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	Encyclopedia: Battle of Leyte Gulf (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		USS Tennessee (BB-43), the lead ship of her class of battleship, was the third ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the 16th state.
		USS Iowa (BB-61), the lead ship of her class of dreadnought battleship, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy, but second to be commissioned, to be named in honor of the 29th state.
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	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Battle-of-Leyte-Gulf (8833 words)

	USS Princeton (CVL-23) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The fourth USS Princeton (CVL-23) was a United States Navy light aircraft carrier lost at the battle of Leyte Gulf in 1944.
		On the 7th, Princeton retired to Kwajalein only to return to Eniwetok on the 10th-13th and 16th-28th, when her planes softened the beaches for the invasion force, then provided air cover during the assault and ensuing fight.
		Princeton, in TG 38.3, cruised off Luzon and sent her planes against airfields there to prevent Japanese land based aircraft attacks on Allied ships massed in Leyte Gulf.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_Princeton_(CVL-23) (1121 words)

	USS Reno.com - USS Princeton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Princeton's forward section was gone and what was left of her after section appeared momentarily through the smoke.
		On the7th Princeton retired to Kwajalein only to return to Eniwetok on the 10th-13thand 16th-28th, when her planes softened the beaches for the invasion force, then provided air cover during the assault and ensuing fight.
		In the ensuing Battle of the Philippine Sea, Princeton's planes contributed 30 kills and her guns another 3, plus1 assist, to the devastating toll inflicted on Japan's naval air arm.
	www.ussreno.com /uss_princeton.htm (1689 words)

	USS Saratoga (CV-3)
		The fifth USS Saratoga (CV-3), was the third aircraft carrier of the United States Navy.
		She was laid down on 25 September 1920 as Battle Cruiser #3 by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation,atCamden, New Jersey, ordered converted to an aircraft carrier and reclassified CV-3 on 1 July 1922 in accordance with the Washington Naval Treaty limiting naval armaments, launched on 7 April 1925, sponsored by Mrs.
		Saratoga and Princeton were then designated the Relief Carrier Group for the offensive in the Gilberts; and, after striking Nauru on 19 November, they rendezvoused on 23 November with the transports carrying garrison troops to Makin and Tarawa.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/u/us/uss_saratoga__cv_3_.html (3059 words)

	USS Princeton -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The first (Click link for more info and facts about Princeton) Princeton was a (Click link for more info and facts about screw sloop) screw sloop, launched and commissioned in 1843, the first screw-driven vessel in the Navy.
		The third Princeton was a (A small shallow-draft boat carrying mounted guns; used by costal patrols) gunboat launched in 1897 and commissioned in 1898.
		The sixth (Click link for more info and facts about Princeton (CG-59)) Princeton (CG-59) is a (A cruiser that carries guided missiles) guided missile cruiser commissioned in 1989 and still on active service in 2005.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/u/us/uss_princeton2.htm (142 words)

	USS Princeton Reunites World War II Princeton Sailor with Fallen Shipmates
		ABOARD USS PRINCETON, At Sea (NNS) -- Fifty-eight years after the carrier USS Princeton (CVL 23) was lost at the Battle of Leyte Gulf, one of its survivors, the late Lt. Kenneth R. Colby, was reunited with his shipmates in a solemn burial at sea ceremony aboard USS Princeton (CG 59).
		Princeton’s valiant crew contained the intense flames and smoke of the ensuing fire until major explosions from her damaged magazines shook the ship and knocked out the pressure in her fire main system at 10 a.m.
		At the same morning hour a Japanese bomber attacked the carrier Princeton in 1944, the assembled crew of the cruiser Princeton bowed their heads in prayer and a 48-star U.S. flag, an heirloom of Colby’s family, was lowered to half-mast.
	www.news.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=6611 (456 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Princeton then steamed northeast, covered the garrison groups enroute to Makin and Tarawa and, after exchanging operational aircraft for damaged planes from other carriers, got underway for Pearl Harbo r and the west coast.
		On the 7th, Princeton retired to Kwajalein only to return to Eniwetok on the 10th-13th and 16th-28th, when her planes softened the beaches for the invasion force, then provided air cover during the assault and ensuing fi ght.
		From 11-18 June, she sent her planes agains t targets on Guam, Rota, Tinian, Pagan, and Saipan, then steamed west to intercept a Japanese fleet reported to be enroute from the Philippines to the Marianas.
	www.hazegray.org /danfs/carriers/cvl23.htm (1082 words)

