USS LSM-20 sinking stern first after the kamikaze attack at Surigao Strait, December 5, 1944. Several crew members are still aboard, one can be seen on the port side and another on the starboard side clinging to the life lines. USS LCI(G)-1017 is visible off LSM-20 port side as she stands by to rescue the LSM's crew. Photo was taken from a second LCI laying off her starboard side
