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

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Description Loss of the U.S. Navy light aircraft carrier USS Princeton (CVL-23), 24 October 1944: Smoke rises from an explosion in Princeton's hangar deck at 1005 hrs. on 24 October 1944, shortly after she was hit by a Japanese bomb while operating off the Philippines.
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Source Official U.S. Navy photo 80-G-287969 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Author U.S. Navy, photographed from USS South Dakota (BB-57).

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current20:50, 15 September 2015Thumbnail for version as of 20:50, 15 September 2015734 × 549 (229 KB)Cobatforsimilar photo to avoid duplication of File:Princeton burning.jpg
04:06, 4 October 2009Thumbnail for version as of 04:06, 4 October 2009702 × 578 (64 KB)Dieu2005{{Information |Description={{en|1=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

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