Battle of the Sibuyan Sea

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World War II battle naval battle

The Battle of the Sibuyan Sea was a major World War II naval air engagement in October 1944, in which U.S. carrier aircraft repeatedly attacked and ultimately sank the Japanese battleship Musashi while attempting to thwart Japan’s Center Force during the Leyte Gulf campaign.

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Label	Occurrences
Battle of the Sibuyan Sea canonical	15

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II battle ⓘ naval battle ⓘ
aircraftRole	primary offensive weapon against Japanese surface ships ⓘ
belligerent	Japan ⓘ surface form: Empire of Japan United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
campaign	Battle of the Philippines (1944–1945) ⓘ surface form: Philippines campaign (1944–1945)
commander	Takeo Kurita ⓘ William Halsey Jr. ⓘ surface form: William F. Halsey Jr.
conflict	World War II ⓘ
countryInvolved	Japan ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
date	24 October 1944 ⓘ
endDate	24 October 1944 ⓘ
followedBy	Battle of Cape Engaño ⓘ Battle off Samar ⓘ
JapaneseForceComponent	Center Force ⓘ
JapaneseForceName	First Striking Force ⓘ
JapaneseObjective	to attack and destroy U.S. invasion shipping in Leyte Gulf ⓘ
location	Philippines ⓘ Sibuyan Sea ⓘ
MusashiFate	sank in the Sibuyan Sea ⓘ
MusashiHitCountApprox	over 20 torpedo hits and numerous bomb hits ⓘ
notableShipDamaged	Japanese battleship Nagato ⓘ Yamato-class battleship ⓘ surface form: Japanese battleship Yamato Japanese heavy cruiser Myōkō ⓘ Japanese heavy cruiser Tone ⓘ
notableShipSunk	Japanese battleship Musashi ⓘ
objective	to stop Japanese Center Force from attacking U.S. invasion fleet at Leyte ⓘ
opposingForce	Japanese Center Force ⓘ
partOf	Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ
partOfOperation	Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ surface form: Leyte Gulf campaign
precededBy	U.S. landings on Leyte ⓘ
primaryJapaneseShipType	battleship ⓘ destroyer ⓘ heavy cruiser ⓘ
primaryU.S.Weapon	carrier-based aircraft ⓘ
result	sinking of Japanese battleship Musashi ⓘ tactical U.S. victory ⓘ
startDate	24 October 1944 ⓘ
strategicContext	U.S. invasion of Leyte ⓘ
strategicEffect	reduction of Japanese battleship strength ⓘ temporary withdrawal of Japanese Center Force through San Bernardino Strait ⓘ
theater	Pacific War ⓘ surface form: Pacific Theater of World War II
U.S.AirGroup	U.S. Navy Task Force 58 ⓘ surface form: Task Force 38
U.S.FlagshipType	aircraft carrier ⓘ
U.S.Objective	to prevent Japanese surface forces from reaching Leyte Gulf ⓘ
U.S.TaskForceCommander	Marc A. Mitscher ⓘ

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Leyte Gulf → hasPart → Battle of the Sibuyan Sea ⓘ

Musashi → engagement → Battle of the Sibuyan Sea ⓘ

First Fleet → notableEngagement → Battle of the Sibuyan Sea ⓘ

Second Fleet → engagedInBattle → Battle of the Sibuyan Sea ⓘ

subject surface form: Second Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy)

Takeo Kurita → participatedIn → Battle of the Sibuyan Sea ⓘ

Battle off Samar → precededBy → Battle of the Sibuyan Sea ⓘ

Battle of Surigao Strait → precededBy → Battle of the Sibuyan Sea ⓘ

Sibuyan Sea → siteOf → Battle of the Sibuyan Sea ⓘ

Japanese heavy cruiser Atago → participatedIn → Battle of the Sibuyan Sea ⓘ

Japanese heavy cruiser Takao → participatedIn → Battle of the Sibuyan Sea ⓘ

Vice Admiral Takeo Kurita → notableEvent → Battle of the Sibuyan Sea ⓘ

subject surface form: Takeo Kurita

Japanese Operation Shō-Gō 1 → hasPart → Battle of the Sibuyan Sea ⓘ

Center Force → conflict → Battle of the Sibuyan Sea ⓘ

U.S. invasion of Leyte → relatedEvent → Battle of the Sibuyan Sea ⓘ

Japanese destroyer Yukikaze → participatedIn → Battle of the Sibuyan Sea ⓘ