Leyte Gulf Naval Battle

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf naval battle
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:USS_Iowa
gptkb:Shinano
gptkb:USS_Franklin_D._Roosevelt
gptkb:USS_Salt_Lake_City
USS Enterprise
USS Essex
Musashi
USS New Jersey
Yamato
USS San Jacinto
USS New Orleans
USS Hornet
USS Houston
USS San Francisco
USS Wasp
USS Midway
USS Ticonderoga
USS Nashville
USS Franklin
USS Tarawa
USS Coral Sea
USS Columbia
USS Atlanta
USS Canberra
USS Pensacola
USS Belleau Wood
USS Bunker Hill
Fighter planes
Dive bombers
USS Portland
USS Gambier Bay
USS Saipan
USS St. Lo
USS Juneau
USS Kitkun Bay
USS Savo Island
Torpedo_bombers
gptkbp:casualties Over 15,000 Allied casualties
Over 10,000 Japanese casualties
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Imperial_Japan
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Admiral_Soemu_Toyoda
gptkb:Admiral_William_Halsey_Jr.
gptkbp:date October 23-26, 1944
gptkbp:future_plans gptkb:Recapture_the_Philippines
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Leyte Gulf Naval Battle
gptkbp:impact Facilitated_Allied_invasion_of_the_Philippines
Shifted_balance_of_naval_power_in_the_Pacific
Significant_weakening_of_Japanese_naval_power
gptkbp:involved Aircraft carriers
Destroyers
Battleships
Cruisers
gptkbp:location Leyte_Gulf,_Philippines
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Battle_off_Samar
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Sibuyan_Sea
Battle of Cape Engaño
gptkbp:result Allied_victory
gptkbp:significance Largest naval battle in history