Pacific Wrecks - Shipwreck of Minesweeper W-26 sunk into Karavia Bay with three volcanoes in the distance

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Shipwreck of Minesweeper W-26 sunk into Karavia Bay with three volcanoes in the distance
At the center right is the shipwreck of Minesweeper W-26 sunk upright with the bridge, mast and stack above the surface of Karavia Bay. In the foreground is a Papuan Infantry Battalion (PIB) soldier with an Owen gun. In the background across Karavia Bay are the three volcanoes (left to right) Mother (Mt. Kombiu), Tuvuvur (Matupi) with lighter color ash on the cone and South Daughter (Mount Turangunan).
Credit: Australian Army via AWM 099059 Date: November 20, 1945
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