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NH 97984 Honda Point Disaster, September 1923

Photo #: NH 97984 Honda Point Disaster, September 1923
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Title: Honda Point Disaster, September 1923
Description: Wreck of USS S.P. Lee (DD-310) stranded near shore at Honda Point, with the wreck of USS Nicholas (DD-311) in the left background. Photographed some time after 8 September 1923, when both ships went aground with five other destroyers during a foggy night. By the time this photo was taken Nicholas' bow had broken away from the rest of her hull. Donation of Captain Edward L. Beach, USN (Retired), 1988. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 97984
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