Photo #: NH 97997
Samoan Hurricane of 15-16 March 1889
Guns and carriages from USS Trenton and USS Vandalia,
at Apia, Upolu, Samoa, after they were salvaged from the sunken
ships.
These appear to be Dahlgren type guns, with iron carriages. They
were later transported to the Mare Island Navy Yard by USS Monongahela.
Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation. Collection of Admiral
Richard H. Jackson, 1965.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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