DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY -- NAVAL HISTORICAL CENTER
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Online Library of Selected Images -- Picture Data
Photo #: NH 99903
USS Californian (1918-1918)
One of the ship's lifeboats comes alongside USS Corsair
(SP-159), as Californian was being abandoned in the Bay
of Biscay on 22 June 1918. She sank after hitting a mine.
The original print bears the hand-written note: "S.S. Californian
last boat."
Collection of Paul F. Wangerin, 1975.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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