USS Independence (CVL-22)
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USS Independence was a United States Navy light aircraft carrier. The lead ship of her class, she served during World War II.
USS Independence in San Francisco Bay, 15 July 1943
USS Independence "Gilda" test damage aft port quarter (note two sailors on the aft deck)
USS Independence on fire aft following the Operation Crossroads shot Able atomic bomb test, 1 July 1946
Battle off Samar
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The Battle off Samar was the centermost action of the Battle of Leyte Gulf, one of the largest naval battles in history, which took place in the Philippine Sea off Samar Island, in the Philippines on
The escort carrier Gambier Bay, burning from earlier gunfire damage, is bracketed by a salvo from a Japanese battleship (faintly visible in the background, center-right) shortly before sinking.
Gambier Bay and her escorts laying a smoke screen early in the battle.
Movements during the battle
Japanese battleship Yamato and heavy cruiser Chikuma entering the battle. Yamato is the largest and most powerful battleship ever built