	Loss of USS Princeton, 24 October 1944 (Part II)
		Princeton's port forward area, as seen from USS Birmingham (CL-62) during attempts to control her fires during the afternoon of 24 October.
		View of Princeton's after port side and flight deck, seen from USS Birmingham (CL-62) as she came alongside to help fight fires during the afternoon of 24 October 1944.
		Princeton had been fatally damaged by Japanese air attack earlier in the day, and was scuttled by torpedoing to permit U.S. forces to clear the area.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/events/wwii-pac/leyteglf/cvl23-l2.htm (1173 words)

	USS Princeton reunites WWII Sailor with fallen shipmates (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		ABOARD USS PRINCETON AT SEA -- Fifty-eight years after the carrier USS Princeton (CVL 23) was lost at the Battle for Leyte Gulf, one of its survivors, the late Lt. Kenneth R. Colby, was reunited with his shipmates in a solemn burial at sea ceremony aboard USS Princeton (CG 59).
		Discovering Princeton and her Task Group in the Sibuyan Sea, the plane dropped a 500-pound bomb from 1,200 feet.
		At the same early morning hour that a Japanese bomber attacked the carrier Princeton in 1944, Princeton’s current crew assembled with heads bowed in prayer, a 48-star U.S. flag, an heirloom of Colby’s family, was lowered to half-mast.
	www.c7f.navy.mil /news/2003/April/1.htm (545 words)

	USS Harwood (DD-861)- US Navy destroyer - Bruce Harwood Profile Page
		Like the USS Princeton, the Hornet was mortally wounded in battle and was then sunk by US ships in order to prevent her from falling into enemy hands.
		Harwood was serving as an Air Officer on the USS Princeton when he was killed in explosions following the bombing of the ship on 24 October 1944.
		Harwood on the bridge of the Princeton during a quiet moment on 10 October 1944.
	www.ussharwood-dd861.info /ussh-blh.htm (1087 words)

	USN Ships--USS Princeton (CVL-23)
		USS Princeton, an 11,000-ton Independence class small aircraft carrier, was built at Camden, New Jersey.
		Princeton was commissioned in February 1943 and, following shakedown operations in the Atlantic area, arrived at Pearl Harbor in August.
		In June, Princeton participated in the invasion of Saipan and the Battle of the Philippine Sea.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-usn/usnsh-p/cvl23.htm (787 words)

	CV 37 Princeton
		In February 1953, she was back off the Korean coast and until the end of the conflict launched planes for close air support, "Cherokee" strikes against supply, artillery, and troop concentrations in enemy territory, and against road traffic.
		Relieving USS Okinawa (LPH-3) as flagship for the Amphibious Ready Group, she engaged the enemy in operations Jackstay, 26 March- 6 April, to clear the Rung Sat Special Zone of Viet Cong guerrillas, and Osage, 27 April-4 May, to protect Vietnamese in the Phu Loc area from Viet Cong "harassment."
		In December 1968, she returned to the United States and in April 1969 she was designated the prime recovery ship for Apollo 10, the lunar mission which paved the way for Apollo 11 and the first landing on the moon.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/navy/cv-37.htm (1135 words)

	The History of the USS Cabot - CVL-28
		Princeton (CVL 23,8 Commissioned: 25 Feb. 1943 Won: Nine battle stars in World War II Fate: Sunk by Japanese air attack in Battle of Leyte Gulf in October 1944.
		Chitose and Chiyoda CVLs 11,190 tons, 28.9 knots (Both sunk in Battle of Cape Engano in 1944 by carrier planes.) Ryujo CVL 10,600 tons, 29 knots (Sunk in Solomons by carrier planes) Hosho CVL 7,400 tons (Used mostly for training) ~ 163 ~ ============.
		From August 1942, he served as a gunnery officer aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise in a number of engagements in the Pacific and was wounded during the Battle of Santa Cruz, 28 October 42.
	www.mcallen.lib.tx.us /books/cabot/cab24_29.htm (2287 words)

	U.S. Navy - A Brief History of Aircraft Carriers: The Loss of USS Princeton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Just as Princeton's fires were about to be extinguished, Japanese aircraft were said to be in the vacinity.
		At 5:46 p.m., USS Reno relieved Irwin and at 5:49 p.m.
		Included in that number was Capt. John M. Hoskins, who had been prospective commanding officer of CVL 23 and had lost his right foot with her.
	www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/ships/carriers/cv23sink.html (713 words)

