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USS Independence in San Francisco Bay, 15 July 1943
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 "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
USS Independence on fire aft following the Operation Crossroads shot Able atomic bomb test, 1 July 1946
The escort carrier Gambier Bay, burning from earlier gunfire damage, is bracketed by a salvo from a Japanese battleship (faintly visible in the backgr
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.
Gambier Bay and her escorts laying a smoke screen early in the battle.
Movements during 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
Japanese battleship Yamato and heavy cruiser Chikuma entering the battle. Yamato is the largest and most powerful battleship ever built