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Photo # NH 59921:  Wreck of USS Memphis on 30 August 1916, the day after she was driven ashore

Online Library of Selected Images:
-- EVENTS -- The 1910s -- 1916

Loss of USS Memphis, 29 August 1916 --
Views taken the day after the Incident


This page features all the views we have of USS Memphis' wreck on 30 August 1916, the day after she was driven ashore by a tsunami at Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

For other views related to the loss of USS Memphis, see:

  • Loss of USS Memphis, 29 August 1916.


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

    Click on the small photograph to prompt a larger view of the same image.

    Photo #: NH 59921

    USS Memphis
    (Armored Cruiser # 10)

    Wrecked at Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, where she was thrown ashore by tidal waves on the afternoon of 29 August 1916.
    This view probably was taken early on 30 August, as the ship appears to be abandoned. Note the anchor chain running seaward from her starboard bow.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 79KB; 740 x 575 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 46219

    USS Memphis
    (Armored Cruiser # 10)

    Wrecked at Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, where she was thrown ashore by tidal waves on the afternoon of 29 August 1916.
    This view probably was taken early on 30 August, as the ship appears to be abandoned.
    Photographed by the local U.S. Consul, Carl M.J. von Zeilinski.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 77KB; 740 x 565 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 46229

    USS Memphis
    (Armored Cruiser # 10)

    Wrecked at Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, where she was thrown ashore by tidal waves on the afternoon of 29 August 1916.
    This view probably was taken early on 30 August, as the ship appears to be abandoned. Note the lines running between the ship's superstructure and the shore.
    Photographed by the local U.S. Consul, Carl M.J. von Zeilinski.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 87KB; 740 x 595 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 46222

    USS Memphis
    (Armored Cruiser # 10)

    Wrecked at Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, where she was thrown ashore by tidal waves on the afternoon of 29 August 1916.
    This view probably was taken early on 30 August, as the ship appears to be abandoned.
    Photographed by the local U.S. Consul, Carl M.J. von Zeilinski.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 70KB; 740 x 570 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 46227

    USS Memphis
    (Armored Cruiser # 10)

    Wrecked at Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, where she was thrown ashore by tidal waves on the afternoon of 29 August 1916.
    This view probably was taken early on 30 August, as the ship appears to be abandoned. Note the U.S. Ensign hanging from the ship's stern where the flagstaff had broken away. The top of her rudder and propeller is also visible.
    Photographed by the local U.S. Consul, Carl M.J. von Zeilinski.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 97KB; 740 x 580 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 46223

    USS Memphis
    (Armored Cruiser # 10)

    Wrecked at Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, where she was thrown ashore by tidal waves on the afternoon of 29 August 1916.
    This view probably was taken early on 30 August, as the ship appears to be abandoned. Note the U.S. Ensign hanging from the ship's stern where the flagstaff had broken away, and the embarkation ladder hanging from the port side deck edge by the after gun turret.
    Photographed by the local U.S. Consul, Carl M.J. von Zeilinski.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 72KB; 740 x 575 pixels

     

    For other views related to the loss of USS Memphis, see:

  • Loss of USS Memphis, 29 August 1916.


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


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