Keywords: USS Milwaukee (C-21) stranded.jpg USS Milwaukee C-21 stranded on the beach in 1917 after trying to free the beached USS H-3 USS Milwaukee Cruiser 21 stranded at Samoa Beach near Eureka California She had gone aground on 13 January 1917 while attempting to salvage the grounded submarine H-3 This photograph was taken soon after her crew had been brought ashore Note that her flag is still flying from her mainmast Original caption Photo NH 60652 USS Milwaukee stranded at Samoa Beach January 1917 removed caption http //www history navy mil/photos/images/h63000/h63592c htm http //www history navy mil/photos/images/h63000/h63592 jpg 1917-01 U S Naval Historical Center photo PD-USGov-Military-Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy original upload log wikitable date/time username resolution size edit summary ---- 2007-04-03T04 28 11Z User Anynobody 740×565 108 96Kb <nowiki>USS Milwaukee C-21 stranded on the beach in 1917 after trying to free the beached USS S-33 Cruisers of the United States</nowiki> USS Milwaukee C-21 Black and white photographs Samoa California |