Battle of Cape Engaño

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The Battle of Cape Engaño was a major naval engagement of the 1944 Battle of Leyte Gulf in World War II, in which U.S. carrier forces destroyed the last operational Japanese aircraft carriers in a decisive victory.

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Battle of Cape Engaño canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle of World War II
naval battle
aircraftCarrierInvolved USS Bunker Hill
USS Cabot
USS Enterprise (CV-6)
USS Essex
USS Franklin
USS Independence
USS Intrepid
USS Lexington (CV-16)
airPower U.S. carrier aircraft
alsoKnownAs Battle off Cape Engaño
belligerent Imperial Japanese Navy
United States Navy
campaign Battle of the Philippines (1944–1945)
surface form: Philippines campaign (1944–1945)
commander Jisaburō Ozawa
William Halsey Jr.
surface form: William F. Halsey Jr.
conflict World War II
countryInvolved Japan
United States of America
surface form: United States
date 1944-10-25
endDate 1944-10-25
JapaneseCarrierInvolved Chitose
Chiyoda
Hyūga (hybrid battleship-carrier)
Ise (hybrid battleship-carrier)
Zuihō
Zuikaku
JapaneseFormation Mobile Fleet (decoy carrier force)
Northern Force
location off Cape Engaño, Luzon, Philippines
objective to lure U.S. Third Fleet away from Leyte invasion area
outcome destruction of last operational Japanese fleet carriers
partOf Battle of Leyte Gulf
Pacific War
result decisive American victory
shipSunk Japanese aircraft carrier Chitose
Japanese aircraft carrier Chiyoda
Japanese aircraft carrier Zuihō
Japanese carrier Zuikaku
surface form: Japanese aircraft carrier Zuikaku

Japanese destroyer Akizuki
Japanese destroyer Hatsuzuki
Japanese light cruiser Tama (later scuttled after damage)
significance eliminated Japanese carrier aviation as an effective fighting force
startDate 1944-10-25
strategy Japanese decoy carrier operation
tactics carrier-based air strikes
theater Pacific War
surface form: Pacific Theater of World War II
U.S.formation U.S. Navy Task Force 58
surface form: Task Force 38

United States Third Fleet
surface form: U.S. Third Fleet
U.S.losses no major U.S. warships sunk

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Battle off Samar followedBy Battle of Cape Engaño
Battle of the Sibuyan Sea followedBy Battle of Cape Engaño
Battle of Surigao Strait followedBy Battle of Cape Engaño