	Princeton Sailors Remember Those Who Came Before (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Princeton recently honored World War II veterans who served aboard USS Princeton (CVL 23) and commerated the sixth anniversary of the year the ship was sunken during the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
		ABOARD USS PRINCETON (NNS) -- Sixty years after surviving the sinking of their ship, more than 50 World War II Sailors reunited for a memorial service aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) Oct. 23 at Naval Base San Diego.
		The light carrier Princeton was lost in an air attack during the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
	www.news.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=15676 (508 words)

	USS Cowpens (CVL-25) Independence Class Info
		The ships had only a small island with a low lattice mast, and exhaust fumes were discharged via four short cranked smokestacks suspended outside the starboard edge of the flight deck.
		The result of this emergency program was that the CVLs found themselves in the 'no man's land' between the fast fleet carriers, with which they had high speed in common, and the somewhat smaller escort carriers, combining the disadvantages of both types.
		These carriers were originally classified as CVs, but this designation was changed to CVL, a code especially introduced for them, during their construction.
	www.geocities.com /Pentagon/5325/independenceclass.htm (596 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Veterans and survivors of the Independence-class Light Carrier USS Princeton (CVL 23) gathered aboard Princeton to remember their ship and their shipmates lost during the Battle of Leyte Gulf Oct. 24, 1944.
		Second, they have been handed the responsibility of carrying the great torch of our service and the pride and honor that comes with it.” Fred Erasmus, who was a deckhand in the second division of the carrier during the battle, feels it is important to pass on the legacy of the old to the new.
		Princeton (CG 59) is the sixth ship to bear this historic name.
	www.navy.mil /search/display_word.asp?story_id=15676 (411 words)

	USS Princeton (CVL-23) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The fourth Princeton was laid down as Tallahassee (CL-61) by the New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, N.J., 2 June 1941; reclassified CV-23 on 16 February 1942; renamed Princeton 31 March 1942; launched 18 October 1942, sponsored by Mrs.
		Availability at Bremerton followed and on 3 January 1944, Princeton steamed west.
		In the ensuing Battle of the Philippine Sea, Princeton's planes contributed 30 kills and her guns an other 3, plus 1 assist, to the devastating toll inflicted on Japan's naval air arm.
	www.worldwar2database.com /~ironwomn/princeton.html (1034 words)

	20 oct 1944 photos leyte by Philippine Website Index (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		USS Lake Erie, officials commemorate Leyte Gulf landings
		BATTLE OF LEYTE GULF, 24 October 1944 USS Princeton (CVL-23) burning,...
		USS BENNINGTON CV/CVA/CVS 20 Her History and her Crew 1944 - 1994.
	www2.nfsp-philippines.org /pinoypedia/20-oct-1944-photos-leyte/index.html (512 words)

	MayportMirror.com: USS Robert G. Bradley Welcomes Ed Bradley 01/08/04
		He was appointed to the U.S. Naval Academy on June 9, 1939, and graduated with the class of 1943 on June 19, 1942 due to the exigencies of war.
		While serving on that ship, he received promotions to lieutenant junior grade and lieutenant and took part in every operation conducted by the ship ranging from the occupation of Baker Island in September 1943 to the Battle of Leyte Gulf in October 1944, in which he and the ship were lost.
		Bradley, Princeton's Assistant First Lieutenant, led a repair party in the valiant effort to control the fires on the second and third decks until the intense heat generated by those flames forced him and his men to fall back.
	www.mayportmirror.com /stories/010804/may_bradley001.shtml (1036 words)

	USS Belleau Wood, CVL-24 Unit History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Originally slated to be the light cruiser USS NEW HAVEN (C~ 76), Belleau Wood's keel was laid on 11 August 1941 at the New York Ship-building Corporation, Camden, New Jersey, but due to the pressing need for carriers the cruiser hull was converted to that of a light aircraft carrier type.
		On 25 August in company with USS Princeton (CVL~23) and supporting vessels, Belleau Wood set course for her initial assignment of covering the amphibious forces occupying Baker Island, southwest of Pearl Harbor and lying almost on the equator.
		After a short period of duty on the West Coast, USS Belleau Wood was inactivated and placed out of commission with the Alameda Group of the Pacific Reserve Fleet in January 1947.
	members.aol.com /oldfungi/cvl24his.html (3421 words)

