0533 |
92k | Thanksgiving Dinner Menu 1916, Acapulco, Mexico. This is an interesting item as the ship had been renamed Huntington on 11 November 1916 | Gary Molitor | |
| Huntington acr0513 |
78k | Huntington (ACR-5)) anchored at Pensacola, FL in 1917, putting aloft a rather under-inflated Kite balloon. Note the long stabilizing tail on the balloon. | Robert Hurst | |
| Huntington acr0525 |
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Seaplane on catapult of Huntington during summer of 1917 in vicinity of Pensacola, FL Photo courtesy of: State Archives of Florida |
CTRC Donald J. "Wag" Wagner, USN (Ret.) | |
| Huntington acr0519 |
67k |
Martin Thomas seaplane on fire on the ship's catapult, 7 June 1917. Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation, Washington, D.C. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 103800. |
Robert Hurst | |
| Huntington acr0530 |
166k |
A free balloon operating from the armored cruiser Huntington (ACR-5) on 23 June 1917 off Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, Florida. The ship is engaging in early experiments with launching and retrieving balloons aboard ship. US Navy and Marine Corps Museum/Naval Aviation Museum, Photo #1988.120.001.001 |
Mike Green | |
| Huntington acr0510 |
1.22k |
Catapulting a Curtiss "F" type flying boat while underway, 25 June 1917. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 44221-A. |
Naval Historical Center | |
| Huntington | 187k | Caption "An American Armored Cruiser in service to convoy transports. There are several cruisers of the is type among our earlier war vessels. Some of them have been fitted up as mother ships to seaplanes, with a runway and a catapult for sending the planes off into the air. When a seaplane comes back from a flight, it is lifted aboard by a derrick. Cruisers like this have been active in convoying transports to Europe, as quickness in maneuvering makes them especially adapted to fighting submarines." | Colin P. Varga - PAHRC | |
| Huntington acr0511 |
46k | Underway at sea while escorting a troopship convoy
in 1918. She is painted in pattern camouflage. Donation of John
Shaw, via Captain Jules James, USN, 1939.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 44910. |
Naval Historical Center | |
| Huntington acr0514 |
63k |
Halftone reproduction of a photograph taken in 1918, while the ship was painted in pattern camouflage. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 41797. |
Robert Hurst | |
| Huntington acr0515 |
61k |
Underway at sea, 1918. Probably photographed from Mercury (ID # 3012). Note her pattern camouflage, large wave breaking over her bow and coal smoke issuing from her funnels. Courtesy of James Russell, 1980. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 103792. |
Robert Hurst | |
| Huntington acr0516 |
40k |
Underway at sea, 1918. Probably photographed from Mercury (ID # 3012). Note her pattern camouflage. Courtesy of James Russell, 1980. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 103793. |
Robert Hurst | |
| Huntington acr0517 |
82k |
Steaming with a troopship convoy, 1918. Though identified on the original print as Frederick (ACR-8) , the camouflage pattern worn by this ship marks her as Huntington. Collection of George K. Beach. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 103848. |
Robert Hurst | |
| Huntington acr0518 |
51k |
In a harbor in 1918. Note her pattern camouflage, and that of the two freighters in the right and left distance. Collection of Arthur J. Rozett. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 103797. |
Robert Hurst | |
| Huntington | 125k | Port View, 1919. Showing cage masts installed 1911 and catapult removed. | Larry Bonn | |
| Huntington acr0512 |
63k | "Bucking the big ones": steaming through heavy seas
while transporting troops home from France, 1919. Courtesy of
Lieutenant Commander Ellis M. Zacharias, USN, 1931.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 46895. |
Naval Historical Center | |
| Huntington acr0541 |
NR | TROOPSHIPS CARRY MANY SOLDIERS HOME FROM BREST Two troopships docked in Hoboken after experiencing heavy gales and high seas, the transport Matsonia, bringing into port 3,345 soldiers, and the United States cruiser Huntington (CA 5), 1,083 officers and men. |
Image and text provided by Alaska State Library Historical Collections Photo from The Alaska Daily Empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 06 March 1919, Image 8, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. |
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| Huntington acr0542 |
1.87k | 1,688 troops of the old 9th Coast Artillery, now known as the 57th Artillery, arrived home today aboard the U.S. cruiser Huntington (ACR-5). | Photographer: Underwood & Underwood. National Archives Identifier: 26433535 Photo 165-WW-138A-81 Photo courtesy of National Archives |
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| Huntington acr0543 |
1.20k | 1,688 troops of the old 9th Coast Artillery, now known as the 57th Artillery, arrived home today aboard the U.S. cruiser Huntington (ACR-5).This photo shows the soldiers marching from the pier | Photographer: Underwood & Underwood. National Archives Identifier: 23922469 Photo 165-WW-80A-26 Photo courtesy of National Archives |
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| Huntington acr0534 |
141k |
The Spray Line: Troops (with blanket rolls) on the ship's after deck, en route from Europe to the United States, 11 March 1919. Photographed by S & H (probably Sponagle & Haynie). The original image was printed on postal card (AZO) stock. Its reverse side bears the following hand written note: O.E. Coventy came home on this boat. Donation of Dr. Mark Kulikowski, 2006. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph #NH 104124. |
Robert Hurst | |
| Huntington 0810603 |
374k |
Raised bow view, port side of the S-2 (SS 106) at her dock trials at the Navy Yard, Portsmouth New Hampshire, June 4th, 1921. The S-10 (SS 115) is pictured inboard. Further inboard is the armored cruiser Huntington (CA 5). She had been decommissioned on 1 Sept. 1920. US Navy photo # 19-N-7607, from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) |
Daniel Dunham | |
| Raleigh c2018 |
166k |
The cruisers, ex- St. Louis (CA 18) and ex-Huntington (CA 5), on 8 August 1930, after long and honorable careers, go on the auction block. The ships are moored in the back channel at the Philadelphia Navy Yard and are waiting to be transferred to the highest bidder, with bids having been received by the Navy on the previous day. Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, George D. McDowell Collection, ID No. P563125B. |
Mike Green | |
(Courtesy of Wolfgang Hechler & Ron Reeves - Photos courtesy of Bill Gonyo)
