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Online Library of Selected Images -- Picture Data
Photo #: NH 99955
USS Memphis (Armored Cruiser # 10)
Wrecked at Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, where she was driven
ashore by tidal waves on 29 August 1916. This photograph was
taken shortly afterwards, as the ship's guns, equipment and supplies
were being removed.
Collection of Lieutenant Commander Abraham DeSomer, USN.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
Online Image: 61KB; 740 x 465 pixels
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