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Photo #: NH 63435
Battle of Leyte Gulf, October 1944
The Japanese "Center Force" leaves Brunei Bay, Borneo,
on 22 October 1944, en route to the Philippines.
Ships are, from right to left: battleships Nagato, Musashi
and Yamato; heavy cruisers Maya, Chokai,
Takao, Atago, Haguro and Myoko.
Courtesy of Lieutenant Tobei Shiraishi.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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