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USS Bunker Hill off Okinawa (1945) (lemmy.world)
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Struck by 2 kamikaze planes and set alight. I seem to have a cropped version, as there's one with a destroyer on the right side.

Anyway, like most kamikaze accounts, it's hard to believe so few planes (just 2 plane crashes) can do such tremendous damage and sometimes bring down massive ships built to withstand hits from large caliber guns.

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[–] ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 24 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

The crew suffered heavy casualties but the ship didn't sink, although it was crippled and never fought again.

(I'm not saying OP doesn't know that; I just think it might be interesting to other people.)