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Launch of Princeton, 18 Oct 1942Princeton underway in the Delaware River, off the Philadelphia Navy Yard, PA, 28 Mar 1943, 1 of 2Princeton underway in the Delaware River, off the Philadelphia Navy Yard, PA, 28 Mar 1943, 2 of 2Light Carrier USS Princeton with a deck full of aircraft on her shakedown cruise, 31 May 1943 off Antigua. Photo 1 of 4
Launch of Princeton, 18 Oct 1942Princeton underway in the Delaware River, off the Philadelphia Navy Yard, PA, 28 Mar 1943, 1 of 2Princeton underway in the Delaware River, off the Philadelphia Navy Yard, PA, 28 Mar 1943, 2 of 2Light Carrier USS Princeton with a deck full of aircraft on her shakedown cruise, 31 May 1943 off Antigua. Photo 1 of 4
Light Carrier USS Princeton with a deck full of aircraft on her shakedown cruise, 31 May 1943 off Antigua. Photo 2 of 4Light Carrier USS Princeton with a deck full of aircraft on her shakedown cruise, 31 May 1943 off Antigua. Photo 3 of 4Light Carrier USS Princeton with a deck full of aircraft on her shakedown cruise, 31 May 1943 off Antigua. Photo 4 of 4F6F-5F Hellcat of VF-23 loses its tail section upon landing aboard the carrier Princeton, 1943-44.
Light Carrier USS Princeton with a deck full of aircraft on her shakedown cruise, 31 May 1943 off Antigua. Photo 2 of 4Light Carrier USS Princeton with a deck full of aircraft on her shakedown cruise, 31 May 1943 off Antigua. Photo 3 of 4Light Carrier USS Princeton with a deck full of aircraft on her shakedown cruise, 31 May 1943 off Antigua. Photo 4 of 4F6F-5F Hellcat of VF-23 loses its tail section upon landing aboard the carrier Princeton, 1943-44.
Princeton off Puget Sound Navy Yard, Washington, 1 Jan 1944, 1 of 3Princeton off Puget Sound Navy Yard, Washington, 1 Jan 1944, 2 of 3Princeton off Puget Sound Navy Yard, Washington, 1 Jan 1944, 3 of 3USS Princeton off Seattle, Washington, United States, 3 Jan 1944, 1 of 2
Princeton off Puget Sound Navy Yard, Washington, 1 Jan 1944, 1 of 3Princeton off Puget Sound Navy Yard, Washington, 1 Jan 1944, 2 of 3Princeton off Puget Sound Navy Yard, Washington, 1 Jan 1944, 3 of 3USS Princeton off Seattle, Washington, United States, 3 Jan 1944, 1 of 2
USS Princeton off Seattle, Washington, United States, 3 Jan 1944, 2 of 2Ships at Pearl Harbor’s repair piers, 16 Jan 1944. Note the camouflage paint on the buildings.Enlisted personnel of Torpedo Squadron VT-27 in front of the scoreboard for USS Princeton (Independence-class), Western Pacific, late 1944.A Japanese aircraft crashing near USS Princeton off Taiwan, 14 Oct 1944
USS Princeton off Seattle, Washington, United States, 3 Jan 1944, 2 of 2Ships at Pearl Harbor’s repair piers, 16 Jan 1944. Note the camouflage paint on the buildings.Enlisted personnel of Torpedo Squadron VT-27 in front of the scoreboard for USS Princeton (Independence-class), Western Pacific, late 1944.A Japanese aircraft crashing near USS Princeton off Taiwan, 14 Oct 1944
Badly damaged carrier USS Princeton burns as cruiser Reno and destroyer Morrison close in to offer assistance, 24 Oct 1944 as seen from USS Essex off Luzon in the Philippines.Birmingham and a destroyer pulled away from Princeton after the CVL exploded, 24 Oct 1944Birmingham and Princeton grinding together, 24 Oct 1944Birmingham assisted with firefighting on Princeton, seen from foredeck, 24 Oct 1944
Badly damaged carrier USS Princeton burns as cruiser Reno and destroyer Morrison close in to offer assistance, 24 Oct 1944 as seen from USS Essex off Luzon in the Philippines.Birmingham and a destroyer pulled away from Princeton after the CVL exploded, 24 Oct 1944Birmingham and Princeton grinding together, 24 Oct 1944Birmingham assisted with firefighting on Princeton, seen from foredeck, 24 Oct 1944

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