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Show U. S. Transport 'Wakefield' Burns at Sea I If P f . X t ....... - jt i rr i The former luxury liner, Manhattan, now a naval transport ship and renamed the Wakefield, caught fire and was severely damaged at sea. More than 1,600 passengers and crew members were removed without loss of life by V. S. warships in the convoy. In the upper left the Wakefield is shown at sea, and at right is its commander, H. G. Bradbury. In lower left, passengers and crewmen are shown jammed on rear decks awaiting rescue. Notice the rope nets which were used to. climb to the deck of rescue vessel. (Navy photos.) |