Keywords: USS Illinois - 19-N-1-6-13.jpg Battleship 7 Fitting out at the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company shipyard Newport News Virginia circa 1901 soon after she ran her trials The number 17 31 painted on her after turret proclaims the speed achieved on the trial run Note the numbers on her hull side and the broom lashed to her foremast peak Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U S National Archives depicted place Newport News Virginia http //www history navy mil/our-collections/photography html USS Illinois - 19-N-1-6-13 tiff PD-USGov-Military-Navy NHHC images uploaded by Revent 19-N-1-6-13 Images from the Naval History and Heritage Command 19-N-1-6-13 USS Illinois BB-7 |