Chronology of World War II

Tuesday, October 24


Damage to the Princeton


Damage to the <i>Princeton</i>
View from the foredeck on Birmingham (CL-62) as she stood alongside Princeton to help fight her fires, during the afternoon of October 24. The carrier had been hit by a Japanese air attack while operating off the Philippines. Note fire hoses on Birmingham’s deck and details of the underside of her Number Two 6-in/47 gun turret.