Motor Minesweeper After Hitting A Mine; Bombardment Of Okinawa, 1945

About this film

Naval Photographic Center film # 11308. National Archives description "This film shows several minesweepers in the water and also shows the USS Skylark (ASR-20) as it listed after it hit a mine. Several ships, including the USS Fletcher (DD-445), USS New York (BB-34), and other landing craft loaded with personnel and equipment, are shown as they approached the beach." National Archives Identifier: 2509628 As always, any error or typo is mine and if you enjoy my uploads or if you intend to make $ or otherwise profit from these files, please consider making a donation to a veteran's charity of your choice and/or Archive.org itself. Thanks. :)

Directors & creators

United States. Navy

Subjects

USS Skylark (ASR-20), USS Skylark, World War, 1939-1945, USS Fletcher (DD-445), World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval Operations, American, USS Fletcher, United States. Navy, World War II, USS New York (BB-34), World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Japan -- Okinawa Island, USS New York, WWII In Color

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