Photo #: NH 97925
Samoan Hurricane of 15-16 March 1889
Scene in Apia Harbor, Upolu, Samoa, circa late March or early
April 1889, during salvage efforts. View looks westerly, with
USS Nipsic undergoing repairs in the center. The upturned
hull of German gunboat Adler is in shallow water beyond
Nipsic.
Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation. Collection of Rear
Admiral Richard G. Davenport, USN, who was an officer of USS
Nipsic during this time.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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Photo #: NH 63405
USS Nipsic (1879-1913)
Jury rudder being made for use in the ship's voyage to Hawaii
to receive repairs for damage received during the 15-16 March
1889 hurricane.
Probably taken at Apia, Upolu, Samoa, circa April-May 1889.
The men present are (from left to right) the blacksmith's helper,
blacksmith and carpenter's mate who built the rudder as designed
and supervised by Rear Admiral Lewis A. Kimberly, USN.
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 63081
USS Nipsic (1879-1913)
View of the ship's starboard quarter, showing the jury rudder
fitted after she had lost her rudder post and rudder in the 15-16
March 1889 hurricane at Apia, Samoa.
This view shows the rudder topped after backing.
Probably taken at Honolulu, Hawaii, after Nipsic had arrived
from Samoa, circa August 1889.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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Photo #: NH 44707
USS Nipsic (1879-1913)
View of the ship's starboard quarter, showing the jury rudder
fitted after she had lost her rudder post and rudder in the 15-16
March 1889 hurricane at Apia, Samoa.
This view shows the rudder lowered for use.
Probably taken at Honolulu, Hawaii, after Nipsic had arrived
from Samoa, circa August 1889.
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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Photo #: NH 63404
USS Nipsic (1879-1913)
Arriving at Honolulu, Hawaii, with a jury rudder, circa August
1889. She had come up from Samoa for repair of damage received
during the 15-16 March 1889 Apia hurricane.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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