Photo #: NH 2148
Samoan Hurricane of 15-16 March 1889
Wrecked ships in Apia Harbor, Upolu, Samoa soon after the storm.
The view looks northwestward, with the shattered bow of the German
gunboat Eber on the beach in the foreground. The stern
of USS Trenton is at right, with the sunken USS Vandalia
alongside. The German gunboat Adler is on her side in
the center distance.
Trenton's starboard quarter gallery has been largely ripped
away.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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