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Like most minelayers, Terror's name commemorated a monitor of the Old Navy. In this case, her namesake was the monitor laid down in 1874, launched in 1883, and finally completed in 1896. After a brief career in comparison to her building time, this Terror was stricken for use as a target in 1915.
Starboard view of the Terror (M-4), photographed by Hart, off New York City, 23 April 1897.
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Photo LC-DIG-det-4a05511 courtesy of loc.gov.
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| Terror (CM 5) Construction & Fitting Out |
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Construction underway on Terror, from stern looking forward, 04 October 1940.
USN photo from National Archives RG 19-LCM file, College Park MD |
David Wright |
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Construction progressing on Terror, from stern looking forward, 09 January 1941.
USN photo from National Archives RG 19-LCM file, College Park MD |
David Wright |
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Terror a few days before her launching at Philadelphia Navy Yard on 6 June 1941.
International News photo |
David Buell |
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06 June 1941
Launching Program |
Ron Reeves |
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Christening by Mary H. Bard, wife of Assistant Secretary of the Navy Ralph H. Bard. |
S. Dale Hargrave |
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06 June 1941
Philadelphia, PA
Vera S. Bushfield, wife of South Dakota governor Harlan J. Bushfield (left), who will christen the battleship USS South Dakota (BB-57) at the New York Shipbuilding Company, Camden, New Jersey on June 7, was on hand to get some pointers from Mrs. Ralph A. Bard (right), wife of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy, who christened the Terror, the first mine layer built for the Navy, at the launching ceremonies today at the Philadelphia Navy Yard.
Photo by Acme Newspictures |
Bill Gonyo |
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Sliding down the ways |
S. Dale Hargrave |
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Launch souvenir pin |
Tommy Trampp |
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Fitting out afloat at Philadelphia Navy Yard, 09 October 1941.
USN photo from National Archives RG 19-LCM file, College Park MD |
David Wright |
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Fitting out at Philadelphia's Pier 4 during the week of 07 March 1942. The transport across the pier is Orizaba (AP-24).
Life magazine photos by George Strock, used for educational and non-commercial purposes |
John Chiquoine |
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| USS Terror (CM 5) |
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Proceeding down the Delaware River past New Castle, Delaware, during her "river run" trials on 24 August 1942.
U.S. Navy photo |
Joe Radigan |
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Broadside view off the Philadelphia Navy Yard, 24 August 1942. Terror got underway at 0700 for a sea trial on the Delaware River, anchoring in Delaware Bay at 1806 for the evening. She then got underway at 0700 25 August for the return trip to the Navy Yard.
U.S. Navy photo 1304-42 |
David Buell |
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Overhead view off the Philadelphia Navy Yard 24 August 1942.
U.S. Navy photo 1317-42 |
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Port bow view off the Philadelphia Navy Yard 24 August 1942.
U.S. Navy photo 1312-42 |
David Buell |
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Fitting out at Pier 5, Philadelphia Navy Yard, sometime between 26 August and 15 September 1942. The transport in the background is USS Monticello (AP-61), which completed conversion on 10 September 1942, and departed for Chesapeake Bay at 1247 15 September. Terror moored at Pier 5 at 1512 25 August 1942 after completing trials on the Delaware, and departed for Naval Mine Depot, Yorktown, at 0905 16 September.
Photo from Shipscribe.com |
Robert Hurst |
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Loading Mk 6 mines at Naval Mine Depot, Yorktown, Virginia, for the Casablanca operation, October 1942. Note the quad 1.1" mounts on the bridge sponsons. Terror departed the Mine Depot 0700 27 October; the Depot War Diary doesn't record when she arrived.
Naval History and Heritage Command photo NR&L(M) 35192 from Shipscribe.com |
Joe Radigan / Robert Hurst |
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Operating off the US east coast, circa December 1942 - May 1943. Note she is not wearing camouflage and stil carries her 1.1" AA guns. The 1.1" mounts were replaced by quad 40mm mounts during a refit at Norfolk, 13-29 May 1943. She does carry an additional four 20mm guns on her fantail, which were added at Philadelphia during her post-trial availability 26 August-15 September 1942.
National Archives photo 80-G-411681 |
Robert Hurst |
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As above, probably taken in same time frame. |
David Buell |
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Undated wartime photo, prior to her May 1943 availability at Norfolk Navy Yard.
Naval History and Heritage Command photo NR&L(M) 31590 |
David Wright |
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Undated wartime photo, 1943-1944. The projection on the foremast beneath the crow's nest appears to be the SL radar antenna, installed before Terror's deployment to the Pacific.
