Battle of Leyte Gulf

Battle of the Sibuyan Sea

Oct 24, 1944

The Battle of the Sibuyan Sea was fought here on October 24, 1944 where the Japanese battleship Musashi sank and other ships were damaged.

Battle of Surigao Strait

Oct 25, 1944

The Battle of Surigao Strait took place here on October 25, 1944 when the "cross the T" incident took place as American battleships fire their guns over Vice Admiral Shoji Nishimura's Southern Force; battleships including Yamashiro and Fusō and others were sunk. Admiral Nishimura was killed in action when his flagship Yamashiro sank following actions against Jesse B. Oldendorf's old battleships, all but one of which had been at Pearl Harbor.

Battle of Cape Engaño

Oct 25, 1944

Battle of Cape Engaño took place some 200 miles to the east, in open ocean. The Japanese aircraft carriers Zuikaku, Zuihō, Chitose and Chiyoda were repeatedly bombarded and sank, as well as three light cruisers and nine destroyers.

the Battle of Samar

Oct 25, 1944

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 25 October 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.