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NH 2149 Samoan Hurricane of 15-16 March 1889

Photo #: NH 2149  Samoan Hurricane of 15-16 March 1889
Title: Samoan Hurricane of 15-16 March 1889
Description: Scene in Apia Harbor, Upolu, Samoa, during salvage efforts, circa late March or early April. The view looks about northwestward. In the foreground are improvised shear legs and purchase for handling guns, carriages and other heavy weights removed from the wrecks. This arrangement was used both in landing materials and later in embarking it on USS Monongahela for transit home. The bow of the German gunboat Eber is at left, by the shear legs. USS Trenton is in the center, with the sunken USS Vandalia alongside. Vandalia's smokestack has been removed to replace that of USS Nipsic, which is probably the ship in the right distance. In the left distance is the German gunboat Adler, on her side in shallow water. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 2149
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