A historic naval deck gun is being restored by American Star Painting in Parkersburg City Park this week. (Photo Provided) PARKERSBURG — A piece of local military history is receiving new life ...

Although Battleship USS West Virginia was designed to be the fourth Colorado-class vessel to enter service, the cancellation of the planned USS Washington made her the third battleship to be ...

The USS West Virginia was one of the battleships that sunk. A large model of the battleship ... “That actually was made from stolen naval plans and it’s very detailed. It took three years ...

The battleship U.S.S. West Virginia was among the Navy warships anchored in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Dec. 7, 1941 when bombers and torpedo planes launched from Japanese aircraft carriers carried ...