USS Princeton (CVL-23)

15°21′N 123°31′E / 15.350°N 123.517°E / 15.350; 123.517

USS Princeton off the coast of Seattle, Washington
History
United States
Name	USS Princeton
Namesake	Battle of Princeton
Builder	New York Shipbuilding Corporation
Laid down	2 June 1941
Launched	18 October 1942
Commissioned	25 February 1943
Fate	Scuttled after being severely damaged by Japanese air attack on 24 October 1944 in the Battle of Leyte Gulf
General characteristics
Class and type	Independence-class aircraft carrier
Displacement	13,000 tons
Length	622.5 ft (189.7 m)
Beam	71.5 ft (21.8 m) (waterline) 109.2 ft (33.3 m) (extreme)
Draft	26 ft (7.9 m)
Speed	31 knots
Complement	1,569 officers and men
Armament	22 × Bofors 40 mm guns 16 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannons
Aircraft carried	45

The fourth USS Princeton (CVL-23) was a United States Navy Independence-class light aircraft carrier active in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. She was launched in 1942 and lost at the Battle of Leyte Gulf in 1944.