Photo #: NH 42113
Hurricane at Apia, Samoa, 15-16 March 1889
"Plan of the harbor of Apia, with positions of the ships
before, and after the hurricane."
Chart drawn by Rear Admiral Lewis A. Kimberly, contained in his
personal journal of the Apia Hurricane.
The chart gives locations for the U.S. Navy ships Trenton,
Vandalia and Nipsic; German Navy ships Olga,
Adler and Eber; and the British Navy ship Calliope.
Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation. Donation of Miss
Elsie S. Kimberly, January 1958.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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