Photo #: NH 46220
USS Memphis (Armored Cruiser # 10)
Wrecked at Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, where she was thrown
ashore by tidal waves on the afternoon of 29 August 1916.
This view probably was taken during the late afternoon or early
evening, as Memphis was being abandoned. Note water streaming
from the ship's superstructure, and the U.S. Ensign flying from
her stern.
Photographed by the local U.S. Consul, Carl M.J. von Zeilinski.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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