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NH 76149 Gushikawa, Chimu Wan, Okinawa

Gushikawa, Chimu Wan, Okinawa
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Title: Gushikawa, Chimu Wan, Okinawa
Caption: Scene on a Gushikawa beach, shortly after a large ammunition explosion wrecked USS LCT-560 and damaged several other ships, on January 2, 1946. Ships landing on beach are (from left to right): LST-355, LST 783, LCT 141, LCT-560 (destroyed), LCT-891, and LCT-785. Offshore is USS LST-920, which had been beached between the other two LSTs at the time of the explosion.
Description: Courtesy of Lieutenant Commander Frank L. Howard (Ret.)
Catalog #: NH 76149
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
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After this Year: 1939
Before this Year: 1945
Original Medium: BW Photo
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