Keywords: Aerial view of USS Mindanao (ARG-3) after the explosion of USS Mount Hood (AE-11) at Seeadler Harbor on 10 November 1944.jpg Explosion of USS Mount Hood AE-11 in Seeadler Harbor Manus Admiralty Islands 10 November 1944 Small craft gathered around USS Mindanao ARG-3 during salvage and rescue efforts shortly after Mount Hood blew up about 350 yards away from Mindanao's port side Mindanao and seven motor minesweepers YMS moored to her starboard side were damaged by the blast as were the USS Alhena AKA-9 in the photo's top left center and USS Oberrender DE-344 in top right Note the extensive oil slick with tracks through it made by small craft Official U S Navy photo http //www history navy mil/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nhhc-series/nh-series/NH-95000/NH-95405 html NH 95405 from the U S Navy http //www history navy mil Naval History and Heritage Command 1944-11-10 U S Navy copied from the War Diary Manus Naval Base for November 1944 PD-USGov-Military-Navy original upload log page en wikipedia NH_95405 jpg 2007-03-15 21 52 Mdhennessey 635×649×8 92419 bytes ' 2007-03-15 21 43 Mdhennessey 635×675×8 141946 bytes Explosion of USS Mount Hood AE-11 in Seeadler Harbor Manus Admiralty Islands 10 November 1944 Small craft gathered around USS Mindanao ARG-3 during salvage and rescue efforts shortly after Mount Hood blew up about 350 yards away from USS Mount Hood AE-11 USS Mindanao ARG-3 USS Alhena AKA-9 USS Oberrender DE-344 Seeadler Harbor in World War II Pacific War in November 1944 |