Keywords: USS Princeton (CVL-23) damaged 2.jpg Loss of the U S Navy light aircraft carrier USS Princeton CVL-23 off the Philippines on 24 October 1944 View of Princeton ' s after port side and flight deck seen from the light cruiser USS Birmingham CL-62 as she came alongside to help fight fires during the afternoon of 24 October 1944 Note the aircraft elevator blown out of position and turned upside down and the flight deck buckled by the hangar deck explosions that followed a Japanese bomb hit 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-270359 html 80-G-270359 from the U S Navy http //www history navy mil Naval History and Heritage Command 1944-10-24 US Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy USS Princeton CVL-23 Battle of the Sibuyan Sea 1944-10-24 Burning ships |