"1 destroyer damaged" . "American victory" . "1,583 killed and missing" . "6heavy cruisers," . "6escort carriers," . "Battle off Samar"@en . "913 wounded" . "2 escort carriers" . "4battleships," . "11 destroyers," . "2 destroyer escorts damaged" . "30 aircraft (in kamikaze attack)" . . "1 destroyer escort sunk" . . "3 escort carriers damaged" . "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."@en . "400 aircraft from Taffy 1, 2, 3" . "\"Taffy 3\"" . . "23 aircraft lost" . "4destroyer escorts," . "1944-10-25Z"^^ . . "Japanese Center Force" . "2light cruisers," . "3destroyers," . . "2 destroyers" . .