Zo645

Zo645. A WWII wreck, sunk during the siege of Corregidor, is salvaged on Corregidor Island, Manila Bay in 2008.

Zo644

Zo644. A WWII wreck, sunk during the siege of Corregidor, is salvaged on Corregidor Island, Manila Bay in 2008.

Zo643

Zo643. A WWII wreck, sunk during the siege of Corregidor, is salvaged on Corregidor Island, Manila Bay in 2008.

Zo642

Zo642. A WWII wreck, sunk during the siege of Corregidor, is salvaged on Corregidor Island, Manila Bay in 2008.

Zo641

Zo641. A WWII wreck, sunk during the siege of Corregidor, is salvaged on Corregidor Island, Manila Bay in 2008.

Zo640

Zo640. A WWII wreck, sunk during the siege of Corregidor, is salvaged on Corregidor Island, Manila Bay in 2008.

Zo636

Zo636. A WWII wreck, sunk during the siege of Corregidor, is salvaged on Corregidor Island, Manila Bay in 2008

Zo629

Zo629. In my search of history, I learned it was put to work in Manila Bay 1945, to help clear the bay from the Japanese sunken ships. Here is USS Teak (AN-35) near the Mare Island Navy Yard, 21 February 1944, after alterations.
US National Archives, RG-19-LCM, Photo # 19-N-62751 a US Navy Bureau of Ships photo now in the collections of the US National Archives. Mike Green.

Zo635

Zo634

Zo634. USS Teak (AN-35) clearing wrecks in Manila Bay, Philippine Islands during March and April 1945.
Image series by Carl Mydans, Life Magazine, used for educational and non-commercial purposes. Source-John Chiquoine.