First Striking Force
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First Striking Force was a major Japanese naval task force under Admiral Kurita Takeo during the Battle of Leyte Gulf in World War II, centered on powerful battleships including the super-battleship Musashi.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| First Striking Force canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese naval task force
ⓘ
World War II naval formation ⓘ |
| adversary |
Royal Australian Navy
ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Center Force ⓘ |
| approachRoute | San Bernardino Strait ⓘ |
| commander |
Vice Admiral Takeo Kurita
ⓘ
surface form:
Kurita Takeo
|
| commandStructure | under overall command of Vice Admiral Kurita Takeo ⓘ |
| componentOf | Japanese surface forces at Leyte Gulf ⓘ |
| conflict |
Battle of Leyte Gulf
ⓘ
Pacific War ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| country |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| date | October 1944 ⓘ |
| disposition | withdrew from off Samar and retreated through San Bernardino Strait ⓘ |
| engagement |
Battle off Samar
ⓘ
Sibuyan Sea ⓘ |
| flagship |
Yamato-class battleship
ⓘ
surface form:
battleship Yamato
|
| historicalSignificance | largest concentration of Japanese battleships used in a single operation during the Pacific War ⓘ |
| includedShip |
Japanese battleship Musashi
ⓘ
surface form:
battleship Musashi
Japanese battleship Nagato ⓘ
surface form:
battleship Nagato
Yamato-class battleship ⓘ
surface form:
battleship Yamato
Japanese heavy cruiser Atago ⓘ
surface form:
heavy cruiser Atago
heavy cruiser Chikuma ⓘ heavy cruiser Chōkai ⓘ
surface form:
heavy cruiser Chokai
heavy cruiser Kumano ⓘ heavy cruiser Maya ⓘ heavy cruiser Suzuya ⓘ heavy cruiser Takao ⓘ heavy cruiser Tone ⓘ multiple destroyers ⓘ |
| navalType | battleship-centered task force ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
centered on heavy battleships and cruisers
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included super-battleship Musashi ⓘ |
| objective | attack U.S. invasion shipping in Leyte Gulf ⓘ |
| operation |
Japanese Operation Shō-Gō 1
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surface form:
Japanese Sho-Go (Victory) Operation
|
| partOf | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| resultAtSibuyanSea | battleship Musashi sunk by U.S. carrier aircraft ⓘ |
| role | major striking force against U.S. invasion fleet at Leyte ⓘ |
| strategicOutcome | failed to destroy U.S. invasion fleet at Leyte ⓘ |
| tacticalOutcomeAtSamar | inflicted heavy damage on U.S. escort carrier group ⓘ |
| theater | Philippines ⓘ |
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