Commissioned February 15 1944. Fate Exploded at her berth in Earle N.J. while unloading ammunition on April 30 1946. 165 members of her crew and dock workers were killed in the explosion and 65 injured. Her hulk was towed 100 miles out to sea and scuttled in 700 fathoms of water on June 9 1946. Photographed from a 300-foot altitude by Naval Air Station New York aircraft.
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