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NH 86415 Honda Point Disaster, September 1923

Photo #: NH 86415 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. Barely visible at left is the stern of USS Chauncey (DD-296). USS Woodbury (DD-309) is in the center distance heeled with her bow near a small rock island. USS Fuller (DD-297) is visible beyond her. Note the salvage ship in the left distance. Collection of Edward C. Knapp, Sr., courtesy of John E. Knapp, 1978. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 86415
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