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Photo #: NH 51440
USS LST-563 (1944-1945)
Broached on Clipperton Island, Pacific Ocean, circa 22 December
1944. LST-563 grounded on Clipperton Island on 21 December.
Stripped and abandoned following unsuccessful attempts to refloat
her, she was stricken from the Navy list on 23 February 1945.
Note her pattern camouflage.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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