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NH 42113 Hurricane at Apia, Samoa, 15-16 March 1889

Photo #: NH 42113 Hurricane at Apia, Samoa, 15-16 March 1889
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Title: Hurricane at Apia, Samoa, 15-16 March 1889
Description: Plan of the harbor of Apia, with positions of the ships before, and after the hurricane. Chart drawn by Rear Admiral Lewis A. Kimberly, contained in his personal journal of the Apia Hurricane. The chart gives locations for the U.S. Navy ships Trenton, Vandalia and Nipsic; German Navy ships Olga, Adler and Eber; and the British Navy ship Calliope. Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation. Donation of Miss Elsie S. Kimberly, January 1958. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 42113
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