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| rdfs:comment | - The United States lost six ships: the light carrier USS Princeton (CVL-23), two escort carriers, of which one - USS St. Lo (CVE-63) - was sunk by kamikaze attacks, two destroyers and a destroyer escort.
- The Battle of Leyte Gulf (a.k.a. the Second Battle of the Philippine Sea) was fought in the Pacific Theater during World War II and was one of the largest naval battles in modern history. Fought in the seas surround the island of Leyte in the Philippines from 23 October to 26 October 1944, this battle cut Japan off from her Southeast Asian colonies and therefore all of Japan's oil. When the Imperial Japanese Navy attempted to repel the attack, they were stopped in their tracks, suffering heavy losses including: the super-battleship Musashi; four aircraft carriers (the Zuikaku, Zuihō, Chitose, and Chiyoda).
- The Battle of Leyte Gulf, also called the Battles for Leyte Gulf, and formerly known as the Second Battle of the Philippine Sea, is generally considered to be the largest naval battle of World War II and, by some criteria, possibly the largest naval battle in history. The Battle of Leyte Gulf consisted of four separate engagements between the opposing forces: the Battle of the Sibuyan Sea, the Battle of Surigao Strait, the Battle of Cape Engaño and the Battle of Samar, as well as other actions.
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| Strength | - 1
- 3
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- 8
- 9
- 12
- 14
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 24
- 34
- 35
- 141
- 300
- About 1,500 planes
- About 200 planes
- Many PT boats, submarines and fleet auxiliaries
- Many PT boats, submarines, and fleet auxiliaries
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| Partof | - the Pacific Theatre of World War II
- the Pacific War of World War II
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| Commander | - 25
- 28
- Thomas C. Kinkaid
- Shōji Nishimura
- William Halsey, Jr.
- Jisaburō Ozawa
- Clifton Sprague
- Jesse B. Oldendorf
- John Augustine Collins
- Kiyohide Shima
- Takeo Kurita
- Yukio Seki
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| Casualties | - 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 8
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 200
- 3500
- 10000
- ~12,500 dead;
- ~2,800 casualties;
- ~300 planes
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| Place | - The Philippines
- Leyte Gulf, Philippines
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| abstract | - The Battle of Leyte Gulf, also called the Battles for Leyte Gulf, and formerly known as the Second Battle of the Philippine Sea, is generally considered to be the largest naval battle of World War II and, by some criteria, possibly the largest naval battle in history. It was fought in waters near the Philippine islands of Leyte, Samar and Luzon from 23–26 October 1944, between combined US and Australian forces and the Imperial Japanese Navy. On 20 October, United States troops invaded the island of Leyte as part of a strategy aimed at isolating Japan from the countries it had occupied in Southeast Asia, and in particular depriving its forces and industry of vital oil supplies. The Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) mobilized nearly all of its remaining major naval vessels in an attempt to defeat the Allied invasion, but was repulsed by the US Navy's 3rd and 7th Fleets. The IJN failed to achieve its objective, suffered very heavy losses, and never afterwards sailed to battle in comparable force. The majority of its surviving heavy ships, deprived of fuel, remained in their bases for the rest of the Pacific War. The Battle of Leyte Gulf consisted of four separate engagements between the opposing forces: the Battle of the Sibuyan Sea, the Battle of Surigao Strait, the Battle of Cape Engaño and the Battle of Samar, as well as other actions. It was the first battle in which Japanese aircraft carried out organized kamikaze attacks. By the time of the battle, Japan had fewer aircraft than the Allied Forces had sea vessels, demonstrating the difference in power of the two sides at this point of the war.
- The United States lost six ships: the light carrier USS Princeton (CVL-23), two escort carriers, of which one - USS St. Lo (CVE-63) - was sunk by kamikaze attacks, two destroyers and a destroyer escort.
- The Battle of Leyte Gulf (a.k.a. the Second Battle of the Philippine Sea) was fought in the Pacific Theater during World War II and was one of the largest naval battles in modern history. Fought in the seas surround the island of Leyte in the Philippines from 23 October to 26 October 1944, this battle cut Japan off from her Southeast Asian colonies and therefore all of Japan's oil. When the Imperial Japanese Navy attempted to repel the attack, they were stopped in their tracks, suffering heavy losses including: the super-battleship Musashi; four aircraft carriers (the Zuikaku, Zuihō, Chitose, and Chiyoda).
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