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| Keywords: USS Pennsylvania moving into Lingayen Gulf.jpg Assessments 1 Pennsylvania entering Lingayen Gulf The U S Navy battleship USS Pennsylvania BB-38 leads USS Colorado BB-45 USS Louisville CA-28 USS Portland CA-33 and USS Columbia CL-56 into Lingayen Gulf before the landing on Luzon Philippines in January 1945 Battleships and other big gun naval vessels that served in the Pacific Theatre during World War II were used primarily for offshore bombardment of enemy positions and as anti-aircraft screens for aircraft carriers <br> Note that the wartime censor has removed Pennsylvania´s radar antennas 520627 1945-01 U S Navy photo 80-G-59525 thumb left radar antennas added PD-USGov-Military-Navy USS Colorado BB-45 USS Louisville CA-28 USS Portland CA-33 USS Columbia CL-56 USS Pennsylvania BB-38 World War II battleships of the United States Philippines Campaign 1944 �45 Black and white photographs Lingayen Gulf Bow waves | ||||
