
Caption | USS Essex strike photo of a Japanese freighter just after being struck by a torpedo in the port bow off Cap St Jacques, French Indochina (Vietnam), 12 Jan 1945. This ship would take two more torpedoes before sinking ww2dbase | |||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy | |||||||
Identification Code | NH 95787 | |||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 12 Jan 1945 | |||||||
Photos at Same Place | Cap St Jacques, French Indochina | |||||||
Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||||
Added Date | 23 Jun 2014 | |||||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government". |
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