Figure 49. Naples harbor cluttered with wreckage. Wrecked and capsized merchant vessels line the quays. Note the damaged warehouses. All cargo-handling equipment has been destroyed.
b. Enemy damage to captured ports. Although the conditions outlined below will not hold true in all cases, they were found in captured ports.
(1) Warehouses and shops. All warehouses and shops were destroyed by demolition and fire.
(2) Utilities. Electric, water, gas, and communications systems were put out of commission by demolition and removal of parts.
(3) Locked basins and docks. All locked basins and closures were destroyed; walls of basins were collapsed by explosives.
(4) Wharves and quays. Demolitions destroyed the inshore 100 feet of quay full width to a depth of 30 feet. Mines destroyed all cranes and blew out the face of the quay in sections about 40 feet long, 30 feet back, and 20 feet deep. Cranes usually are spaced about 75 feet apart.
(5) Miscellaneous. Delayed-action mines and booby traps were placed at strategic places, even in sunken boats and ships.
(6) Channels and harbors.
(a) Ships were sunk to block entrances to harbors.