26-G-2634:  Normandy Invasion, June 1944.  Minesweeper Before Its Final Plunge off “Utah” Beach.  USS Tide (AM 125), a U.S. Navy minesweeper that preceded the Normandy Invasion armada, dies in the waters off France.  This striking picture, made from USS Threat (AM-124), shows the stricken vessel burning as USS PT 509 and USS Pheasant (AM-61) other ships stand by to pick up survivors.  Tide sank a few moments later.   Also at NARA II as 80-G-651677.
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