Chronology of World War II

Monday, November 20


Destroyer-Escorts Drop Depth Charges


Destroyer-Escorts Drop Depth Charges
Destroyer-escorts (DE) drop depth charges during the search for Japanese submarines in Ulithi anchorage following the sinking of USS Mississinewa (AO-59), November 20, 1944. A Fletcher class destroyer is in the left-center background and an anti-submarine net is in the distance. Photographed from the aircraft carrier USS Bunker Hill (CV-17). (Official US Navy photograph)