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Photo #: NH 42122 Hurricane at Apia, Samoa, 15-16 March 1889 "Appearance of the beach after the hurricane." Artwork by Rear Admiral Lewis A. Kimberly, contained in his personal journal of the Apia Hurricane. It shows the southern end of Apia Harbor soon after the storm's end. Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation. Donation of Miss Elsie S. Kimberly, January 1958. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 96KB; 740 x 560 pixels
Photo #: NH 42123 Hurricane at Apia, Samoa, 15-16 March 1889 "The beach after the hurricane at Apia." Artwork by Rear Admiral Lewis A. Kimberly, contained in his personal journal of the Apia Hurricane. It shows the southern end of Apia Harbor soon after the storm's end, with the sunken USS Vandalia at the far right. Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation. Donation of Miss Elsie S. Kimberly, January 1958. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 133KB; 740 x 600 pixels
Photo #: NH 42125 Hurricane at Apia, Samoa, 15-16 March 1889 "The Nipsic beached, wrecks of Trenton & Vandalia astern." Artwork by Rear Admiral Lewis A. Kimberly, contained in his personal journal of the Apia Hurricane. It shows the southeastern part of Apia Harbor after the storm's end. USS Nipsic is in the foreground and USS Vandalia is sunk at right, with USS Trenton wrecked alongside her. Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation. Donation of Miss Elsie S. Kimberly, January 1958. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 106KB; 740 x 530 pixels
Photo #: NH 42126 Hurricane at Apia, Samoa, 15-16 March 1889 "View of the bow of the Nipsic and beach before the American Consul" Artwork by Rear Admiral Lewis A. Kimberly, contained in his personal journal of the Apia Hurricane. It shows the southeastern beach of Apia Harbor soon after the storm, with the bow of USS Nipsic at left. The U.S. Consulate was in this part of the town. Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation. Donation of Miss Elsie S. Kimberly, January 1958. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 117KB; 740 x 555 pixels
Photo #: NH 42127 Hurricane at Apia, Samoa, 15-16 March 1889 "Nipsic beached, Apia, Samoa" Artwork by Rear Admiral Lewis A. Kimberly, contained in his personal journal of the Apia Hurricane, photographed against the text of one of the journal's pages. It shows the bow of USS Nipsic at left, where she was beached in the southwestern part of Apia Harbor. Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation. Donation of Miss Elsie S. Kimberly, January 1958. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 126KB; 615 x 765 pixels
Photo #: NH 42136 Hurricane at Apia, Samoa, 15-16 March 1889 "Views of the Trenton, Vandalia, Nipsic, & Olga looking from the shore" Artwork by Rear Admiral Lewis A. Kimberly, contained in his personal journal of the Apia Hurricane. It shows USS Trenton at left, with USS Vandalia sunk along side her. The stern of USS Nipsic is at right, and the German corvette Olga is beached in the distance. Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation. Donation of Miss Elsie S. Kimberly, January 1958. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 110KB; 740 x 550 pixels
Photo #: NH 42133 Hurricane at Apia, Samoa, 15-16 March 1889 "Wrecks of the Trenton & Vandalia, Apia Samoa" Artwork by Rear Admiral Lewis A. Kimberly, contained in his personal journal of the Apia Hurricane. It shows USS Vandalia sunk shortly after the storm, with USS Trenton wrecked alongside her. Salvage work has begun on Trenton. Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation. Donation of Miss Elsie S. Kimberly, January 1958. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 85KB; 740 x 535 pixels
Photo #: NH 42134 Hurricane at Apia, Samoa, 15-16 March 1889 "The wreck of the Trenton" Artwork by Rear Admiral Lewis A. Kimberly, contained in his personal journal of the Apia Hurricane. It shows USS Trenton shortly after the storm. Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation. Donation of Miss Elsie S. Kimberly, January 1958. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 110KB; 740 x 540 pixels
Photo #: NH 42135 Hurricane at Apia, Samoa, 15-16 March 1889 "View of the Trenton looking from seaward" Artwork by Rear Admiral Lewis A. Kimberly, contained in his personal journal of the Apia Hurricane. It shows USS Trenton after the storm, during operations to salvage her guns and equipment. Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation. Donation of Miss Elsie S. Kimberly, January 1958. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 97KB; 740 x 550 pixels

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