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NH 86413 Honda Point Disaster, September 1923

Photo #: NH 86413 Honda Point Disaster, September 1923
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Title: Honda Point Disaster, September 1923
Description: Wrecked destroyers on Honda Point, California, soon after the night of 8 September 1923, when they went ashore in a heavy fog. In the foreground is USS Delphy (DD-261), which has broken in two, with her forward section capsized to port. USS Young (DD-312) is capsized to starboard, astern of Delphy. In the distance is USS Woodbury (DD-309), heeled to port with her bow near a small rock island, with USS Fuller (DD-297) faintly visible beyond her. Collection of Edward C. Knapp, Sr., courtesy of John E. Knapp, 1978. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 86413
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