Photo #: NH 101695
USS YF-747
Beached in Buckner Bay, Okinawa, after Typhoon Louise ravaged
that port in October 1945.
Photographed circa late October 1945. Standing in front of the
wreck are two U.S. Army Air Force officers, Captain Don Ambrose
(left) and Captain (Dr.) Herbert F. Gabriel (right). YF-747
was refloated on 22 October 1945 but was taken out of service
in May 1946 and sold in May 1947.
Courtesy of Dr. Herbert F. Gabriel, DDS, 1987.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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