File:Torpedo is loaded on TBM aboard USS San Jacinto (CVL-30) in October 1944.jpg

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Description A U.S. Navy Battle off Cape Engaño Grumman TBM Avenger of Torpedo Squadron 51 (VT-51) is armed with a Mark XIII torpedo aboard the light aircraft carrier USS San Jacinto (CVL-30), during the Battle off Cape Engaño on 25 October 1944. The photo was probably taken before the squadron's planes attacked the Japanese carrier force. The torpedo is fitted with a wooden stabilizer around its tail and drag ring around its nose.
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Source Official U.S. Navy photo 80-G-284708 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
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