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

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 See all photos dated 12 Jan 1945
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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WW2-Era Place Name Cap St Jacques, French Indochina
Lat/Long 10.3885, 107.0556
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