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H.M. Ship SURINAM struck by lightning Lightning "struck the mainmast and split it in pieces" Two men were killed and four injured. The ship was in grave danger of drifting onto a lee shore In: "The Thunder-Storm", Charles Thomlinson, F.R.S., 1877, p. 174

Image ID: wea00400, NOAA's National Weather Service (NWS) Collection
Location: Off the coast of France
Photo Date: 1906 December 11


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