Photo #: NH 97994
Samoan Hurricane of 15-16 March 1889
Scene in Apia Harbor, Upolu, Samoa, following the storm. USS
Trenton is in the center, with salvage operations underway.
Barely visible on her opposite side is the sunken USS Vandalia.
Surf is breaking on the reef, closer to the camera.
Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation. Collection of Admiral
Richard H. Jackson, 1965.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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