Properties (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
naval battle
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| gptkbp:aircraft |
gptkb:F6F_Hellcat
gptkb:TBF_Avenger B-24 Liberator |
| gptkbp:casualties |
approximately 10,000 Japanese
approximately 3,500 US over 15,000 total |
| gptkbp:combatants |
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Imperial_Japan |
| gptkbp:date |
October 23-26, 1944
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| gptkbp:followedBy |
Battle of Surigao Strait
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Engagement in Leyte Gulf
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| gptkbp:impact |
shift in naval power
influence on post-war naval strategy demonstration of air superiority paving_the_way_for_the_liberation_of_the_Philippines reduction_of_Japanese_naval_capabilities |
| gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:Japanese_Combined_Fleet
gptkb:7th_Fleet 3rd_Fleet |
| gptkbp:location |
Leyte_Gulf,_Philippines
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| gptkbp:navalFleet |
gptkb:IJN_Zuikaku
gptkb:IJN_Shōkaku gptkb:USS_Salt_Lake_City USS Enterprise Musashi USS New Jersey USS Washington Yamato USS Intrepid USS New Orleans submarine warfare USS Hornet USS Baltimore USS Denver USS St. Louis USS San Francisco USS South Dakota USS Nashville aircraft carrier warfare surface action USS Atlanta USS Chicago USS Pensacola USS Quincy USS Portland USS Cleveland IJN Taihō USS Boise USS Juneau USS San Juan |
| gptkbp:notablePerson |
gptkb:Admiral_Soemu_Toyoda
gptkb:Admiral_William_Halsey |
| gptkbp:outcome |
crippling_of_Japanese_naval_forces
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| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:World_War_II
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| gptkbp:precededBy |
Battle of the Philippine Sea
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| gptkbp:result |
Allied_victory
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| gptkbp:significance |
largest naval battle in history
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| gptkbp:tactics |
decisive naval engagement
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