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Battleship Nagato and a Nachi-class cruiser under attack, Battle of the Sibuyan Sea, 24 Oct 1944; photograph taken by an aircraft from USS IntrepidGeneral Douglas MacArthur traveling by PT-Boat across Leyte Gulf off Tacloban, Philippines aboard PT-525, an Elco 80-foot PT-Boat of Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 36 (MTBRon-36), 24 Oct 1944.Musashi and a destroyer under attack, Battle of the Sibuyan Sea, 24 Oct 1944, photo 1 of 2PT-131 between PT-152 and PT-130, all Eclo 80-foot Motor Torpedo Boats of MTBRon-7, alongside tender USS Wachapreague in Liloan Bay, Philippines preparing to patrol the Surigao Strait, 24 Oct 1944.
Battleship Nagato and a Nachi-class cruiser under attack, Battle of the Sibuyan Sea, 24 Oct 1944; photograph taken by an aircraft from USS IntrepidGeneral Douglas MacArthur traveling by PT-Boat across Leyte Gulf off Tacloban, Philippines aboard PT-525, an Elco 80-foot PT-Boat of Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 36 (MTBRon-36), 24 Oct 1944.Musashi and a destroyer under attack, Battle of the Sibuyan Sea, 24 Oct 1944, photo 1 of 2PT-131 between PT-152 and PT-130, all Eclo 80-foot Motor Torpedo Boats of MTBRon-7, alongside tender USS Wachapreague in Liloan Bay, Philippines preparing to patrol the Surigao Strait, 24 Oct 1944.
Strike photo taken from planes flying from USS Wasp (Essex-class) showing bombs strikes and near misses on the Japanese battleship Musashi in the Sibuyan Sea, Philippine Islands, 24 Oct 1944A PT motor torpedo boat alongside USS Nashville off Tacaloban, Leyte, 25 Oct 1944 to take General MacArthur and his staff ashore to establish Army headquarters on Leyte. Nashville then departed for the Surigao Strait.PT-321, an Elco 80-footer of Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 21 (MTBRon 21), picking up Japanese survivors in Surigao Strait, Philippines, 25 Oct 1944USS St. Lo exploding after hit Yukio Seki
Strike photo taken from planes flying from USS Wasp (Essex-class) showing bombs strikes and near misses on the Japanese battleship Musashi in the Sibuyan Sea, Philippine Islands, 24 Oct 1944A PT motor torpedo boat alongside USS Nashville off Tacaloban, Leyte, 25 Oct 1944 to take General MacArthur and his staff ashore to establish Army headquarters on Leyte. Nashville then departed for the Surigao Strait.PT-321, an Elco 80-footer of Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 21 (MTBRon 21), picking up Japanese survivors in Surigao Strait, Philippines, 25 Oct 1944USS St. Lo exploding after hit Yukio Seki's special attack, off the southeastern coast of Samar, Philippines, 25 Oct 1944
Yukio Seki receiving ceremonial water from his commanding officer Captain Asaiki Tamai before SekiYukio Seki receiving ceremonial water from his commanding officer Captain Asaiki Tamai before SekiYukio SekiJapanese cruiser Kumano bombed by carrier planes in the Sibuyan Sea, Philippines, 26 Oct 1944. She lost her bow the previous day from a torpedo fired by USS Johnston in the opening shot of the Battle off Samar.
Yukio Seki receiving ceremonial water from his commanding officer Captain Asaiki Tamai before Seki's special attack mission, Mabalacat Airfield, Philippines, 25 Oct 1944, photo 1 of 2; note Vice Admiral Takijiro Onishi overseeing the ceremonyYukio Seki receiving ceremonial water from his commanding officer Captain Asaiki Tamai before Seki's special attack mission, Mabalacat Airfield, Philippines, 25 Oct 1944, photo 2 of 2; note Vice Admiral Takijiro Onishi overseeing the ceremonyYukio Seki's special attack squadron took off among cheers, Mabalacat Airfield, Philippines, 25 Oct 1944Japanese cruiser Kumano bombed by carrier planes in the Sibuyan Sea, Philippines, 26 Oct 1944. She lost her bow the previous day from a torpedo fired by USS Johnston in the opening shot of the Battle off Samar.
American soldiers fighting in the jungles of Leyte, Philippine Islands, late 1944Carrier Ticonderoga at sea off the Philippine Islands, 5 Nov 1944; note camouflag pattern Measure 33 Design 10aF6F Hellcat aircraft preparing for takeoff from Ticonderoga for strikes in Manila Bay, Philippine Islands, 5 or 6 Nov 1944; note two leading planes were F6F-5N nightfighters with wing-mounted radarNachi broken up and sinking, Manila Bay, Philippine Islands, 5 Nov 1944
American soldiers fighting in the jungles of Leyte, Philippine Islands, late 1944Carrier Ticonderoga at sea off the Philippine Islands, 5 Nov 1944; note camouflag pattern Measure 33 Design 10aF6F Hellcat aircraft preparing for takeoff from Ticonderoga for strikes in Manila Bay, Philippine Islands, 5 or 6 Nov 1944; note two leading planes were F6F-5N nightfighters with wing-mounted radarNachi broken up and sinking, Manila Bay, Philippine Islands, 5 Nov 1944
Nachi in Manila Bay, Philippine Islands, 5 Nov 1944Nachi under aerial attack, Manila Bay, Philippine Islands, 5 Nov 1944Strike photo of Manila Bay 5 Nov 1944 showing thick pall of smoke. Taken from aircraft from Bombing Squadron 80 flying from the USS Ticonderoga.Captain Dixie Kiefer in battle dress on the command bridge of USS Ticonderoga during the launching of aircraft against Luzon, Philippines, Nov 6, 1944.
Nachi in Manila Bay, Philippine Islands, 5 Nov 1944Nachi under aerial attack, Manila Bay, Philippine Islands, 5 Nov 1944Strike photo of Manila Bay 5 Nov 1944 showing thick pall of smoke. Taken from aircraft from Bombing Squadron 80 flying from the USS Ticonderoga.Captain Dixie Kiefer in battle dress on the command bridge of USS Ticonderoga during the launching of aircraft against Luzon, Philippines, Nov 6, 1944.

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