File:Japanese battleship Yamato underway during the Battle off Samar on 25 October 1944 (L42-09.06.03).jpg

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English: The Japanese battleship Yamato under attack on 25 October 1944 during the Battle off Samar. Here, a Grumman TBF Avenger from Composite Squadron 20 (VC-20), embarked in the escort carrier USS Kadashan Bay (CVE-76), approaches the battleship off Samar at an altitude of 450 metres.
Date 25 October 1944
date QS:P571,+1944-10-25T00:00:00Z/11
institution QS:P195,Q3250126
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L42-09.06.03
Source U.S. Navy photo L42-09.06.03

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