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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