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USS Gambier Bay was a Casablanca-class escort carrier of the United States Navy that served in the Pacific during the Second World War. On 25 October 1944, it was sunk by Japanese surface gunfire during the Battle off Samar, part of the wider Battle of Leyte Gulf. It was the only American aircraft c...

HIJMS Zuikaku was a Shokaku-class aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy that served during the Pacific War. Its aircraft participated in the attack on Pearl Harbor, and the carrier later fought in major operations including the battles of the Coral Sea, the Eastern Solomons, and the Philipp...

USS Princeton, designated CVL-23, was an Independence-class light aircraft carrier of the United States Navy that served in the Pacific during the Second World War. On 24 October 1944, during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, a Japanese aircraft bombed the ship and started fires that eventually reached stor...

Fought from October 23 to 26 in 1944, the Battle of Leyte Gulf was a massive naval engagement between the Allied forces and the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. It is widely considered the largest naval battle in history by tonnage of ships engaged, encompassing several distinct clashes a...

Japanese light aircraft carrier converted from a submarine tender, sunk by American aircraft at the Battle of Cape Engaño on 25 October 1944 during the Battle of Leyte Gulf.

Japanese light aircraft carrier converted from a seaplane tender, destroyed by American naval gunfire and aircraft at the Battle of Cape Engaño during the Battle of Leyte Gulf in October 1944.

Japanese light aircraft carrier converted from a seaplane tender and sister ship of Chiyoda, sunk by American aircraft at the Battle of Cape Engaño during the Battle of Leyte Gulf in October 1944.