U.S.S. West Virginia Photos 1910 to 1916

These are original, vintage, large real hand-tinted photos - not reproductions. The original fore mast was replaced with a cage mast in 1910 which dates the photos from between 1910 to 1916 (when she was renamed Huntington). Each board has a stamp on the back that identifies the ship as the "U.S.S. West Virginia". The original USS West Virginia (ACR-5), a coal powered armored cruiser, was launched April 18, 1903. In 1916 she was renamed "Huntington" (CA-5), Pennsylvania class, to permit the assignment of her old name to a newly-authorized battleship, the West Virginia BB-48 launched 1921.

Value: unknown
Sold: eBay $12.51
Category: Vintage Collectible