Explosion of the Mount Hood (AE-11) in Seeadler Harbor, Manus, Admiralty Islands, November 10, 1944. Small craft gathered around the Mindanao (ARG-3) during salvage and rescue efforts shortly after Mount Hood blew up about 350 yards away from Mindanao’s port side. Mindanao, and seven motor minesweepers (YMS) moored to her starboard side, were damaged by the blast, as were the
Alhena (AKA-9) (in the photo’s top left center) and the Oberrender (DE-344), (top right). Note the extensive oil slick, with tracks through it made by small craft
