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NH 46162 USS Milwaukee

Photo #: NH 46162 USS Milwaukee
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Title: USS Milwaukee
Description: (Cruiser # 21) Waves breaking over the wrecked cruiser's forecastle on 29 April 1919, more than two years after she went aground at Samoa Beach, near Eureka, California, on 13 January 1917. This view looks forward from the ship's bridge. Note marine growth on her wooden main deck, and foundation for her forward 6/50 gun (in the lower right center). The gun had been removed during salvage operations. Photographed by Emma B. Freeman, Eureka, California. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 46162
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