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80-G-270553 Battle of Leyte Gulf, October 1944

Photo #: 80-G-270553 Battle of Leyte Gulf, October 1944
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Title: Battle of Leyte Gulf, October 1944
Description: USS Birmingham (CL-62), at left, and a destroyer pull away from USS Princeton (CVL-23) following the big explosion that destroyed the carrier's stern at about 1523 hrs. on 24 October 1944. This blast killed over two hundred men aboard Birmingham, which was alongside Princeton fighting fires. Note the light smoke over Birmingham's midships and stern areas. Princeton's stern, and a good deal of her after superstructure, has been blown off. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-270553
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