Photo #: NH 98128
USS Birmingham (CL-62)
Damage to the cruiser's after smokestack and superstructure,
caused when USS Princeton (CVL-23) blew up during the
Battle of Leyte Gulf, 24 October 1944. She was alongside Princeton,
assisting with firefighting, when the carrier's after bomb stowage
detonated, showering Birmingham with fragments and causing
heavy casualties among her crew.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Collections of the
Naval Historical Center.
Online Image: 172KB; 650 x 765 pixels |
 |