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Skill

Ship Designation: 
AM-115
Date Lost: 
Saturday, September 25, 1943
Catastrophic Explosion
While on patrol station Skill suffered a catastrophic explosion in her forward magazine. This was probably due to a submarine's torpedo because a survivor, whose station was on the bridge, later reported having seen a wake of undetermined origin paralleling the ship at a distance of about 150 yards. Skill was blown in half and the forward section capsized. The after half caught fire, and the flames moved aft until that section exploded and sank. Ten minutes later the capsized bow slipped beneath the waves. Of her 103 officers and men, none of the officers and only 32 of the men survived..

Lost At Sea Log

Number of sailors in this log: 69

Name Service Branchsort descending
WT 2c James Crunk USN
MM 3c William Phillips USN
Sea 2c William Daniels USN
SOM 3c Bolek Warzenski USN
Lt(jg) Rex Baldwin USN
Sea 1c Barney Walter USN
Y 1c Henry Parks USN
MOMM 2c John Doyle USN
QM 2c David Weinstein USN

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Submitted by Capt. Robt. Strange USN Ret.