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The Battle off Samar was the centermost action of the Battle of Leyte Gulf, one of the largest naval battles in history, which took place in the Philippine Sea off Samar Island, in the Philippines on October 25, 1944. As the only major action in the larger battle where the Americans were largely unprepared against the opposing forces, it has been cited by historians as one of the greatest military mismatches in naval history.Adm. William Halsey, Jr.

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  • The Battle off Samar was the centermost action of the Battle of Leyte Gulf, one of the largest naval battles in history, which took place in the Philippine Sea off Samar Island, in the Philippines on October 25, 1944. As the only major action in the larger battle where the Americans were largely unprepared against the opposing forces, it has been cited by historians as one of the greatest military mismatches in naval history.Adm. William Halsey, Jr.
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  • Battle off Samar
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  • 1 destroyer escort sunk
  • 1 destroyer damaged
  • 2 destroyers
  • 1,583 killed and missing
  • 2 destroyer escorts damaged
  • 2 escort carriers
  • 23 aircraft lost
  • 3 escort carriers damaged
  • 913 wounded
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  • American victory
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  • "Taffy 3"
  • 11 destroyers,
  • 2light cruisers,
  • 30 aircraft (in kamikaze attack)
  • 3destroyers,
  • 400 aircraft from Taffy 1, 2, 3
  • 4battleships,
  • 4destroyer escorts,
  • 6escort carriers,
  • 6heavy cruisers,
  • Japanese Center Force
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