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Photo #: NH 97993
Samoan Hurricane of 15-16 March 1889
Scene in Apia Harbor, Upolu, Samoa, soon after the storm. USS
Nipsic is beached in the center. Beyond her, to the right,
are USS Vandalia (sunken) and USS Trenton.
Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation. Collection of Admiral
Richard H. Jackson, 1965.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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