USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413)

	USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413) USS ''Samuel B. Roberts'' (DE-413) was a destroyer escort of the United States Navy which served in World War II, the first of three U.S. Navy ships to bear the name. ''Samuel B. Roberts'' was named after Coxswain Samuel Booker Roberts Jr., a Navy Cross recipient, who had been commended for voluntarily steering a Higgins boat towards enemy forces at Guadalcanal, in order to divert fire from evacuation efforts being undertaken by other friendly vessels. The ship was nicknamed the "Sammy B". ''Samuel B. Roberts'' was sunk in the Battle off Samar, in which a small force of U.S. warships prevented a superior Imperial Japanese Navy force from attacking the amphibious invasion fleet off the Philippine island of Leyte. The battle formed part of the larger Battle of Leyte Gulf of October 1944. The ship was part of Task Unit 77.4.3 ("Taffy 3"), escort carriers only protected by relatively few destroyers and destroyer escorts. Task Unit 77.4.3 was inadvertently left to fend off a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Imperial Japanese Navy The Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN; Kyūjitai: Shinjitai: ' 'Navy of the Greater Japanese Empire', or ''Nippon Kaigun'', 'Japanese Navy') was the navy of the Empire of Japan from 1868 to 1945, when it was dissolved following Japan's surrender in World War II. The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) was formed between 1952–1954 after the dissolution of the IJN. The Imperial Japanese Navy was the third largest navy in the world by 1920, behind the Royal Navy and the United States Navy (USN). It was supported by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service for aircraft and airstrike operation from the fleet. It was the primary opponent of the Western Allies in the Pacific War. The origins of the Imperial Japanese Navy go back to early interactions with nations on the Asian continent, beginning in the early medieval period and reaching a peak of activity during the 16th and 17th centuries at a time of cultural exchange with European powers during the Age of Discovery. After t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Launch Of U Launch or launched may refer to: Involving vehicles * Launch (boat), an open motor boat, often auxiliary to a larger vessel ** Motor Launch, a small military vessel used by the Royal Navy * Air launch, the practice of dropping an aircraft, rocket, or missile from a launch aircraft * Rocket launch, first phase of a rocket flight * Ceremonial ship launching, when a vessel is slid into the water from a slipway Arts and media Launched (album), ''Launched'' (album), a 2000 album by Beatsteaks The Launch (song), "The Launch" (song), 1999 song Launch (Dragon Ball), Launch (''Dragon Ball''), a character in ''Dragon Ball'' media ''The Launch'', Canadian musical TV show *''The Launch EP'', the debut EP from the show Launch Media, creators of ''LAUNCH'' magazine and LAUNCH.com LAUNCHcast (now known as Yahoo! Music Radio), an Internet radio service Other uses LAUNCH (Innovation Challenge), a program sponsored by NASA, Nike, USAID and US Department of State Product launch, the i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]