laststandonzombieisland

Gunboat Adler overturned on the reef, on the western side of Apia Harbor, Upolu, Samoa, soon after the storm. Note her battered hull, well for hoisting propeller, rescue buoy mounted on her stern, and decorative windows painted on her quarters. NHHC Photograph Collection, NH 42286

Return to Warship Wednesday March 23, 2016: A stormy tale of colonial standoff gone wrong