Escape route of USS Quail (AM-15) crewmen to Australia in May-June 1942

Escape route of 18 members of the crew of the scuttled U.S. Navy minesweeper USS Quail (AM-15) from Corregidor, Philippines, to Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, from 5 May to 7 June 1942. With the outbreak of war with Japan, Quail was in the Philippines. During the defense of Corregidor, she swept a channel providing access to South Harbor, Corregidor. Her crew then went ashore to aid in the defense of that island. Damaged by enemy bombs and guns, Quail was scuttled 5 May 1942 by U.S. forces to prevent her capture. Part of her crew, Lt. Cmdr. John H. Morrill and 17 others, escaped to Darwin, Australia, arriving on 7 June 1942 after covering 3540 km.

Date

1986

Photographer / author

U.S. Navy

Archive

Wikimedia Commons

Type

image

Original size

798 × 1,616 pixels

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