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Description The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Worden (DD-352) being abandoned, after going aground in Constantine Harbor during the occupation of Amchitka, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, on 12 January 1943. Note men in the water near the landing craft in the foreground, and steam pouring from Worden's stacks and midships area. Fourteen of her crewmen were lost in the icy waters in this incident.
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Source Official U.S. Navy photo 80-G-75586 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Author U.S. Navy

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