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NH 46149 Stranding of USS Milwaukee, 13 January 1917

Photo #: NH 46149 Stranding of USS Milwaukee, 13 January 1917
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Title: Stranding of USS Milwaukee, 13 January 1917
Description: USS Milwaukee (Cruiser # 21) stranded at Samoa Beach, near Eureka, California, on 13 January 1917, as crewmen are brought ashore by breeches buoy. The ship appears to be valving steam from her after two smokestacks. Note the size of the tree trunk in the foreground. Donation of Rear Admiral Ammen C. Farenholt, USN (Medical Corps), 1931. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 46149
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