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Summary
| 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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