DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY -- NAVAL HISTORICAL CENTER
805 KIDDER BREESE SE -- WASHINGTON NAVY YARD
WASHINGTON DC 20374-5060
Online Library of Selected Images -- Picture Data
Photo #: NH 79449
USS Columbia (CL-56)
Japanese Kamikaze aircraft diving on the ship at 1729 hrs on
6 January 1945, during the Lingayen Gulf operation. This plane
hit the main deck by the after gun turret, causing extensive
damage and casualties.
Courtesy of John R. Henry, 1973.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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