Suwannee-Related Photographs

A Suwannee crewman cuts away the damage so that cross-members can be added for bracing during deck repairs after the first kamikaze attack.
A Suwannee crewman inspects the engine of one of the Japanese Zeroes that deliberately crashed into the ship.
Fighter pilots from the Suwannee got this view of the Japanese battleship Yamato as they continually dived toward the behemoth while out of bombs and torpedoes in an attempt to keep it away from the American fleet.
The Japanese battleship Musashi takes multiple hits from U.S. forces.  The big ship went to the bottom under the assault.
Suwannee leaves Puget Sound Naval Yard following repairs for the damage sustained by kamikazes.
 
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