Ships Collide During Okinawa Typhoon--Wreckage of the S.S. ocelot lies awash in Buckner Bay, Okinawa, with the bow of an ARB (repair ship, battle damage) poking into the debris after the ships were driven together by the typhoon which swept the island Oct. 9. Some 130 Navy vessels were driven aground by the 140 mile-an-hour wind and 20 foot waves.

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Ships Collide During Okinawa Typhoon--Wreckage of the S.S. ocelot lies awash in Buckner Bay, Okinawa, with the bow of an ARB (repair ship, battle damage) poking into the debris after the ships were driven together by the typhoon which swept the island Oct. 9. Some 130 Navy vessels were driven aground by the 140 mile-an-hour wind and 20 foot waves.

Associated Press · [ca. October 1945]

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionDigital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

[Information from item housing] Weather: Typhoons

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