Battle of the Philippine Sea (carrier engagement)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea_(carrier_engagement)
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:marine
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Great_Marianas_Turkey_Shoot
gptkbp:casualties Japan: 3 carriers sunk
Japan: 600+ aircraft lost
US: 123 aircraft lost
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Jisaburō_Ozawa
gptkb:Raymond_A._Spruance
gptkbp:date June 19–20, 1944
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Philippine Sea (carrier engagement)
gptkbp:Japanese_ships_involved gptkb:Zuikaku
gptkb:Shōkaku
gptkb:Taihō
gptkbp:location gptkb:Philippine_Sea
gptkbp:objective Prevent US invasion of the Marianas
Destroy US carrier forces
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Pacific_War
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea
gptkbp:result Decisive American victory
Japanese naval aviation crippled
gptkbp:significance Largest carrier-to-carrier battle in history
gptkbp:US_ships_involved gptkb:USS_Enterprise_(CV-6)
gptkb:USS_Lexington_(CV-16)
gptkb:USS_Yorktown_(CV-10)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Great_Marianas_Turkey_Shoot
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6