The Battle of the Philippine Sea was a major naval battle of World War II on 19–20 June 1944 that eliminated the Imperial Japanese Navy's ability to conduct...
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The Philippine Sea is a marginal sea of the Western Pacific Ocean east of the Philippine Archipelago (hence the name) and the largest sea in the world...
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The Battle of Leyte Gulf (Japanese: レイテ沖海戦, romanized: Reite oki Kaisen, lit. 'Leyte Open Sea Naval Battle') 23–26 October 1944, was the largest naval...
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the Battle of the Philippine Sea during World War II and is the second ship to bear the name. She has completed multiple deployments as part of Operation...
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the Battle of the Philippine Sea. She was launched on 5 September 1945, after the end of World War II, and sponsored by the wife of the Governor of Kentucky...
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Fleet Commanders The Battle of the Philippine Sea was fought 19–20 June 1944 in the waters west of the Mariana Islands by elements of the Imperial Japanese...
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Jisaburō Ozawa (category Japanese admirals of World War II)
took place in the Pacific Theatre: the Battle of the Philippine Sea and the Battle of Leyte Gulf. He was the last Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet...
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Shōkaku-class aircraft carrier (category World War II aircraft carriers of Japan)
the Indian Ocean Raid, the Battle of the Coral Sea, the Guadalcanal Campaign, the Battle of the Philippine Sea and the Battle of Leyte Gulf (Zuikaku only)...
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Nicholas Mangione (category Pages using the Phonos extension)
the United States Navy and reported to the destroyer USS Caperton. While serving aboard the Caperton, he fought in the Battle of the Philippine Sea....
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USS Hornet (CV-12) (category Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships)
took part in the Mariana and Palau Islands campaign and most of the subsidiary operations, most notably the Battle of the Philippine Sea in June that...
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1st Air Fleet (redirect from 1st Air Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy)
carriers. The 1st Air Fleet became the main force of this plan. However, it was soundly beaten in the Battle of the Philippine Sea. The IJN then moved the air...
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United States Navy in World War II (category United States Navy in the 20th century)
of Midway, the Battle of the Philippine Sea, the Battle of Leyte Gulf, and the Battle of Okinawa. By war's end in 1945, the United States Navy had added...
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Bath Iron Works (category Defense companies of the United States)
the Philippine Sea – Battle of Iwo Jima USS Thatcher (DD-514) Guadalcanal campaign – Battle of Empress Augusta Bay – Battle of the Philippine Sea – Philippines...
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Japanese battleship Yamato (category World War II shipwrecks in the East China Sea)
early 1944. Although present at the Battle of the Philippine Sea in June 1944, she played no part in the battle. The only time Yamato fired her main guns...
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USS Lexington (CV-16) (redirect from The Blue Ghost)
pronouncements. As Japanese opposition to the Marianas operation provoked the Battle of the Philippine Sea on 19–20 June, Lexington played a major role...
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Hiyō-class aircraft carrier (category World War II aircraft carriers of Japan)
explosion caused by an American aerial torpedo hit during the Battle of the Philippine Sea in mid-1944 while Jun'yō was damaged by several bombs. Lacking...
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USS Minneapolis (CA-36) (category Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships)
attempt a disruption of the operation, Minneapolis rejoined TF 58 to screen the carriers during the Battle of the Philippine Sea on 19–20 June. As American...
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Marianas, and Palau Battle of the Philippine Sea, a World War II naval battle between Japan and the United States Two ships of the United States Navy have...
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Japanese cruiser Myōkō (category Cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy)
participated in the Battle of the Philippine Sea. The Japanese fleet sailed from its anchorage at Tawi Tawi in response to the American invasion of the Marianas...
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USS South Dakota (BB-57) (category World War II battleships of the United States)
picked up the first wave of strike aircraft inbound and ordered her crew to general quarters. In the ensuing Battle of the Philippine Sea, the CAP fighters...
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Raymond A. Spruance (category Battle of Midway)
the Battle of the Philippine Sea, one of the most significant naval battles of the Pacific Theatre. He also commanded Task Force 16 at the Battle of Midway...
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years, until the Battle of the Philippine Sea. It was one of the costliest naval battles of the Second World War in terms of lives lost. The six-month Guadalcanal...
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Japanese aircraft carrier Jun'yō (category Aircraft carriers of the Imperial Japanese Navy)
three months under repair. Several bombs damaged her during the Battle of the Philippine Sea in mid-1944, but quickly returned to service. Lacking aircraft...
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Battle of the Philippines may refer to several wars, military campaigns, and major battles which have been fought in the Philippine Islands, including:...
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1944. The initial invasion triggered the Battle of the Philippine Sea, which effectively destroyed Japanese carrier-based airpower, and the battle resulted...
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USS Bataan (CVL-29) (category Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships)
around New Guinea, the Invasion of the Mariana Islands, the Battle of the Philippine Sea, the Battle of Okinawa, and attacks on the Japanese home islands...
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Marc Mitscher (category Recipients of the Order of the Tower and Sword)
demonstrated was at the Battle of the Philippine Sea, where he ordered the fleet flight decks illuminated so pilots returning in the dark and very low on...
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Matome Ugaki (category Grand Cordons of the Order of the Rising Sun)
joined the Van Force of the Mobile Force as it deployed for the defense of the Mariana Islands. In the resulting Battle of the Philippine Sea Ugaki's...
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USS Reno (CL-96) (category Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships)
to defeat the American invasion of the Marianas Islands (including Guam, Saipan, and Tinian, during the Battle of the Philippine Sea - the world's largest...
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USS Biloxi (category Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships)
(240 km) west of Saipan. From that position, on the southern flank of the carrier forces, Biloxi participated in the Battle of the Philippine Sea. Although...
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