Nam Soon Kim
"USS Holder and USS Manges in New York Navy Yard Dry Dock in 1945"
22" x 30" - Oil on linen
Ex USS Holder DE-401 and USS Menges DE- 320 in dry dock at New York Navy Yard on May 3rd, 1944.U-371 fired an acoustic torpedo which killed 31 crewmen. Although seriously damaged, Menges remained afloat. The destroyer escorts USS Joseph E. Campbell DE 70 and USS Pride DE 323.