Naval History and Heritage Command photo NR&L(M) 31589 |
David Wright |
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Arriving at Pearl Harbor 23 May 1945 after being damaged by a Kamikaze off Okinawa on 01 May. Note the dark scorched area under the after stack and mainmast, where the kamikaze struck and cost the ship 171 casualties including 48 dead and missing. The deflectors just under the funnel caps were fitted in September 1944. Terror departed for repairs at San Francisco 26 May 1945.
Photo from Shipscribe.com |
USS Terror Website / Robert Hurst |
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Terror pierside at Berth 23S, Mare Island Navy Yard, 05 August 1945. This was during her final wartime refit, 14 June - 14 August 1945.
High speed transport Laning (APD-55) is moored in the background, undergoing conversion to a UDT flagship, which was completed 11 August.
Navy photo 5786-45 |
David Wright |
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As above, amidships view. Note the Mark 57 AA directors just abaft the second funnel, and the 40' and 50' motor launches nested amidships.
Navy photo 5784-45 |
David Wright |
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As above, stern view. The tracks on the fantail by the aftermost 5"/38 mount are weights for the inclining experiment conducted that day. Motor tug YTL-87 is working with dredge YM-12 in the background.
Navy photo 5783-45 |
David Wright |
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At Mare Island, CA on 09 August 1945 after her Mare Island refit, the Terror displays her final wartime configuration. Two additional quadruple 40-mm antiaircraft mounts joined the four already aboard, while the twin 40-mm mount just forward of the bridge was retained. Two single Army-pattern 40mm guns unofficially fitted by forces afloat were removed, the fourteen single 20mm guns were exchanged for eight twin mountings, and anti-aircraft fire control was augmented through the addition of two Mk 29 radar-equipped Mk 57 directors.
Navy photo 5864-45 from Shipscribe.com |
Joe Radigan / Robert Hurst |
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Two more views near Mare Island, CA on 09 August 1945 after refit to repair kamikaze damage.
National Archives photo 19-N-88289 and 19-N-88288 from Shipscribe.com |
Robert Hurst |
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Late war photo, possibly at Okinawa. |
USS Terror website |
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YMS-402 moored alongside Terror's starboard quarter during Japanese mainland occupation duty, September/October 1945.
Life magazine photo by George Strock, used for educational and non-commercial purposes
National Archives photo 80-G-355201 |
Rick Davis and John Chiquoine |
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Cropped from above photo |
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As Flagship ComMinePac at Sasebo, Japan, 04 November 1945. |
USS Terror Website |
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Aerial views of Pearl Harbor, HI, circa 16-23 January 1946.
Ships present are: Bennington (CV-20) moored across the channel at NAS Ford Island, LCS(L)(3)-43 underway in bound in the channel, Troilus (AKA-46) moored astern of Cape Gloucester (CVE-109), LST-1079 moored astern of LST-1070, Terror, LST-459 with LCT-1015 secured to her main deck, astern of LST-863. Moored forward of LST-863 are an unidentified minesweeper and two rescue/salvage ships. The next pier has two unidentified ships, possibly AKs, the survey ship Sumner (AGS-5), and two unidentified minesweepers. LST-737 moored astern of LST-45 moored astern of numerous minesweepers and possibly Shipley Bay (CVE-85).
BuAir photo 496019 from CINCPAC, Released 23 January 1946 |
David Buell |
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Part of Terror's M Division, probably at Pearl Harbor late 1945/early 1946, showing good detail of the 5"/38 mounts. Note the canvas cover on the mount in the right background. The two superfiring mounts (52 and 53) had open tops to conserve topweight.
Original photo by Tai Sing Loo. |
David Wright |
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Another Terror crew photo, again probably at Pearl Harbor later 1945/early 1946. The ship's mascot "Error" is in the center. |
David Wright |
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Terror pierside, probably at Pearl Harbor, late 1945/early 1946. This shows her in her last configuration, with a twin 40mm mount forward of the bridge and quad 40s on the bridge sponsons. Photo provided by Frank Hillman. |
USS Terror website |
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Crew photo at Pearl Harbor, 14 February 1946. Original photo by Tai Sing Loo. |
USS Terror website |
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Bow view of Terror at Pearl Harbor, probably early 1946. Original photo by MM2c Nathan Flaisher. |
USS Terror website |
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Stern view of Terror at Pearl Harbor, probably early 1946. Original photo by MM2c Nathan Flaisher. |
USS Terror website |
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Stern view of Terror at Pearl Harbor, showing detail of mine doors, probably early 1946. Original photo by MM2c Nathan Flaisher. |
USS Terror website |
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Terror at Charleston Navy Yard, 28 November 1947, the day of the ship's material inspection following the completion of her inactivation overhaul.
National Archives photo 19-M-123484 |
David Wright |
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Laid up at Philadelphia awaiting disposal during the 1960s. |
Richard Miller, BMCS, USNR, Ret. |
