Wreck of USS Thompson (the South Bay wreck)

USA / California / Redwood City /

A WWI destroyer wreck, purposefully sank here on mudflats by the US Navy in 1944 to provide a practice bombing target for locally based aircraft.

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Thompson_(DD-305)

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Coordinates: 37°33'11"N 122°9'27"W

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Jeff (guest)

Best viewed at low tide

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