File:Japanese Matsu-class destroyer and carrier during Battle off Cape Engaño 1944.jpg

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Description Battle of Leyte Gulf, October 1944: A Japanese Matsu-class destroyer firing at U.S. Navy planes as a carrier in the background is bombed, during the Battle off Cape Engaño, 25 October 1944. The four Matsu-class destroyers of Destroyer Division 43 (Maki, Kiri, Kuwa, Suki) took part in the battle.
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Source Official U.S. Navy photo 80-G-284448 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
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