File:131753 A WHALEBOAT BEING LOWERED OVER THE SIDE OF RAN DESTROYER HMAS QUADRANT, ESCORTING SHIPS ABOUT TO BE SCUTTLED WITH THEIR LOADS OF POISON GAS.JPG
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Description131753 A WHALEBOAT BEING LOWERED OVER THE SIDE OF RAN DESTROYER HMAS QUADRANT, ESCORTING SHIPS ABOUT TO BE SCUTTLED WITH THEIR LOADS OF POISON GAS.JPG |
English: AT SEA. A WHALEBOAT BEING LOWERED OVER THE SIDE OF RAN DESTROYER HMAS QUADRANT, ESCORTING SHIPS ABOUT TO BE SCUTTLED WITH THEIR LOADS OF POISON GAS. IN THE BOAT IS MAJOR WILLIAMSON, CHEMICAL WARFARE EXPERT UNITED STATES ARMY, BEING TRANSFERRED TO LANDING SHIP, TANK (LST) 814 TO FIRE THE TEN BEEHIVE CHARGES ALREADY SET. FUSES HAD BEEN LAID PREVIOUSLY WITH ENDS OVERHANGING THE SIDE OF THE LANDING SHIP TANK. THIS WAS PART OF OPERATION LEWISITE TO REMOVE AND DESTROY POISON GAS (MAINLY MUSTARD AND LEWISITE) FROM THE TOKYO 2ND ARMY ARSENAL. |
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