File:USS Princeton (CVL-23) 1944 10 24 1.jpg

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English: Loss of USS Princeton (CVL-23), 24 October 1944

The light carrier USS Princeton burning soon after being hit by a Japanese bomb while operating off the Philippines on 24 October 1944.

This view, taken from USS South Dakota (BB-57) at about 1001, shows the large smoke column passing aft following a heavy explosion in the carrier's hangar deck.

[Official U.S. Navy Photograph]

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24 October 1944

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a sailor on USS South Dakota (BB-57)

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Source: http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/events/wwii-pac/leyteglf/cvl23-l.htm

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