Sinking of the Calista

Name/Title

Sinking of the "Calista"

Entry/Object ID

2024.RSC.622

Description

Photograph of the bow of the "Calista" (with the rest of the ship submerged) just before sinking fully under the water. The Calista sank on 27 July 1922 after it was struck by the Japanese freighter ship "Hawaii Maru" (the large black ship to the left of the Calista) off West Point near Seattle.

Photograph Details

Subject

The Calista

Subject Place

City

Seattle, Washington

State/Province

Washington

Region

Cascades and Plateau

Continent

North America

Country

United States of America

Collection

Roger Sherman Collection