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NH 43759 USS Wateree

Photo #: NH 43759 USS Wateree
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Title: USS Wateree
Description: (1864-1868) Stranded at Arica, Chile, after she was washed ashore by the 13 August 1868 tidal wave. The Peruvian corvette America is partially visible in the distance. Courtesy of Mrs. A.B. Hendrickson, from the collection of her father, the late Rear Admiral Luther G. Billings. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 43759
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