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NH 46157 Stranding of USS Milwaukee, 13 January 1917

Photo #: NH 46157 Stranding of USS Milwaukee, 13 January 1917
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Title: Stranding of USS Milwaukee, 13 January 1917
Description: Rescue operations in progress just after USS Milwaukee (Cruiser # 21) went aground at Samoa Beach, near Eureka, California, on 13 January 1917. Note the boat between ship and shore, and the large number of men on the wrecked cruiser's decks. Photographed by Emma B. Freeman, Eureka, Calif. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 46157
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