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    The Battle of Ormoc Bay was a series of air-sea battles between Imperial Japan and the United States in the Camotes Sea in the Philippines from 9 November-21...
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    Ormoc (IPA: [ʔoɾˈmok]), officially the City of Ormoc (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Ormoc; Waray: Syudad han Ormoc; Filipino: Lungsod ng Ormoc), is a 1st class...
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    of the bay and exports rice, copra and sugar. The World War II Battle of Ormoc Bay took place from November 11 until mid-December in Ormoc Bay during...
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    Japanese destroyer Momo (1944) (category World War II destroyers of Japan)
    escorting troop and supply convoys. She played a minor role in the Battle of Ormoc Bay in early December, escorting a troop convoy in the Philippines. Momo...
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    Japanese destroyer Ume (1944) (category World War II destroyers of Japan)
    escorting troop and supply convoys. She played a minor role in the Battle of Ormoc Bay in early December, escorting a troop convoy in the Philippines, and...
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  • experiences of a soldier of the routed Imperial Japanese Army in the Philippines, as part of the Battle of Leyte and the Battle of Ormoc Bay, at the end of 1944...
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    the mountains from the Ormoc Bay area to meet the airborne regiment and assist its passage westward. On 23 December, after battling scattered Japanese defenders...
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    RV Petrel (category Merchant ships of the Isle of Man)
    Naganami. The convoy was attacked by aircraft from Task Force 38 in the Battle of Ormoc Bay. Petrel and Octopus also dove their crewed submersible Pagoo on USS...
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    Japanese destroyer Shimakaze (1942) (category World War II destroyers of Japan)
    American aircraft from Task Force 38 on 11 November 1944 during the Battle of Ormoc Bay, and disabled by strafing and near misses early in the attack. She...
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    September 1945 Battle of Leyte: October–December 1944 Battle of Leyte Gulf: October 1944 Battle off Samar: 25 October 1944 Battle of Ormoc Bay: November–December...
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  • Japanese patrol boat No. 105 (category Ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy)
    and Shinetsu Maru. On 28 November 1944, the convoy arrived safely at Ormoc Bay, Leyte. The three escorts were assigned to guard the entrance to the harbor...
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    superiority for a series of amphibious landings in Ormoc Bay—engagements collectively referred to as the Battle of Ormoc Bay. The Imperial Japanese Navy...
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  • 1944-10-25 Battle of Leyte Gulf 1944-11-11 – 1944-12-21 Battle of Ormoc Bay 1944-12-15 – 1945-07-04 Battle of Luzon 1945-01-09 Invasion of Lingayen Gulf...
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    USS Mahan (DDG-72) (category Destroyers of the United States)
    2014. The crew of USS Mahan (DDG 72) held a memorial ceremony December 6th in honor of the 69th anniversary of the Battle of Ormoc Bay in which USS Mahan...
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  • Croatian village of Batina. The series of air-sea engagements collectively referred to as the Battle of Ormoc Bay began in the Camotes Sea in the Philippines...
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    Japanese destroyer Take (1944) (category World War II destroyers of Japan)
    was damaged in the Battle of Ormoc Bay in early December and returned to Japan for repairs. Remaining in home waters for the rest of the war, she was modified...
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  • out Japanese troop convoys, such as the Battle of the Bismarck Sea, despite aircover, and the Battle of Ormoc Bay. Naval strategy Commerce raiding Unrestricted...
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    Paul Allen (category Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences)
    found USS Indianapolis, USS Ward, the wrecks of the Battle of Surigao Strait and the Battle of Ormoc Bay. In 2018, Petrel found a lost US Navy C-2A Greyhound...
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    support to the Army's ground troops during what is known as the Battle of Ormoc Bay from November 11 to December 21, 1944. The Filipino guerrillas also...
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    Lists of battles Before 301 301–1300 1301–1600 1601–1800 1801–1900 1901–2000 2001–current Naval Sieges See also This article lists all the battles that...
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    and three battleships) Battle off Samar (25 October 1944, Japanese tactical victory, US strategic victory) Battle of Ormoc Bay (11 November-21 December...
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  • 1945 Battle of Leyte Gulf 23–26 October 1944 Battle of Ormoc Bay 11 November – 21 December 1944 Battle of Mindoro 13–16 December 1944 Battle of Kirang...
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    the establishment of new bases at Merauke and Milne Bay to cover its flanks. The Battle of Midway in June 1942 led to consideration of a limited offensive...
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    Kagerō class, primarily for the role of anti-aircraft screening for carrier battle groups. The class was also designated the Type-B Destroyer (乙型駆逐艦, Otsu-gata...
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    Tokyo Express (category World War II naval operations and battles of the Pacific theatre)
    longer has terminus on Guadalcanal." Battle of Tassafaronga Operation Ke Battle of the Bismarck Sea Battle of Ormoc Bay Evans 176 Coombe, Derailing the Tokyo...
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    Japanese destroyer Naganami (category World War II destroyers of Japan)
    the escort of troop convoy TA No. 3 as it approached Ormoc, of what was then known as the Battle of Ormoc Bay. She was sunk by aircraft of Task Force...
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    September, effectively declaring naval war on Germany and Italy in the Battle of the Atlantic. In the Pacific Theater, there was unofficial early US combat...
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    Japanese destroyer Asashimo (category World War II destroyers of Japan)
    Battle of the Philippine Sea. During the Battle of Leyte Gulf, she rescued survivors of the cruiser Atago on 23 October. At the Battle of Ormoc Bay,...
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    Japanese destroyer Kuwa (1944) (category World War II destroyers of Japan)
    Battle off Cape Engaño in October and began escorting convoys the following month. She was sunk by American destroyers during the Battle of Ormoc Bay...
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  • 26th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) (category Infantry divisions of Japan)
    landing at Ormoc 9 November 1944 occurred amidst the Battle of Ormoc Bay, therefore transport ships were forced to leave early, before unloading all of the equipment...
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