Photo #: NH 101278-KN (color)
USS PT-505
Under tow, after she struck a mine off St. Marcouf Island in
the English Channel on 7 June 1944. She had settled heavily by
the stern, as indicated by the dirty water line on her hull.
Note the inscription "Portland or Bust" on her side.
PT-505 was towed back to Portland, England, on 11 June
1944.
Collection of Captain Mark Armistead, USNR (Deceased), 1985.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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