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October 24, 1944 — the Battle of Leyte Gulf. A single 250-kilogram armor-piercing bomb, dropped by a Japanese dive bomber, struck the light carrier USS Princeton (CVL-23). Within seconds, her hangar deck was engulfed in flames. The fire quickly spread to the fuel lines and ammunition lockers, turning the proud ship into a floating inferno. For hours, her crew and nearby ships fought to save her — pouring water, foam, and courage into the heart of the blaze. But deep below, torpedoes and bombs wa
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