Keywords: US Navy Task Force 50 underway to the Gilbert Islands in November 1943.jpg U S Navy ships of Task Force 50 at sea en route to the Gilbert and Marshall Islands on 23 November 1943 the day that USS Lexington CV-16 fighters shot down 17 Japanese planes flying from the Marshalls The aircraft carrier USS Lexington CV-16 is in the center turning into the wind to recover planes USS Cowpens CVL-25 is at left the battleship USS South Dakota BB-57 in center distance and USS Yorktown CV-10 and USS Washington BB-56 are at right Official U S Navy photo http //www history navy mil/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nhhc-series/nh-series/80-G-204000/80-G-204929 html 80-G-204929 from the U S Navy http //www history navy mil Naval History and Heritage Command 1943-11-23 U S Navy photographed from a USS Lexington CV-16 Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless PD-USGov-Military-Navy Gilbert Islands Campaign Fast Carrier Task Force USS Yorktown CV-10 USS Lexington CV-16 USS Cowpens CVL-25 USS Washington BB-56 USS South Dakota BB-57 |