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 | 63k | Cut out of the Ohio Class submarine. | Courtesy of Robert Hall. | |
 | 96k | The officers and crew of the Pennsylvania (SSBN-735) stand on her bow after launching at the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corp., Groton, CT., 23 April 1988. The partly completed West Virginia (SSBN-736) appears on the left. | USN / USNI photo. | |
 | 57k | West Virginia (SSBN-736), probably during her alpha sea trials off the Atlantic coast, 1989. | USN photo archives, courtesy of the Federation of American Scientists. | |
 | 39k | Commemorative post mark on the launching of the West Virginia (SSBN-736), 14 October 1989. | Courtesy of Jack Treutle (of blessed memory). | |
 | 387k | Front cover of the West Virginia's (SSBN-736) commissioning ceremony on 20 October 1990. | Photo courtesy of John A. McDonald. | |
 | 2.52k | Besides having a Blue & a Gold crew, the possibility exists of a Right & a Left crew. A mirror image of this photo shows the Kentucky (SSBN-737) under construction to the starboard side of the West Virginia (SSBN-736) following her commissioning on 20 October 1990. | Insert photo via Bryan Herrin. USN photo courtesy of Robert Hall. |
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 | 182k | The nuclear-powered fleet ballistic missile submarine West Virginia (SSBN-736) lies in a covered dry dock on the day of its commissioning ceremony at Kings Bay, Georgia on 2 October 1990. | USN photo # DN-ST-91-01585, by PH3 Hughes-Smith, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. | |
 | 92k | Senator Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia, principal speaker, displays a gift presented to him at the commissioning ceremony of the nuclear-powered fleet ballistic missile submarine West Virginia (SSBN-736). Standing with Byrd are, from left: CAPT James R. Harvey, commanding officer of the West Virginia's blue crew, Mrs. Erma Byrd and VADM Roger F. Bacon, commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet. | USN photo # DN-ST-91-01586, by PH3 Hughes-Smith, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. | |
 | 151k | Crew members of the nuclear-powered fleet ballistic missile submarine West Virginia (SSBN-736) stand on the vessel's deck during its commissioning ceremony on 20 October 1990. | USN photo # DN-ST-91-01589, by PH3 Lorrie Hughes-Smith from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. | |
 | 167k | Stern view of the nuclear-powered fleet ballistic missile submarine West Virginia (SSBN-736) as it lies in a covered dry dock on the day of its commissioning ceremony. | USN photo # DN-ST-91-01584, by PH3 Hughes-Smith, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. | |
 | 31k | Commemorative post mark on the commissioning of the West Virginia (SSBN-736), 20 October 1990. | Courtesy of Jack Treutle (of blessed memory). | |
 | 202k | Fourth and fifth grade honor students from the Matilda Harris Elementary School pose for a photograph on deck with gold crew members of the nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine West Virginia (SSBN-736), 18 September 1991. The students are being treated to an hour-long tour of the vessel. | USN photo DN-SN-92-04151 courtesy of chinfo.navy.mil. submitted by Bill Gonyo. | |
 | 170k | Students explore the torpedo room aboard the nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine West Virginia (SSBN-736) during their hour-long tour of the vessel on 18 September 1991. The children are fourth and fifth grade honor students at Matilda Harris Elementary School. | USN photo # DN-SN-92-04150, by Julie Irwin, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. | |
 | 120k | A starboard bow view of the nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine West Virginia (SSBN-736) tied up at a pier at Port Everglades, Florida on 4 May 1994. | USN photo # DN-SC-94-02478, by OS2 John Bouvia, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. | |
 | 189k | A stern-on view of the ballistic missile submarine West Virginia (SSBN-736) located inside the Magnetic Silencing Facility at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay on 1 November 1994. The facility is used to determine a submarine's magnetic signature in order to minimize the possibility of detection. | USN photo # DN-SN-95-01504, by Julie Irwin from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. | |
 | 191k | A starboard bow view of the nuclear-powered ballastic missile submarine West Virginia (SSBN-736) passing through the Magnetic Silencing Facility at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, November 1994. The facility is used to determine a submarine's magnetic signature in order to minimize the possibility of detection | USN photo # N-0000X-001 / DN-SC-95-01502 courtesy of chinfo.navy.mil. submitted by Bill Gonyo. | |
 | 67k | Quartermaster First Class (QM1) Alexis, on board the nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine West Virginia (SSBN-736), carefully plots a course as the ship departs the Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia on 1 June 1995. | USN photo # DN-SN-96-00024, by Julie Irwin, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. | |
 | 1.15k | Nineteen page Welcome Aborad PDF of the West Virginia (SSBN-736), circa 1998. | Photo courtesy of Scott Koen & ussnewyork.com. | |
 | 39k | Submarine Centennial Day Proclaimation, 11 April 2000, signed by the Governor of the State of West Virginia in honoring the State's namesake, West Virginia (SSBN-736). | USN photo courtesy of chinfo.navy.mil. submitted by Bill Gonyo. | |
 | 38k | Commemorative post mark on the 11th year of the commissioning of the West Virginia (SSBN-736), 20 October 2001. | Courtesy of Jack Treutle (of blessed memory). | |
 | 18k | Commemorative post mark on the 15th year of the commissioning of the West Virginia (SSBN-736), 20 October 2005. | Courtesy of Jack Treutle (of blessed memory). | |
 | 5.38k | The attached file gives about 50 photos and illustrations of a Trident missile submarine and its equipment. It gives you a pretty good idea of the surroundings and "living in a sewer pipe" with unclassified pictures. | Richard Scheeder via Ron Reeves (of blessed memory) | |
 | 202k | West Virginia (SSBN-736) transits the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway as it returns to Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Ga. from a patrol mission on 30 June 2009. | USN photo # N-1841C-015 by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kimberly Clifford. | |
 | 487k | West Virginia (SSBN-736) underway on 3 June 2010: Midshipmen learn to pilot the submarine by training in the duties of the helm and planesman while underway aboard the West Virginia. The Midshipmen are embarked with the crew as part of Career Orientation and Training for Midshipmen (CORTRAMID), a summer program that gives future naval officers experience in the fleet. | US Navy photo # 100603-N-0000X-053 courtesy of news.navy.mil. | |
 | 605k | The West Virginia (SSBN-736) departs Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Va., following an engineering refueling overhaul on 24 October 2013. | US Navy photo # 131024-N-ZN152-014 by Mass Communication 2nd Class Ernest R. Scott, courtesy of news.navy.mil. | |
 | 605k | A trident II D-5 ballistic missile is launched from the West Virginia (SSBN-736) during a missile test at the Atlantic Missile Range, 2 June 2014. The test flights were part of a demonstration and shakedown operation, which the Navy uses to certify a submarine for deployment after a major overhaul. The missiles were converted into test configurations with kits containing range safety devices and flight telemetry instrumentation. | US Navy photo # 140602-N-ZZ999-203 courtesy of news.navy.mil. | |
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