Battle off Samar
The Battle off Samar was the centermost action of the Battle of Leyte Gulf, one of the largest naval battles in history, which took place in the Philippine Sea off Samar Island, in the Philippines on October 25, 1944. As the only major action in the larger battle where the Americans were largely unprepared against the opposing forces, it has been cited by historians as one of the greatest military mismatches in naval history.
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Battle off Samar
The Battle off Samar was the centermost action of the Battle of Leyte Gulf, one of the largest naval battles in history, which took place in the Philippine Sea off Samar Island, in the Philippines on October 25, 1944. As the only major action in the larger battle where the Americans were largely unprepared against the opposing forces, it has been cited by historians as one of the greatest military mismatches in naval history.
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La batalla de Samar es la acci ...... ndidad lanzados desde aviones.
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The Battle off Samar was the c ...... o be an effective naval force.
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1 destroyer damaged
1 destroyer escort sunk
1,583 killed and missing
2 destroyer escorts damaged
2 destroyers sunk
2 escort carriers sunk
23 aircraft lost
3 escort carriers damaged
913 wounded
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1944-10-25
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American victory
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11 destroyers,
2light cruisers,
30 aircraft (in kamikaze attack)
3destroyers,
400 aircraft from Taffy 1, 2, 3
4battleships,
4destroyer escorts,
6escort carriers,
6heavy cruisers,
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Samuel Eliot Morison
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The escort carrier , burning f ...... g during the Battle off Samar.
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McCains force is identified ad TG 38.1 above
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History of United States Naval Operations in World War II, Volume XII, Leyte
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In no engagement of its entire ...... etween 0730 and 0930 off Samar
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La batalla de Samar es la acci ...... nas- el 25 de octubre de 1944.
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The Battle off Samar was the c ...... y mismatches in naval history.
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Batalla de Samar
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