The damaged U.S. Navy destroyer escort USS <i>Witter</i> (DE-636) anchored off Okinawa, Japan, in May 1945. <i>Witter</i> had been hit by a "Kamikaze" on 6 April 1945. Six crewmembers were killed. She arrived at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Pennsylvania (USA) on 16 August 1945. It was planned to convert her to a high-speed transport (APD-58). due to the end of the Second World War, the conversion stopped on 22 August. <i>Witter</i> was then sold for scrap in December 1946.
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U.S. Navy Philadelphia Naval Shipyard photo <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.navsource.org/archives/06/images/636/0663605.jpg">1621-45</a> from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.navsource.org/archives/06/636.htm">Navsource.org</a>