[Senshi]

I really don't get where you see anything like the ship "breaking apart"...for one, as Richard explained, ships do always have a bit of flexibility to ease out rough conditions, but the picture doesn't even show any sign of the ship being "bent" or broken. The ship simply isn't that long. Remember you are not looking at a CV, but a CVE with a "mere" length of 512ft (156m) . Another reason for it to seem short: Perspective. You have to be aware that the picture was taken from another vessel, which very probably was shaken wildly, too. Thus there are many factors which influence the appearance of a strong leaning in the Lunga Point. If you take a look at picture two (which probably was taken shortly before the first one, as their archive number only differs by 2), you get an impressions of how rough the conditions are, seeing how the wave breaks at the hull...

[nyali]

Not fake

http://www.navsource.org/archives/03/094.htm

USS Lunga Point (CVE-94) pitching heavily during a western Pacific storm, October 1945. Another escort carrier is steaming astern, beyond her starboard quarter. Photographed from USS Makin Island (CVE-93).

Courtesy of PHC John Highfill, USN (Retired).

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph (# NH 94876).

Now the picture makes sense, one carrier in foreground pitching bow down into the waves with a second carrier to the rear, the photo angle makes it look like ONE carrier split in two. - which is why I said FAKE - as the carrier Lunga Point had NO RECORD of that damage listed under her records. Nice to see this cleared up too