File:USS Princeton (CVL-23) damaged 2.jpg

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Description Loss of the U.S. Navy light aircraft carrier USS Princeton (CVL-23) off the Philippines on 24 October 1944: View of Princeton's after port side and flight deck, seen from the light cruiser USS Birmingham (CL-62) as she came alongside to help fight fires during the afternoon of 24 October 1944. Note the aircraft elevator blown out of position and turned upside down, and the flight deck buckled by the hangar deck explosions that followed a Japanese bomb hit.
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Source Official U.S. Navy photo 80-G-270359 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Author US Navy

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