Photo #: NH 42120
Hurricane at Apia, Samoa, 15-16 March 1889
"Trenton dragging along the reefs"
Artwork by Rear Admiral Lewis A. Kimberly, contained in his personal
journal of the Apia Hurricane. It shows USS Trenton during
the height of the storm, with her anchors dragging as she is
pushed deeper into Apia Harbor. Note that she is shown with steam
up. Water entering through her low hause pipes (visible at her
bow) ultimately put out her fires, greatly reducing her ability
to survive the wind and waves.
Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation. Donation of Miss
Elsie S. Kimberly, January 1958.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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Photo #: NH 42121
Hurricane at Apia, Samoa, 15-16 March 1889
"Trenton dragging along the reefs with 90 feet on her riding
cable. Three others carried away."
Artwork by Rear Admiral Lewis A. Kimberly, contained in his personal
journal of the Apia Hurricane. It shows USS Trenton being
driven toward the southern end of Apia Harbor by the force of
wind and waves.
Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation. Donation of Miss
Elsie S. Kimberly, January 1958.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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Photo #: NH 42122
Hurricane at Apia, Samoa, 15-16 March 1889
"Appearance of the beach after the hurricane."
Artwork by Rear Admiral Lewis A. Kimberly, contained in his personal
journal of the Apia Hurricane. It shows the southern end of Apia
Harbor soon after the storm's end.
Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation. Donation of Miss
Elsie S. Kimberly, January 1958.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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Photo #: NH 42123
Hurricane at Apia, Samoa, 15-16 March 1889
"The beach after the hurricane at Apia."
Artwork by Rear Admiral Lewis A. Kimberly, contained in his personal
journal of the Apia Hurricane. It shows the southern end of Apia
Harbor soon after the storm's end, with the sunken USS Vandalia
at the far right.
Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation. Donation of Miss
Elsie S. Kimberly, January 1958.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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Photo #: NH 42124
Hurricane at Apia, Samoa, 15-16 March 1889
"Western part of the Harbor. Mulinuu point in the distance"
Artwork by Rear Admiral Lewis A. Kimberly, contained in his personal
journal of the Apia Hurricane. It shows the southern end of Apia
Harbor after the storm, with sheers for salvaging guns from USS
Trenton and USS Vandalia in the foreground and
the German gunboat Adler on her side in the right center
background.
Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation. Donation of Miss
Elsie S. Kimberly, January 1958.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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Photo #: NH 42125
Hurricane at Apia, Samoa, 15-16 March 1889
"The Nipsic beached, wrecks of Trenton & Vandalia astern."
Artwork by Rear Admiral Lewis A. Kimberly, contained in his personal
journal of the Apia Hurricane. It shows the southeastern part
of Apia Harbor after the storm's end. USS Nipsic is in
the foreground and USS Vandalia is sunk at right, with
USS Trenton wrecked alongside her.
Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation. Donation of Miss
Elsie S. Kimberly, January 1958.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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Photo #: NH 42126
Hurricane at Apia, Samoa, 15-16 March 1889
"View of the bow of the Nipsic and beach before the American
Consul"
Artwork by Rear Admiral Lewis A. Kimberly, contained in his personal
journal of the Apia Hurricane. It shows the southeastern beach
of Apia Harbor soon after the storm, with the bow of USS Nipsic
at left. The U.S. Consulate was in this part of the town.
Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation. Donation of Miss
Elsie S. Kimberly, January 1958.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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Photo #: NH 42127
Hurricane at Apia, Samoa, 15-16 March 1889
"Nipsic beached, Apia, Samoa"
Artwork by Rear Admiral Lewis A. Kimberly, contained in his personal
journal of the Apia Hurricane, photographed against the text
of one of the journal's pages. It shows the bow of USS Nipsic
at left, where she was beached in the southwestern part of Apia
Harbor.
Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation. Donation of Miss
Elsie S. Kimberly, January 1958.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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Photo #: NH 42128
Hurricane at Apia, Samoa, 15-16 March 1889
"Jury Rudder for the Nipsic. 22 feet-long, with Bollards
filled with grape shot for weights. Made at Apia, it worked satisfactorily
on a voyage of over 3000 miles from Pango-Pango -- to Fanning
Island and Honolulu -- called by the sailors The 'Admiral's Fiddle'"
Artwork by Rear Admiral Lewis A. Kimberly, contained in his personal
journal of the Apia Hurricane, photographed against the text
of one of the journal's pages. It shows the jury rudder made
for USS Nipsic.
Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation. Donation of Miss
Elsie S. Kimberly, January 1958.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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Photo #: NH 42129
Hurricane at Apia, Samoa, 15-16 March 1889
"The Nipsic after being hauled off the beach with jury rudder"
Artwork by Rear Admiral Lewis A. Kimberly, contained in his personal
journal of the Apia Hurricane. It shows USS Nipsic as
she was fitted during the long voyage from Apia to Honolulu,
in May-August 1889.
Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation. Donation of Miss
Elsie S. Kimberly, January 1958.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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