File:USS Fanshaw Bay (CVE-70) is straddled by shells during the Battle off Samar, 25 October 1944 (80-G-287492).jpg
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English: The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Fanshaw Bay (CVE-70) is straddled by shells from a Japanese battleship (either Kongo or Haruna) during the Battle off Samar, 25 October 1944. The photo was taken from USS Kitkun Bay (CVE-71). General Motors FM-2 Wildcats of Composite Squadron 5 (VC-5) are readied for launching from her flight deck. |
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| Date | 25 October 1944 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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80-G-287492 |
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| Source | Official U.S. Navy photo 80-G-287492 from the ship's entry in the U.S. Navy Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS) available at the Naval History and Heritage Command | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| current | 17:52, 22 November 2020 | | 1,772 × 1,601 (1.41 MB) | Cobatfor | levels |
| 23:40, 27 December 2019 |  | 1,280 × 1,157 (379 KB) | Stikkyy | {{Information |description ={{en|1=Photographed from the Casablanca-class escort carrier USS ''Kitkun Bay'' during the Battle off Samar, ''Fanshaw Bay'' is surrounded by shell splashes from a Japanese battleship, likely the IJN ''Kongo'' or ''Haruna''. In the foreground, three FM-2 Wildcat fighters are preparing for launching.}} |date =25 October 1944 |source =National Archives and Records Administration photo [https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/research/histo... |
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