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SB2C Helldivers of Bombing Squadron VB-19 on the deck of USS Lexington (Essex-class) being fitted with drop tanks for an extended mission to search for the fleeing Japanese fleet, 25 Oct 1944.	Starboard view of large cruiser Guam, Philadelphia Naval Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 25 Oct 1944

USS Hancock being refueled, Pacific Ocean, 25 Oct 1944	Vice Admiral Jisaburo Ozawa transferring his flag from damaged carrier Zuikaku to light cruiser Oyodo, at 1100 hours on 25 Oct 1944

Yamato during the Battle off Samar, 25 Oct 1944	Yamato in action off Samar, 25 Oct 1944

Yamato in the Philippine Sea off Samar, Philippine Islands, 25 Oct 1944; photo taken by aircraft of escort carrier USS Kadashan Bay	Zuikaku and an Akizuki-class DD underway during Battle off Engano, 25 Oct 1944

Zuikaku and Zuiho under attack during Battle of Cape Engano, 25 Oct 1944	Zuikaku at 1400 hrs 25 Oct 1944, listing but underway

Zuikaku dead in the water, 25 Oct 1944; BB Ise at right of photo	Zuikaku settling as she sinks, 25 Oct 1944; profile of an Avenger is seen flying overhead

Zuikaku under attack and smoking, 25 Oct 1944	Zuikaku underway to Battle off Cape Engano, 25 Oct 1944

Zuikaku's crew jettisoning explosives, 25 Oct 1944	Zuikaku's crew saluted the Naval Ensign one last time as she sank, 25 Oct 1944

Zuikaku's crew's final Banzai, 25 Oct 1944	Casablanca-class escort carrier USS Sargent Bay underway 26 Oct 1944 300 miles east of the Philippines as part of an underway replenishment group.

Flaming special attack plane falling astern of Petrof Bay, Philippine Islands, 26 Oct 1944	Japanese cruiser Kumano bombed by carrier planes in the Sibuyan Sea, Philippines, 26 Oct 1944. She lost her bow the previous day from a torpedo fired by USS Johnston in the opening shot of the Battle off Samar.