File:USS Fanshaw Bay (CVE-70) is straddled by shells during the Battle off Samar, 25 October 1944 (80-G-287492).jpg

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English: The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Fanshaw Bay (CVE-70) is straddled by shells from a Japanese battleship (either Kongo or Haruna) during the Battle off Samar, 25 October 1944. The photo was taken from USS Kitkun Bay (CVE-71). General Motors FM-2 Wildcats of Composite Squadron 5 (VC-5) are readied for launching from her flight deck.
Date 25 October 1944
date QS:P571,+1944-10-25T00:00:00Z/11
institution QS:P195,Q3250126
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80-G-287492
Source Official U.S. Navy photo 80-G-287492 from the ship's entry in the U.S. Navy Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS) available at the Naval History and Heritage Command

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Most of the photos found in the NHHC collection are in the public domain and may be downloaded and used without permissions or special requirements. Those which are not will be noted in the copyright section of the NHHC image description.[1]
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current17:52, 22 November 2020Thumbnail for version as of 17:52, 22 November 20201,772 × 1,601 (1.41 MB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)levels
23:40, 27 December 2019Thumbnail for version as of 23:40, 27 December 20191,280 × 1,157 (379 KB)Stikkyy (talk | contribs){{Information |description ={{en|1=Photographed from the Casablanca-class escort carrier USS ''Kitkun Bay'' during the Battle off Samar, ''Fanshaw Bay'' is surrounded by shell splashes from a Japanese battleship, likely the IJN ''Kongo'' or ''Haruna''. In the foreground, three FM-2 Wildcat fighters are preparing for launching.}} |date =25 October 1944 |source =National Archives and Records Administration photo [https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/research/histo...

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