File:Japanese merchant ship hit at Truk in February 1944.jpg

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Description U.S. Navy strike photograph showing a hit on a ship during the attacks on Truk lagoon, 16 February 1944.
In total the attack sank three Japanese light cruisers, four destroyers, three auxiliary cruisers, two submarine tenders, three other smaller warships, and 32 merchant ships. 250 aircraft were destroyed.
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Source U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 1996.488.024.001
Author U.S. Navy

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