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Samar: The Last Stand of Taffy 3. October 25, 1944: Off the Island of Samar in the Phillippines the defining moment of the Battle of Leyte Gulf opens.
In this history video I discuss a particular aspect of the Battle of Samar. Rear Admiral Clifton A. F. Sprague’s TG 77.4.3—call sign “Taffy 3 faces off in an epic battle against the Imperial ...
26 sty 2013 · On October 25th, 1944, with the US third fleet chasing a decoy and the 7th fleet finishing up in surigao strait, all that stood between the Japanese center f...
On the morning of October 25, 1944, Taffy 3 suddenly became the only obstacle between the Allied landings and the Japanese Center Force. Hopelessly outmanned and outgunned, Taffy 3 plunged into battle.
In an epic stand against overwhelming odds, Taffy 3 held off a powerful Japanese task force during the battle of Leyte Gulf.
Admiral Clifton A.F. Sprague’s 13 ships of Taffy 3 stood between the most powerful Japanese force and Leyte Gulf. If the Japanese were to succeed, they had to get past Taffy 3, steaming off the island of Samar. Yusen faced quite a surprise in the early morning hours of October 25, 1944.
Taffy 3 would bear the brunt of the damage done to U.S. ships, but aircraft from Taffy 2 were decisive in helping defeat the Japanese surface ships. At 0646, the Fanshaw Bay made an “unidentified surface contact” by radar to the northwest of her position.