	SOG Books Detail (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		With a brief narrative and excellent action photos, follow the history of USS Princeton CV/CVL-23, an aircraft carrier was commissioned in February 1943, participated in the sea/air battles for targets in the Caroline Islands, and was sunk by Japanese dive bombers at Leyte.
		The second aircraft carrier named Princeton, CV/CVA/CVS-37, was commissioned in November 1945, too late for WWII but served vital roles in the Korean War, including support for the Marines at Chosin.
		This book was prepared with cooperation from the USS Princeton Reunion Group Association, and many Association members have posted mini-bio's and then-and-now photos in the book.
	www.sogbooks.com /main-search-detail2.asp?id=T-CV37 (172 words)

	USS Princeton (CVL-23) - Wikpedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Boats were requested to take off remaining personnel and shortly after 1706, Irwin (DD-794)">Irwin (DD-794) began to fire torpedoes at the burning hulk.
		Included in that number was Capt. John M. Hoskins, who had been prospective commanding officer of CVL-23 and lost his right foot with her, but who, despite the loss, would become the 1st commanding officer of the fifth Princeton (CV-37)">Princeton (CV-37).
		See Princeton">USS Princeton for other Navy ships of the same name.
	www.bostoncoop.net /~tpryor/wiki/index.php?title=USS_Princeton_(CVL-23) (1097 words)

	HNN Online :: Fleet Focus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Busy days are becoming more commonplace for some personnel aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63), as the forward-deployed aircraft carrier continues to work in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
		As supersonic engines roar to life and iron wings spread to their full extension, a great predator of the sky nears extinction.
		An S-3B Viking from Sea Control Squadron 38 of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2 aboard USS Constellation (CV 64) veered off the flight deck early April 1 after making an arrested landing at approximately 5:10 a.m.
	www.hnn.navy.mil /archives/030404/fleet.htm (251 words)

	World Aircraft Carriers List: Bibliograpy
		Bradshaw, Thomas I., and Marsha L. Clark, Carrier Down: The Sinking of the U.S.S. Princeton, (CVL-23).
		Lautenschlager, Karl, USS Mississippi (BB23): Greek Kilkis: Warship Profile #39.
		Messimer, Dwight R., Pawns of War: The Loss of the USS Langley and the USS Pecos.
	www.hazegray.org /navhist/carriers/biblio.htm (1694 words)

	List of Related HomePages for USS Princeton - CV 37
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		"H" DIVISION: I would like to know the names of the "H" Division personnel on the USS Princeton from 1950 to 1952
		Tribute To William J. Spencer: He helped build, served, and died aboard the USS Princeton CVL-23 on October 24, 1944 during The Battle For Leyte Gulf.
	www.military.com /HomePage/UnitPageListHomePages/1,13491,200198,00.html (66 words)

	ipedia.com: List of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		This list of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy includes all types in the main hull numbering sequence, consisting of hull classification symbols CV, CVA, CVB, CVL, and CVN.
		For the smaller escort aircraft carriers (CVE), please see list of escort aircraft carriers of the United States Navy.
		The active carriers of the US Navy as of June 1, 2004 are the Kitty Hawk-class carrier USS Kitty Hawk, the Enterprise, the John F. Kennedy, and the Nimitz-class carriers Nimitz, Eisenhower, Carl Vinson, Theodore Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, John C. Stennis, Harry S. Truman and Ronald Reagan.
	www.ipedia.com /list_of_aircraft_carriers_of_the_united_states_navy.html (191 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		October to assist in fitting out the fleet carrier USS Princeton (CVL-23), which was ultimately placed in
		On 24 October 1944, PRINCETON was operating of the coast of Luzon, in the Leyte Gulf, about 150
		efforts alongside PRINCETON getting a line onboard the carrier at about 1515.
	www.bradley.navy.mil /RGBProfilePage.htm (443 words)

	The Carrier Project - CVL-23 USS Princeton, Independence-class light carrier (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Carrier Project - CVL-23 USS Princeton, Independence-class light carrier
		CVL-23 USS Princeton in the Delaware River, 28 March 1943.
		United States Naval Historical Center - USS Princeton (CVL-23, originally CV-23), 1943-1944
	home.grandecom.net /~cvproj/cv23.htm (202 words)

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