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80-G-270395 Loss of USS Princeton (CVL-23), 24 October 1944

Photo #: 80-G-270395 Loss of USS Princeton (CVL-23), 24 October 1944
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Title: Loss of USS Princeton (CVL-23), 24 October 1944
Description: The burning Princeton seen from USS Birmingham (CL-62), during the effort to save the carrier on 24 October. She had been hit by a Japanese air attack while operating off the Philippines. Note Princeton's buckled flight deck and other damage resulting from explosions in her hangar deck. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-270395
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