Leyte Gulf order of battle
The Battle of Leyte Gulf, generally considered to be the largest naval combat in history, was fought 24–25 October 1944 in the waters of the Philippine Islands by elements of the Imperial Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet (bringing together the IJN's 2nd Fleet, 3rd Fleet and 5th Fleet) and the United States Navy's Pacific Fleet (bringing together the USN's 3rd Fleet and 7th Fleet). Of the five separate engagements that made up the battle as a whole, the forces involved in the three principal ones are listed here.
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Battle off Samar
Japanese cruiser Atago
Japanese cruiser Yahagi (1942)
USS Darter (SS-227)
USS Johnston (DD-557)
USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413)
Battle of Leyte GulfDogfights (TV series)Dutch East Indies campaignInvasion of Leyte naval order of battleList of orders of battleTactical victoryTakao-class cruiserThe world wondersTone-class cruiserUSS Cassin (DD-372)USS Dace (SS-247)USS Hancock (CV-19)USS IrwinUSS Kitkun BayUSS Langley (CVL-27)USS Laws (DD-558)USS_Miami_(CL-89)USS Mugford (DD-389)USS Natoma BayUSS_New_Jersey_(BB-62)USS_Sangamon_(CVE-26)USS_Santa_Fe_(CL-60)USS UhlmannUSS Wasatch (AGC-9)USS Wasp (CV-18)Yamato-class battleship
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Leyte Gulf order of battle
The Battle of Leyte Gulf, generally considered to be the largest naval combat in history, was fought 24–25 October 1944 in the waters of the Philippine Islands by elements of the Imperial Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet (bringing together the IJN's 2nd Fleet, 3rd Fleet and 5th Fleet) and the United States Navy's Pacific Fleet (bringing together the USN's 3rd Fleet and 7th Fleet). Of the five separate engagements that made up the battle as a whole, the forces involved in the three principal ones are listed here.
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The Battle of Leyte Gulf, gene ...... escort carriers, 3 destroyers
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Adm. Chester W. Nimitz
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Adm. Soemu Toyoda
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Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr.
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Rear Adm. Clifton A.F. Sprague
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Rear Adm. Felix B. Stump
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Rear Adm. Jesse B. Oldendorf
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Rear Adm. Thomas L. Sprague
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Vice Adm. John S. McCain, Sr.
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Vice Adm. Marc A. Mitscher
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Vice Adm. Theodore S. Wilkinson
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Escort Carrier and Taffy 3 Commanders
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Fast Carrier and TG 38.1 Commanders
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IJ Combined Fleet and US Pacific Fleet Commanders
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Southern Attack Force and Surigao Strait Commanders
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Taffy 2 Commander
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US Seventh and Third Fleet Commanders
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The Battle of Leyte Gulf, gene ...... rincipal ones are listed here.
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Leyte Gulf order of battle
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