Skip to main content

Naval History and Heritage Command

NH 95406 Explosion of USS Mount Hood (AE-11) in Seeadler Harbor, Manus, Admiralty Islands, 10 November 1944

Photo #: NH 95406 Explosion of USS Mount Hood (AE-11) in Seeadler Harbor, Manus, Admiralty Islands, 10 November 1944
Download Image:
Low (PNG, 319x319px, 68KB)
Med (JPEG, 1280x1280px, 195KB)
High (TIFF, 6028x4978px, 29MB)
Title: Explosion of USS Mount Hood (AE-11) in Seeadler Harbor, Manus, Admiralty Islands, 10 November 1944
Description: Damage to Quonset huts atop the barge YF-681 from concussion from the explosion that destroyed USS Mount Hood. The barge is alongside USS Argonne (AG-31), which was also damaged by the blast. Copied from the War Diary, Manus Naval Base, for November 1944 U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 95406
Related Content
Topic
Document Type
  • Photograph
Wars & Conflicts
Navy Communities
File Formats
  • Image (gif, jpg, tiff)
Location of Archival Materials
Author Name
Place of Event
Recipient Name