USS Birmingham (CL-62) alongside USS Princeton (CVL-23), 24 October 1944.
Here we see the Cleveland class light cruiser USS Birmingham (CL-62) alongside the bows of the Independence class light carrier USS Princeton (CVL-23) during the failed attempts to save the carrier on 24 October 1944. The Birmingham was alongside at 15.24 when there was a secondary explosion on the Princeton, and suffered 233 killed and 426 wounded during the rescue attempts.
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Rickard, J (12 May 2023), USS Birmingham (CL-62) alongside USS Princeton (CVL-23), 24 October 1944. , http://www.historyofwar.org/Pictures/pictures_USS_Princeton_CVL23_Birmingham_CL62_alongside.html
