Keywords: USS Princeton (CVL-23) 1944 10 24.jpg en Smoke rises after a massive explosion in the hangar deck of the U S Navy light aircraft carrier USS Princeton CVL-23 shortly after she was hit by a Japanese bomb while operating off the Philippines on 24 October 1944 A destroyer is visible at right 1944-10-24 Official U S Navy photo http //www history navy mil/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nara-series/80-g/80-G-270000/80-G-270546 html 80-G-270546 from the U S Navy http //www history navy mil Naval History and Heritage Command U S Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy USS Princeton CVL-23 Battle of the Sibuyan Sea Black and white photographs in the 1940s Black and white photographs of ships 1944-10-24 Burning ships |