File:USS Howorth (DD-592) being sunk as a target off San Clemente Island on 8 March 1962 (USN 1059933).jpg
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PH2 Warrick, U.S. Navy |
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English: The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Howorth (DD-592) being sunk by submarine torpedoes off San Clemente Island, California (USA), on 8 March 1962. The small landing craft astern was designed to move the ship to present the submarine with a moving target. This view shows the second torpedo exploding amidships. Note the forestack cap blown into the air by the explosion. The torpedos were fired by Submarine Flotilla 1 (COMSUBFLOT 1). |
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| Depicted place | off San Clemente Island, California (USA) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | 8 March 1962 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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USN 1059933 |
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| Source | U.S. Navy photo USN 1059933 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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