Battle of Leyte Gulf
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The Battle of Leyte Gulf 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.
The light aircraft carrier Princeton on fire, east of Luzon, on 24 October 1944
Musashi departing Brunei in October 1944 for the Battle of Leyte Gulf
Yamato hit by a bomb near her forward gun turret in the Sibuyan Sea, 24 October 1944
Japanese cruiser Noshiro under attack
Battle off Samar
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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
Battle of Leyte Gulf
…Fleets. The battle consisted of four main engagements (the Battle of the Sibuyan Sea, the Battle of Surigao Strait, the Battle off Cape Engaño, and the Battle off Samar) and several lesser actions. Allied forces announced the end of organized Japanese resistance on the island of Leyte at the end of December. It was the…
The escort carrier Gambier Bay, burning from earlier gunfire damage, is bracketed by a salvo from a Japanese battleship (faintly visible in the background, center-right) shortly before sinking.
Gambier Bay and her escorts laying a smoke screen early in the battle.
Movements during the battle
Japanese battleship Yamato and heavy cruiser Chikuma entering the battle. Yamato is the largest and most powerful battleship ever built