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USS Pennsylvania moving into Lingayen Gulf.jpg
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The U.S. Navy battleship USS
Pennsylvania
(BB-38) leads USS
Colorado
(BB-45), USS
Louisville
(CA-28), USS
Portland
(CA-33), and USS
Columbia
(CL-56) into Lingayen Gulf before the landing on Luzon, Philippines in January 1945. Battleships and other big gun naval vessels that served in the Pacific Theatre during World War II were used primarily for offshore bombardment of enemy positions and as anti-aircraft screens for aircraft carriers.
The wartime censor has removed
Pennsylvania
´s radar antennas.
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Chiến hạm Hoa Kì USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) dẫn đầu USS Colorado (BB-45), USS Louisville (CA-28), USS Portland (CA-33) và USS Columbia (CL-56) vào Vịnh Lingayen trước khi đổ bộ vào Luzon, Philippines vào tháng 1 năm 1945.