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The ammunition ship USS Mount Hood explodes at Seeadler Harbour, Manus, Admiralty Islands, killing at least 432 and wounding 371.
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USS Mount Hood (AE-11)
US Navy Mount Hood class ammunition ship in service 1944, exploded in New Guinea
USS Mount Hood (AE-11) was the lead ship of her class of ammunition ships for the United States Navy in World War II. She was the first ship named after Mount Hood, a volcano in the Cascade Range in the US state of Oregon. On 10 November 1944, shortly after 18 men had departed…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Manus Island
Island within Manus Province, Papua New Guinea
Manus Island is part of Manus Province in northern Papua New Guinea and is the largest of the Admiralty Islands. It is the fifth-largest island in Papua New Guinea, with an area of 2,100 km2 (810 sq mi), measuring around 100 km × 30 km. Manus Island is covered in rugged jungles…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Admiralty Islands
Archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean
The Admiralty Islands are an archipelago group of 40 islands in the Bismarck Archipelago, to the north of New Guinea in the South Pacific Ocean. These are also sometimes called the Manus Islands, after the largest island.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)