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Battle off Samar

BelligerentsUnited StatesJapanCommanders and leadersClifton SpragueTakeo KuritaUnits involvedSeventh FleetTask Force 77Task Group 77.4 Taffy 1Taffy 2Taffy 3Combined Fleet2nd FleetCenter ForceStrength6 escort carriers (Taffy 3)3 destroyers4 destroyer escorts~322 aircraft from Taffys 2 and 34 battleships6 heavy cruisers2 light cruisers11 destroyers36 aircraft (in kamikaze attack)Casualties and losses2 escort carriers sunk2 destroyers sunk1 destroyer escort sunk23-29 aircraft lost4 escort carriers damaged1 destroyer damaged2 destroyer escorts damaged1,161 killed and missing913 wounded3 heavy cruisers sunk1 heavy cruiser damaged beyond repair11 aircraft lost2 battleships damaged2 heavy cruisers damaged1 light cruiser1 destroyer damaged2,700+ killed and woundedThe 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.

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