[Photo] LST-480 burning in West Loch, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 23 May 1944 two days after the West Loch explosion that sank six LSTs. The chain-reaction explosion started on LST-39 whose wreckage is visible off LST-480’s bow.

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LST-480 burning in West Loch, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 23 May 1944 two days after the West Loch explosion that sank six LSTs. The chain-reaction explosion started on LST-39 whose wreckage is visible off LST-480’s bow. ww2dbase

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80-G-276945

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23 May 1944

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Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii

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David Stubblebine

Added Date

1 Sep 2016

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WW2-Era Place Name	Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii
Lat/Long	21.3571, -157.9968

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