
Caption | A column of smoke 500 feet wide rising from the burning fleet oiler USS Mississinewa after being struck by the first Japanese Kaiten deployed, Ulithi Atoll, 30 Nov 1944. Light carrier USS Langley is in the foreground. ww2dbase | ||||||||
Photographer | Unknown | ||||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy | ||||||||
Identification Code | 80-G-270753 | ||||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 20 Nov 1944 | ||||||||
Photos at Same Place | Ulithi, Caroline Islands | ||||||||
Added By | David Stubblebine | ||||||||
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WW2-Era Place Name | Ulithi, Caroline Islands |
Lat/Long | 9.9789, 139.6626 |
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