USS Princeton (CVL-23) - Wikipedia
The fourth USS Princeton (CVL-23) was a United States Navy Independence-class light aircraft carrier active in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. She was launched in 1942 and lost at the Battle of Leyte Gulf in 1944.
Princeton IV (CV-23) - NHHC
2022年8月27日 · Princeton returned to the waters off Eniwetok (10–13 February 1944), where her planes struck the beaches for the invasion force. Aircraft flew 118 sorties from Princeton’s flight deck, dropped...
Aircraft Carrier Photo Index: USS PRINCETON (CV-23) - NavSource
After reforming with F6F Hellcats, VF-27 embarked in USS Princeton (CVL-23) for one of the most spectacular CVL cruises, May–October 1944. FitRon 27 made its last war cruise aboard USS Independence (CVL-22), July–September 1945, and was disestablished 26 October 1945.
USS Princeton (CVL 23) - Unofficial US Navy Site
On October 24, 1944, USS PRINCETON was attacked by a Japanese dive bomber causing her bomb magazine to explode. The after part of the PRINCETON was wrecked and severe casualties inflicted on the crew of USS BIRMINGHAM …
USS Princeton (CVL-23) - NHHC
Built at Camden, New Jersey, USS Princeton (CVL-23), an Independence class aircraft carrier, was commissioned in February 1943. Originally built to be USS Tallahassee (CL-61), she was converted...
Loss of USS Princeton, 24 October 1944 - The Public's Library and ...
USS Reno (CL-96) fighting fires from alongside the port quarter of the burning USS Princeton (CVL-23), 24 October 1944. Princeton had been hit by Japanese air attack earlier in the day. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
USS PRINCETON (CVL-23) Deployments & History - HullNumber.com
USS Princeton (CVL-23) is an Independence class aircraft carrier constructed through the redesign of the light cruiser Tallahassee in 1943. She was commissioned in 1943 and arrived at Pearl Harbor soon after training.
USS Princeton (CV 23) history - U.S. Carriers
On October 20, 1944, landings were made at Dulag and San Pedro Bay, Leyte. USS Princeton (CVL 23), in TG 38.3, cruised off Luzon and sent her planes against airfields there to prevent Japanese land based aircraft attacks on Allied ships massed in Leyte Gulf.
USS Princeton CVL-23 - Pacific Wrecks
On February 16, 1942 reclassified as Independence-class Light Carrier CV-23. On March 31, 1942 renamed USS Princeton for Princeton, New Jersey. Launched October 18, 1942 sponsored by Margaret Dodds, wife of Princeton University president Harold Dodds.
USN Ships--USS Princeton (CVL-23) - The Public's Library and …
USS Princeton, an 11,000-ton Independence class small aircraft carrier, was built at Camden, New Jersey. Originally laid down as the light cruiser Tallahassee (CL-61), she was converted to a carrier before launching and redesignated CV-23. That …