Jerry Wagstaff's Photos

The following photos were taken of M-111-1, a monitor converted to accommodate flame throwers (zippo boat) at Tra Cu in March of 1969 following the boat hitting a mine and sinking.  The photos are of the beginning of the salvage operation.

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The damaged M-111-1

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The boats and the salvage crew.

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The 40 mm mount.

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The area beneath the 40 mm showing a hole blown in the deck by ammo cooking off.

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The 20 mm mount.

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The coxswain flat.

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The engine room.

M-111-1-TraCu-March-1969-OneoftheZippoStations.jpg (67773 bytes)

The area of the flame throwers.

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