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16/09/2005: "FRANCIS PRESTON BLAIR ...shipwreck (cont.)"
Legend says the ship was firing at a Japanese submarine when she ran aground on Saumarez Reef.
An explosion hole in the bow below the waterline,appears to have been caused by a mine or a torpedo and NOT a practic bomb.
US authorities stated by letter in 1965 the grounding was not due to enemy action. Perhaps they got the name of the ship wrong? Many Liberty ships were lost due to a variety of causes.
To be continued.....
