Print, Photograph

Photograph

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Lewis County Historical Museum

U.S.S. Chehalis, AOG48, October 7th 1949: Copyright: no; Origformat: Print-Photographic
U.S.S. Chehalis, AOG48, October 7th 1949

Copyright: no; Origformat: Print-Photographic

Name/Title

Print, Photograph

Entry/Object ID

P12659

Description

U.S.S. Chehalis, AOG48, at Tutuila, American Samoa. One of her gasoline tanks exploded, killing 6 of her crew. The tanker burst into flames, capsized and sank on October 7, 1949. (Excerpt from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Volume II, 1963 on back of photo)

Collection

Ships

Made/Created

Date made

Oct 7, 1949

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

USS Chehalis, Fires, Ships

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Apr 19, 2016

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

April 19, 2016

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

September 11, 2024