File:USS Hammann DD-412 sunk-depth charges exploding near Yorktown.jpg

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Description	Diorama by Norman Bel Geddes, depicting the explosion of depth charges from USS Hammann (DD-412) as she sank alongside USS Yorktown (CV-5) during the afternoon of 6 June 1942. Both ships were torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-168 while Hammann was assisting with the salvage of Yorktown. USS Vireo (AT-144) is shown at left, coming back to pick up survivors, as destroyers head off to search for the submarine.
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Source	Official U.S. Navy photo 80-G-701902 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
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	12:29, 30 December 2005		740 × 525 (152 KB)	Darkone (talk \| contribs)	== Summary == http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/events/wwii-pac/midway/mid-10d.htm Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the U.S. National Archives. Category:US Navy == Licensing == {{PD-USGov-Military-Navy}}

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