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Photo #: SC 185701 (cropped)

USS LST-39

Afire in Pearl Harbor after the 21 May 1944 explosion that destroyed several LSTs in the West Loch. Men are visible on her bow ramp, probably removing cargo. Other vessels are alongside and nearby, engaged in firefighting.
This image is cropped Photo # SC-185701.
Photograph is dated 22 May 1944, the day after the explosion.

Photograph from the Army Signal Corps Collection in the U.S. National Archives.

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Image posted 1 June 2006