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gptkbp:instanceOf
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naval battle
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gptkbp:aircraft
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gptkb:Japanese_battleship_Kongo
gptkb:Japanese_cruiser_Chikuma
gptkb:Japanese_battleship_Yamato
gptkb:Japanese_destroyer_Asagumo
gptkb:Japanese_heavy_cruiser_Chōkai
gptkb:Japanese_destroyer_Kuroshio
gptkb:Japanese_destroyer_Akizuki
gptkb:Japanese_destroyer_Fuyutsuki
gptkb:Japanese_destroyer_Shiranui
gptkb:Japanese_destroyer_Kagero
gptkb:Japanese_destroyer_Naganami
gptkb:Japanese_heavy_cruiser_Suzuya
gptkb:Japanese_cruiser_Takao
gptkb:Japanese_destroyer_Yudachi
gptkb:Japanese_destroyer_Kiyoshimo
gptkb:Japanese_battleship_Nagato
gptkb:Japanese_destroyer_Yamagumo
gptkb:Japanese_destroyer_Shigure
gptkb:Japanese_cruiser_Atago
gptkb:Japanese_destroyer_Shiratsuyu
USS Johnston
USS Hoel
USS Samuel B. Roberts
USS Gambier Bay
USS St. Lo
Japanese_destroyer_Hatsuzuki
Japanese_cruiser_Myōkō
Japanese_destroyer_Yūgumo
Japanese_heavy_cruiser_Kumano
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gptkbp:alliance
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surface action
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gptkbp:casualties
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Japanese_Navy:_approximately_3,000
U.S._Navy:_approximately_1,000
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gptkbp:combatants
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gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Admiral_Thomas_Kinkaid
gptkb:Vice_Admiral_Takeo_Kurita
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gptkbp:date
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October 25, 1944
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Battle off Samar
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gptkbp:impact
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demonstrated effectiveness of carrier-based aircraft
boosted_morale_of_Allied_forces
delayed_Japanese_naval_operations
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gptkbp:isPortrayedBy
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gptkb:U.S._Navy's_Taffy_3
Japanese_Navy's_Kurita's_fleet
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Samar,_Philippines
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gptkbp:notable_event
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Taffy 3's defense
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:result
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Allied_victory
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gptkbp:significance
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part_of_the_Leyte_Gulf_campaign
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gptkbp:tactics
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air support
torpedo attacks
gunfire support
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gptkbp:vesselType
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approximately 25 Japanese warships
approximately 6 American escort carriers
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