The extraordinary photographs below portray naval history as it actually happened. They were not taken under ideal conditions.... To my knowledge, no photographs taken from the "lost ships" survived the battle.... Each photograph is about 20K~30K. Enjoy!

USS HEERMANN & DE lay smoke USS HEERMANN (DD 532) and DE lay protective smoke in defense of the escort carriers.
USS GAMBIER BAY & escorts lay smoke USS GAMBIER BAY (CVE 73) and escorts make smoke.
CARDIV 25 under fire #1 Carrier Division 25 under fire off Samar - Photo #1.
CARDIV 25 under fire #2 Carrier Division 25 under fire off Samar - Photo #2.
USS GAMBIER BAY under fire by CHIKUMA USS GAMBIER BAY (CVE 73) under fire from the heavy cruiser HIJMS CHIKUMA.

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Honor the Missing in Action and Killed in Action of Taffy III

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