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80-G-273158 HMAS Australia

Photo #: 80-G-273158  HMAS Australia
Title: HMAS Australia
Description: (Australian Heavy Cruiser, 1928) In Lingayen Gulf, Leyte, on 9 January 1945, after she had been hit by five Japanese Kamikaze planes during 5, 6, 8 & 9 January. The ship suffered the loss of 44 crewmen and received extensive damage, but remained in action providing gunfire support for the Lingayen landings. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-273158
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