American warships in the Ulithi atoll (Pacific), 1944.

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American warships of the Pacific fleet  in the Ulithi atoll, December 8, 1944. The largest aircraft carriers (from left to center and in the background) belong to the Essex class. From foreground to background, at anchor: "Wasp" (II), "Hornet" (II), "Hancock", "Ticonderoga","Lexington" (II). In the middle-distance,  to the left, two light aircraft carriers of the Independence class and a British heavy combat carrier of the Illustrious class.

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Photo credit: © Photo12/Collection Bernard Crochet / Alamy / Afripics
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