Picture of the Week 21

This is the seaplane tender USS Gillis (AVD12) seen in Massacre Bay, Attu, Alaska on 21JUN43. In addition to the lend/lease of 50 old four-stack destroyers to England, during the Second World War the U.S. Navy converted dozens of the old Clemson-Wickes destroyers to perform other missions.  The old Destroyers became Minesweepers, Attack Transports, or Seaplane Tenders, as seen here.  They were also used to support PT boats, like the three 78’ Higgins-types of Motor Torpedo Squadron 13 moored alongside.  There is a PBY-5 Catalina flying boat refueling astern.