Torpedoed_USS_Kearny_(DD-432)_alongside_USS_Monssen_(DD-436)_at_Iceland,_19_October_1941_(80-G-28788).jpg


Summary

Photographer
Unknown author Unknown author
Description
English: The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Kearny (DD-432) in port at Reykjavik, Iceland, on 19 October 1941, two days after she had been torpedoed by the German submarine U-568. USS Monssen (DD-436) is alongside. Note the torpedo hole in Kearny 's midships starboard side.
Depicted place Hvalfjörður
Date 19 October 1941
date QS:P571,+1941-10-19T00:00:00Z/11
institution QS:P195,Q3250126
Accession number
80-G-28788
Source U.S. Navy photo 80-G-28788

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