Last moments of the U.S.S. Block Island (CVE-21), mortally wounded by torpedoes from a Nazi U-boat on May 29, 1944. In the photo, the ship is seen settling by the stern before plunging into the depths of the Atlantic Ocean. Photo was taken from a destr
Categories: Ships and Submarines
 
 
Thank you to the Mario Family Foundation for enabling the digitization of the U.S. Naval Institute’s Photo Archive. The physical photos in the Photo Archive are stored in the Mildred M. Mario Photo Archive Room located at the U.S. Naval Institute’s Headquarters in Annapolis, MD.

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