Battle off Samar

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World War II battle naval battle

The Battle off Samar was a dramatic World War II naval engagement in October 1944 in which a small, outgunned U.S. escort carrier task unit unexpectedly fought off a much larger Japanese surface fleet near the Philippines.

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Label Occurrences
Battle off Samar canonical 30
Battle off Samar Island 1
Japanese Center Force at Battle off Samar 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II battle ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Action off Samar ⓘ
Battle off Samar ⓘ
surface form: Battle off Samar Island
belligerent Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
casualties heavy U.S. losses in ships and personnel ⓘ
significant Japanese losses in cruisers and aircraft ⓘ
characterizedAs one of the most heroic last-stand actions in U.S. naval history ⓘ
combatantFormation Japanese Center Force ⓘ
U.S. Task Unit 77.4.3 ⓘ
commander Clifton A. F. Sprague ⓘ
Takeo Kurita ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
countryInvolved Japan ⓘ
surface form: Empire of Japan

United States of America ⓘ
date 25 October 1944 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Cape Engaño ⓘ
JapaneseForceCommander Vice Admiral Takeo Kurita ⓘ
JapaneseObjective attack U.S. invasion fleet in Leyte Gulf ⓘ
JapaneseShipsInvolved battleships ⓘ
destroyers ⓘ
heavy cruisers ⓘ
light cruisers ⓘ
location off Samar, Philippines ⓘ
near Leyte Gulf ⓘ
notableJapaneseShip Haruna ⓘ
Kongō ⓘ
Nagato ⓘ
Yamato ⓘ
notableU.S.Ship USS Gambier Bay (CVE-73) ⓘ
USS Hoel (DD-533) ⓘ
USS Johnston (DD-557) ⓘ
USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413) ⓘ
objective protect U.S. invasion forces at Leyte ⓘ
partOf Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ
partOfOperation Battle of the Philippines (1944–1945) ⓘ
surface form: Allied invasion of Leyte
precededBy Battle of the Sibuyan Sea ⓘ
relatedWork The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors ⓘ
result Japanese operational failure ⓘ
United States tactical victory ⓘ
startDate 25 October 1944 ⓘ
strategicSignificance helped secure Allied landings on Leyte ⓘ
theater Pacific War ⓘ
surface form: Pacific Theater of World War II
U.S.ShipsInvolved destroyer escorts ⓘ
destroyers ⓘ
escort carriers ⓘ
U.S.TaskUnitCommander Rear Admiral Clifton A. F. Sprague ⓘ
U.S.TaskUnitDesignation Taffy 3 ⓘ

Referenced by (33)

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

Battle of Leyte Gulf → hasPart → Battle off Samar ⓘ
Second Fleet → engagedInBattle → Battle off Samar ⓘ
subject surface form: Second Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy)
Takeo Kurita → participatedIn → Battle off Samar ⓘ
Takeo Kurita → commanded → Battle off Samar ⓘ
this entity surface form: Japanese Center Force at Leyte Gulf
Battle off Samar → alsoKnownAs → Battle off Samar ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle off Samar Island
Battle of the Sibuyan Sea → followedBy → Battle off Samar ⓘ
Battle of Surigao Strait → followedBy → Battle off Samar ⓘ
Kumano → participatedIn → Battle off Samar ⓘ
Kumano → damagedIn → Battle off Samar ⓘ
Vice Admiral Takeo Kurita → notableEvent → Battle off Samar ⓘ
subject surface form: Takeo Kurita
heavy cruiser Chōkai → participatedIn → Battle off Samar ⓘ
栗田 健男 → battle → Battle off Samar ⓘ
U.S. Task Unit 77.4.3 → engagement → Battle off Samar ⓘ
Japanese Center Force → conflict → Battle off Samar ⓘ
Action off Samar → alternateNameOf → Battle off Samar ⓘ
Taffy 3 → conflict → Battle off Samar ⓘ
Rear Admiral Clifton A. F. Sprague → conflict → Battle off Samar ⓘ
subject surface form: Clifton A. F. Sprague
The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors → subject → Battle off Samar ⓘ
The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors → historicalEventDescribed → Battle off Samar ⓘ
USS Johnston (DD-557) → battle → Battle off Samar ⓘ
USS Johnston (DD-557) → sunkDuring → Battle off Samar ⓘ
USS Hoel (DD-533) → participatedIn → Battle off Samar ⓘ
USS Hoel (DD-533) → sunkDuring → Battle off Samar ⓘ
USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413) → participatedIn → Battle off Samar ⓘ
USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413) → engagedWith → Battle off Samar ⓘ
this entity surface form: Japanese Center Force at Battle off Samar
USS Gambier Bay (CVE-73) → sunkIn → Battle off Samar ⓘ
Japanese Operation Shō-Gō 1 → hasPart → Battle off Samar ⓘ
First Striking Force → engagement → Battle off Samar ⓘ
Center Force → conflict → Battle off Samar ⓘ
U.S. invasion of Leyte → relatedEvent → Battle off Samar ⓘ
Japanese cruiser Suzuya → participatedIn → Battle off Samar ⓘ
Japanese cruiser Suzuya → sunkIn → Battle off Samar ⓘ
Japanese destroyer Fujinami → participatedIn → Battle off Samar ⓘ