Correction - The SS John Burke disappeared (was destroyed) on December 28, 1944 not August 28 1944, after being hit by a Japanese kamikaze. SS John Burke Vanished Instantly near the Admiralty Islands in the Pacific. It was carrying a deadly cargo: -Over 1,500 tons of high explosives -Including depth charges and ammunition During an air raid by a Japanese bomber, the ship was struck and the entire load detonated. The explosion was so intense that the ship ceased to exist — no large wreckage remai
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