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Online Library of Selected Images -- Picture Data

Photo #: NH 495

Charnasilla
(English Barque)

The shattered hull of the Charnasilla on the beach at Arica, Chile, following the 13 August 1868 tidal wave that washed her and other vessels ashore.
Ship partially visible at right is the Peruvian warship America.

This photograph was received from Captain Dudley W. Knox in January 1934.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

Online Image: 71KB; 740 x 495 pixels

 

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12 June 2001