Merchant ship Nagisan Maru burning
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Title
Merchant ship Nagisan Maru burning
Subject
Merchant ship Nagisan Maru burning
Description
The Japanese merchant ship Nagisan Maru burns in the Palau Islands. The ship was sunk during the U.S. Navy's "Operation Desecrate One" by three Grumman TBM-1C Avengers of Torpedo Squadron 31 (VT-31) from the light aircraft carrier USS Cabot (CVL-28). The second smoke column is from one of the Avengers which was shot down during the attack. The crew, LTJG Jarrel Scott Jenkins, Aviation Radioman Louis James Sumers and Aviation Machinist’s Mate 1st Class Thomas B. Conle, was killed.
Creator
United States Navy
Source
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Desecrate_One#/media/File:Japanese_merchant_ship_Nagisan_Maru_burning_in_the_Palaus_on_30_March_1944.jpg
Publisher
U.S. Navy All Hands magazine April 1990
Date
30 March 1944
Contributor
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Rights
Public Domain
Relation
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Format
.jpg
Language
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Type
Image
Identifier
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Coverage
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Files
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Citation
United States Navy, “Merchant ship Nagisan Maru burning,” Unrestricted: The Campaign to Sink the Japanese Merchant Fleet During World War II, accessed May 18, 2024, https://unrestricted.omeka.net/items/show/23.