Damaged USS Witter (DE-636) anchored off Okinawa, in May 1945.jpg

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Description	English: The damaged U.S. Navy destroyer escort USS Witter (DE-636) anchored off Okinawa, Japan, in May 1945. Witter had been hit by a "Kamikaze" on 6 April 1945. Six crewmembers were killed. She arrived at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Pennsylvania (USA) on 16 August 1945. It was planned to convert her to a high-speed transport (APD-58). due to the end of the Second World War, the conversion stopped on 22 August. Witter was then sold for scrap in December 1946.
Date	May 1945
Source	U.S. Navy Philadelphia Naval Shipyard photo 1621-45 from Navsource.org
Author	U.S. Navy

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