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Photo #: NH 49908 USS Memphis (Armored Cruiser # 10) View of the ship's wreck at Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, circa mid-1917. She had been cast ashore by a tidal wave on 29 August 1916, and by this time had been largely stripped of topside gear, guns and other supplies and equipment. Note walkway on cables leading from shore to the ship's boat deck. Collection of John G. Krieger, 1967. He was serving in USS Eagle when the photograph was taken. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 66KB; 425 x 765 pixels

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Image posted 7 January 2005