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Photo # NH 1897:  Memorial tablet dedicated to U.S. officers and men who lost their lives in the March 1889 Apia hurricane

Online Library of Selected Images:
-- EVENTS -- The 1880s -- 1889

Hurricane at Apia, Samoa, 15-16 March 1889 --
Memorials, Relics and Miscellaneous Views


This page features miscellaneous views related to the March 1889 hurricane at Apia, Samoa.

For more images related to the March 1889 Apia hurricane, see:

  • Hurricane at Apia, Samoa, 15-16 March 1889.


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    Photo #: NH 1897

    Samoan Hurricane of 15-16 March 1889


    Memorial tablet in the Chapel at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, dedicated to the memory of officers and men of USS Trenton, USS Vandalia and USS Nipsic who lost their lives in the storm.
    Photographed circa the early 1900s or earlier.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 138KB; 555 x 765 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 42110

    Hurricane at Apia, Samoa, 15-16 March 1889


    "Rear Admiral Lewis Ashfield Kimberly U.S.N. painted these pictures of the hurricane at Samoa after his retirement while he lived at 72 Perkins St. West Newton, Massachusetts. I can recall his saying that it was the swift and tremendously strong under tow that was a great factor in keeping the U.S.S. Trenton from pounding down on the sharp reefs as each wave threw her upon them. He also spoke of the spontaneous cheer of the men on the Trenton, as the Calliope drew past and went out to sea."
    Comments by Miss Elsie S. Kimberly, daughter of Rear Admiral Lewis A. Kimberly, concerning the sketches of the Apia hurricane that are contained in his personal journal.

    Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation. Donation of Miss Elsie S. Kimberly, January 1958.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 70KB; 740 x 550 pixels

     

    For complete coverage of Rear Admiral Kimberly's pictures of the March 1889 Samoan hurricane, see:

  • ARTISTS -- Lewis A. Kimberly.

    Photo #: NH 44710

    USS Nipsic
    (1879-1913)

    The ship's propeller on display at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, circa the 1890s.
    This four-bladed propeller was badly bent when Nipsic went ashore during the 15-16 March 1889 hurricane at Apia, Samoa.

    Collection of Rear Admiral Ammen Farenholt, USN(MC).

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 120KB; 740 x 565 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 70598

    USS Nipsic
    (1879-1913)

    The ship's badly bent propeller on display at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, some time prior to 1915.
    This propeller was damaged during the 15-16 March 1889 hurricane at Apia, Samoa.

    Courtesy of the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, 1970.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 117KB; 740 x 565 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 90157

    Wreck of the German gunboat Adler


    At Apia, Upolu, Samoa, probably in about 1938.
    She shows the effects of some five decades of deterioration since she went ashore during the great hurricane of 15-16 March 1889.

    Courtesy of Mrs. Joseph C. Van Cleve, 1979.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 45KB; 740 x 470 pixels

     

    For more images related to the March 1889 Apia hurricane, see:

  • Hurricane at Apia, Samoa, 15-16 March 1889.


    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the Online Library's digital images, see: How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions.


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    New image added 7 April 2002