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The Battle of Leyte Gulf continued with the Battle of Cape Engano on October 25, 1944. Third Fleet carrier aircraft, surface ships, and submarines led by Admiral William F. Halsey, USN,...
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Japanese Carrier ZUIHO in action during the Battle off Cape...
- Mitscher, Marc Andrew
Marc Andrew Mitscher, the son of Oscar A. Mitscher and Mrs....
- Halsey, William Frederick, Jr
Halsey, William Frederick, Jr - 1944 October 25: Battle off...
- Philippines
Philippines - 1944 October 25: Battle off Cape Engano - NHHC
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1941 December 7: Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor. The...
- Pacific Theater
Pacific Theater - 1944 October 25: Battle off Cape Engano -...
- October 1944
Invasion of Leyte and Battle of Leyte Gulf: October 1944 In...
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World War II: Pacific This section contains artwork,...
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'Leyte Open Sea Naval Battle', Filipino: Labanan sa Golpo ng Leyte) 23–26 October 1944, was the largest naval battle of World War II and by some criteria the largest naval battle in history, with over 200,000 naval personnel involved.
Hit by at least two torpedoes and six bombs, plus many near misses. Sunk by air attack with 903 dead. Crippled by four bombs, finished off by gunfire; 1470 dead - all hands. Negligible damage from near misses. Minor damage from two rockets and a near-miss bomb; 8 dead, 12 wounded.
17 paź 2020 · The Battle off Cape Engano ended as a tactical victory for the U.S. Navy, though not an operational victory. The TF 38 pilots had sunk four enemy carriers and one destroyer. In addition, U.S. cruisers and submarines sank one light cruiser (Tama) and two destroyers.
On October 25, 1944, the American forces tracked down IJN Zuikaku, the last of the six Japanese carriers that had attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. ...
8 lut 2014 · The USN aircraft carriers launch an aerial attack against the last operational Japanese aircraft carriers (Fleet carrier Zuikaku and 3 smaller escort carriers) off Cape Engano, near the...
Cape Engaño (Spanish: Cabo Engaño, "Cape Deception") is the northeasternmost point of the island of Luzon in the Phillipines. It lent its name to one of the four major engagements of the Battle of Leyte Gulf, which took place in October 1944 between the U.S. and Japanese fleets.
