Suwannee-Related Photographs

The USS Suwannee as seen from the USS Sangamon following a kamikaze attack at Leyte Gulf.
A rare color photograph of a plane on the flight deck of the Suwannee.
Crewmen from the Suwannee look across the flight deck at the USS Santee, which has just been hit by the first deliberate kamikaze attack of the war, on October 25, 1944.
Circular wakes indicate the evasive actions of the Japanese battleship Yamato and her escorts, as they attempt to avoid the firepower coming at them from air power from the Suwannee.
This photo taken by an American operative shows the Japanese fleet leaving to take on the U.S. fleet at Leyte Gulf. The Yamato and Musashi are among the ships in this group.