The Snapshots in Time Collection

Wrecked Irrawaddy River Steamers, Katha, Burma — CBI Theater, WWII

Wrecked Irrawaddy River Steamers, Katha, Burma — CBI Theater, WWII

The shattered hulks of Irrawaddy River steamers lie grounded along the riverbank near Katha, Burma. Once the backbone of civilian and military transport on Burma's rivers, vessels of the Irrawaddy Flotilla Company were scuttled or destroyed during the war to deny their use to opposing forces, leaving skeletal wrecks like these as stark reminders of the China-Burma-India Theater campaign. Project: 218029