Photo #: NH 96175
Explosion of USS Mount Hood (AE-11) in Seeadler Harbor,
Manus, Admiralty Islands, 10 November 1944
Four motor minesweepers (YMS) alongside the starboard side of
USS Mindanao (ARG-3) shortly after Mount Hood blew
up about 350 yards away from Mindanao's port side. These
wooden minesweepers were protected from most of the direct force
of the blast by Mindanao's hull, but received some damage.
USS YMS-340 is second from the left. Note that her open
bridge bulwarks have been blown down.
Also note differing types of retracting accoustic "hammer
box" mountings on the bows of these ships.
Copied from the War Diary, Manus Naval Base, for November 1944
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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