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80-G-270437 Loss of USS Princeton (CVL-23), 24 October 1944

Photo #: 80-G-270437 Loss of USS Princeton (CVL-23), 24 October 1944
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Title: Loss of USS Princeton (CVL-23), 24 October 1944
Description: Princeton's port forward area, as seen from USS Birmingham (CL-62) during attempts to control her fires during the afternoon of 24 October. She had been hit by a Japanese air attack while operating off the Philippines. Note damage to Princeton's 40mm gun position and catwalk, caused by Birmingham's Number Two 6/47 gun turret as the two ships grind together. Also note flight deck tractor partially hung up on Princeton's deck edge, F6F and TBM airplanes parked forward, floater nets and life rafts on Birmingham's gun turret. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-270437
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