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Photo # NH 90157:  Wreck of the German gunboat Adler at Apia, Samoa, probably in about 1938

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-- SHIPS of the GERMAN NAVY --

SMS Adler (Gunboat, 1885-1889) --
In the Apia Hurricane of March 1889 (additional views)


This page features additional views related to the German gunboat Adler in the March 1889 hurricane at Apia, Samoa.

For more views related to SMS Adler, see:

  • SMS Adler (Gunboat, 1885-1889).


    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."

    Click on the small photograph to prompt a larger view of the same image.

    Photo #: NH 2148

    Samoan Hurricane of 15-16 March 1889


    Wrecked ships in Apia Harbor, Upolu, Samoa soon after the storm. The view looks northwestward, with the shattered bow of the German gunboat Eber on the beach in the foreground. The stern of USS Trenton is at right, with the sunken USS Vandalia alongside. The German gunboat Adler is on her side in the center distance.
    Trenton's starboard quarter gallery has been largely ripped away.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 81KB; 740 x 585 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 2149

    Samoan Hurricane of 15-16 March 1889


    Scene in Apia Harbor, Upolu, Samoa, during salvage efforts, circa late March or early April. The view looks about northwestward. In the foreground are improvised shear legs and purchase for handling guns, carriages and other heavy weights removed from the wrecks. This arrangement was used both in landing materials and later in embarking it on USS Monongahela for transit home.
    The bow of the German gunboat Eber is at left, by the shear legs. USS Trenton is in the center, with the sunken USS Vandalia alongside. Vandalia's smokestack has been removed to replace that of USS Nipsic, which is probably the ship in the right distance. In the left distance is the German gunboat Adler, on her side in shallow water.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 118KB; 740 x 635 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 97925

    Samoan Hurricane of 15-16 March 1889


    Scene in Apia Harbor, Upolu, Samoa, circa late March or early April 1889, during salvage efforts. View looks westerly, with USS Nipsic undergoing repairs in the center. The upturned hull of German gunboat Adler is in shallow water beyond Nipsic.

    Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation. Collection of Rear Admiral Richard G. Davenport, USN, who was an officer of USS Nipsic during this time.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 60KB; 740 x 505 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 42140

    Hurricane at Apia, Samoa, 15-16 March 1889


    "The bow of the Eber washed ashore"
    Artwork by Rear Admiral Lewis A. Kimberly, contained in his personal journal of the Apia Hurricane. It shows the bow of the sunken German gunboat Eber as it lay on the beach following the storm. The German gunboat Adler is on her side in the distance.

    Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation. Donation of Miss Elsie S. Kimberly, January 1958.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 91KB; 740 x 570 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 42124

    Hurricane at Apia, Samoa, 15-16 March 1889


    "Western part of the Harbor. Mulinuu point in the distance"
    Artwork by Rear Admiral Lewis A. Kimberly, contained in his personal journal of the Apia Hurricane. It shows the southern end of Apia Harbor after the storm, with sheers for salvaging guns from USS Trenton and USS Vandalia in the foreground and the German gunboat Adler on her side in the right center background.

    Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation. Donation of Miss Elsie S. Kimberly, January 1958.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 110KB; 740 x 610 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 42137

    Hurricane at Apia, Samoa, 15-16 March 1889


    "Sheers for hoisting the guns of the Trenton. The bow of the Eber & wreck of the Adler"
    Artwork by Rear Admiral Lewis A. Kimberly, contained in his personal journal of the Apia Hurricane. It shows one of USS Trenton's heavy guns after it was hauled ashore using the sheer arrangement in the foreground. The shattered bow of the German gunboat Eber is on the beach by the sheer leg, and the German gunboat Adler is on her side in the right distance.

    Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation. Donation of Miss Elsie S. Kimberly, January 1958.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 114KB; 740 x 550 pixels

     
    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.

    Online Image: 253KB; 1200 x 875 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 42141

    Hurricane at Apia, Samoa, 15-16 March 1889


    "Sketch of Apia Harbor showing Position of Wrecked Vessels after the Gale, Etc."
    Sketch map by Rear Admiral Lewis A. Kimberly, contained in his personal journal of the Apia Hurricane.

    Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation. Donation of Miss Elsie S. Kimberly, January 1958.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 71KB; 740 x 510 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 90157

    Wreck of the German gunboat Adler


    At Apia, Upolu, Samoa, probably in about 1938.
    She shows the effects of some five decades of deterioration since she went ashore during the great hurricane of 15-16 March 1889.

    Courtesy of Mrs. Joseph C. Van Cleve, 1979.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 45KB; 740 x 470 pixels

     

    For more views related to SMS Adler, see:

  • SMS Adler (Gunboat, 1885-1889).


    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."


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