Black and White Photographs Colorized by WW2DB

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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

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

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

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

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	Yamato hit by a bomb in Sibuyan Sea, 24 Oct 1944

Yamato in action in the Sibuyan Sea, 24 Oct 1944, photo 1 of 2	A PT motor torpedo boat alongside USS Nashville off Tacaloban, Leyte, 25 Oct 1944 to take General MacArthur and his staff ashore to establish Army headquarters on Leyte. Nashville then departed for the Surigao Strait.

Aerial view of large cruiser Guam, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 25 Oct 1944, photo 1 of 5	Aerial view of large cruiser Guam, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 25 Oct 1944, photo 2 of 5

Aerial view of large cruiser Guam, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 25 Oct 1944, photo 3 of 5	Aerial view of large cruiser Guam, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 25 Oct 1944, photo 4 of 5

Aerial view of large cruiser Guam, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 25 Oct 1944, photo 5 of 5	Akizuki, Kuwa, and Ise during Battle off Cape Engaño, 25 Oct 1944

Broken pieces of the engine from a Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighter aircraft that crashed through the flight deck of escort carrier USS Suwannee during the Battle off Samar, 25 Oct 1944.	Carrier Zuiho damaged during Battle off Cape Engaño, 25 Oct 1944; note battleship camouflage; as seen on page 68 of US Navy War Photographs