DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY -- NAVAL HISTORICAL CENTER
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Online Library of Selected Images -- Picture Data
Photo #: NH 2151
Samoan Hurricane of 15-16 March 1889
Scene in Apia Harbor, Upolu, Samoa, soon after the storm. The
view looks about southwestward, with USS Nipsic beached
in the foreground. Beyond her stern is USS Trenton (in
the right center) and the sunken USS Vandalia (in the
center, alongside Trenton).
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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