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| Princeton burning after Japanese attack off Leyte, 24 Oct 1944, 2 of 4 | Princeton burning after Japanese attack off Leyte, 24 Oct 1944, 3 of 4 |
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| Princeton burning after Japanese attack off Leyte, 24 Oct 1944, 4 of 4 | Princeton exploded with Birmingham alongside, 24 Oct 1944 |
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| Princeton suffering another explosion at 1003 on 24 Oct 1944, photo taken from BB South Dakota | Princeton survivors jumping from a motorboat for USS Cassin Young, 24 Oct 1944 |
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| PT-131 between PT-152 and PT-130, all Eclo 80-foot Motor Torpedo Boats of MTBRon-7, alongside tender USS Wachapreague in Liloan Bay, Philippines preparing to patrol the Surigao Strait, 24 Oct 1944. | Reno attempted to fight fires aboard Princeton, 24 Oct 1944, photo 1 of 3 |
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| Reno attempted to fight fires aboard Princeton, 24 Oct 1944, photo 2 of 3 | Reno attempted to fight fires aboard Princeton, 24 Oct 1944, photo 3 of 3 |
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| Strike photo taken from planes flying from USS Wasp (Essex-class) showing bombs strikes and near misses on the Japanese battleship Musashi in the Sibuyan Sea, Philippine Islands, 24 Oct 1944 | Three bazooka tubes fitted on the wing struts of an USAAF L-4 Grasshopper artillery observation aircraft, France, 24 Oct 1944 |
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| Two PTRS-41 anti-tank rifles in action in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia, late Oct 1944; note Russian soldiers nearby with PPSh-41 submachine guns | USS Birmingham and a destroyer pulling away from USS Princeton after the carrier was struck by a bomb, Philippine Sea, 24 Oct 1944 |
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| USS Birmingham assisting with firefighting of USS Princeton, seen from foredeck of USS Birmingham, Philippine Sea, 24 Oct 1944 | USS Birmingham grinding up to damaged USS Princeton while the crew assisted with damage control efforts, Philippine Sea, 24 Oct 1944 |
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| USS Intrepid launching a SB2C Helldiver during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, 24 Oct 1944. | USS Princeton exploding as she was torpedoed by USS Reno, Philippine Sea, 24 Oct 1944 |
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| View of USS Princeton's midships area, Philippine Sea, 24 Oct 1944; note collapsed forward elevator and damaged flight deck; photograph taken from USS Birmingham | Yamato hit by a bomb in Sibuyan Sea, 24 Oct 1944 |
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