The explosion of the SS Paul Hamilton in the Mediterranean Sea on 20 April 1944
Official U.S. Coast Guard photograph, Gift of Stacy Hutchinson, from the Collections of the National WWII Museum
Description:
The explosion of the SS Paul Hamilton, after a German torpedo ignited her cargo of explosives. Note the splashes from the debris in the water. "2191-36." "U.S. Coast Guard Official Picture, 3rd Naval District." Mediterranean Sea (near Algiers), 20 April 1944.
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Date:
04/20/1944
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Collection of U.S. Official Coast Guard images.
Geography:
Mediterranean Sea
Latitude:
31.500
Longitude:
30.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Night photographs--Mediterranean Sea
Explosions--Mediterranean Sea
Ships--American--Mediterranean Sea