Yamashiro escort destroyers
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The Yamashiro escort destroyers were a group of Imperial Japanese Navy destroyers assigned to screen and protect the battleship Yamashiro during the Battle of Surigao Strait in World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yamashiro escort destroyers canonical | 1 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
destroyer group
ⓘ
group of warships ⓘ |
| battleRole |
anti-surface escort
ⓘ
anti-torpedo screen ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| engagedAgainst | United States Navy ⓘ |
| engagementType | night surface action ⓘ |
| faced | U.S. Navy battleships and destroyers at Surigao Strait ⓘ |
| flagshipEscorted |
IJN battleship Yamashiro
ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese battleship Yamashiro
|
| location | Surigao Strait ⓘ |
| navalTask |
protect capital ship
ⓘ
screening formation ahead and abeam of Yamashiro ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Battle of Surigao Strait ⓘ |
| partOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy
ⓘ
Southern Force during the Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Force (Battle of Surigao Strait)
|
| partOfOperation | Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ |
| role |
escort for battleship Yamashiro
ⓘ
screening force ⓘ |
| side | Axis powers ⓘ |
| strategicObjective | penetrate Surigao Strait to attack Allied invasion forces at Leyte ⓘ |
| theater | Pacific War ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1944 ⓘ |
| typeOfVesselEscorted | battleship ⓘ |
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