Stern of the USS Abner Read after striking a mine
On Aug. 18, 1943, the destroyer USS Abner Read was on anti-submarine patrol near Kiska Island, in Alaska’s Aleutian chain. The Japanese had just recently evacuated the island but had left behind a minefield. At 1:50 a.m., the destroyer struck a mine, which tore off its stern, sending at least 70 sailors to their deaths. 46 more were wounded.
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