Battle of the Sibuyan Sea

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Battle_of_the_Sibuyan_Sea
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:marine
gptkbp:aircraftUsedBy gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Takeo_Kurita
gptkb:William_Halsey_Jr.
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:date October 24, 1944
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Battle_of_Surigao_Strait
gptkb:Battle_off_Samar
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Sibuyan Sea
gptkbp:location gptkb:Sibuyan_Sea,_Philippines
gptkbp:notableEvent sinking of Japanese battleship Musashi
gptkbp:objective prevent Japanese Center Force from reaching Leyte landings
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Operation_Sho-Go
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
gptkbp:result Allied victory
gptkbp:shipsDamaged gptkb:Yamato
gptkb:Nagato
gptkb:Myoko
gptkbp:shipsSunk gptkb:Musashi
gptkbp:significance crippled Japanese naval power in the Pacific
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sibuyan_Sea
gptkb:Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5