Oil tanker SS Emidio grounded on Steamboat Rock, Crescent City, California, United States, 1942. Emidio was shelled and torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-17 off Cape Mendocino on 20 Dec 1941 and drifted to this position.

Caption     Oil tanker SS Emidio grounded on Steamboat Rock, Crescent City, California, United States, 1942. Emidio was shelled and torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-17 off Cape Mendocino on 20 Dec 1941 and drifted to this position. ww2dbase
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy
Identification Code   NH 89908
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Photos at Same Place Crescent City, California, United States
Added By David Stubblebine
Added Date 15 Jan 2023

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