US escort carriers (Taffy 3)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	naval task unit
gptkbp:activeDuring	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:awarded	gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:Rear_Admiral_Clifton_Sprague
gptkbp:consistsOf	gptkb:USS_Gambier_Bay_(CVE-73) gptkb:USS_St._Lo_(CVE-63) gptkb:USS_White_Plains_(CVE-66) gptkb:USS_Samuel_B._Roberts_(DE-413) gptkb:USS_Johnston_(DD-557) gptkb:USS_Dennis_(DE-405) gptkb:USS_John_C._Butler_(DE-339) gptkb:USS_Raymond_(DE-341) gptkb:USS_Heermann_(DD-532) gptkb:USS_Hoel_(DD-533) USS Fanshaw Bay (CVE-70) USS Kalinin Bay (CVE-68) USS Kitkun Bay (CVE-71)
gptkbp:dateOfEngagement	25 October 1944
gptkbp:fleetSize	gptkb:ship light cruiser escort carrier
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	US escort carriers (Taffy 3)
gptkbp:locationOfEngagement	gptkb:Leyte_Gulf,_Philippines
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:Taffy_3
gptkbp:notableAction	defended Leyte Gulf invasion fleet
gptkbp:notableEngagement	gptkb:Battle_off_Samar
gptkbp:notableFor	heroic defense against superior force
gptkbp:notableLoss	gptkb:USS_Gambier_Bay_(CVE-73) gptkb:USS_St._Lo_(CVE-63) gptkb:USS_Samuel_B._Roberts_(DE-413) gptkb:USS_Johnston_(DD-557) gptkb:USS_Hoel_(DD-533)
gptkbp:operatedBy	gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:partOf	Task Unit 77.4.3
gptkbp:playedAgainst	Imperial Japanese Navy Center Force
gptkbp:relatedTo	Taffy 1 Taffy 2
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:crippled_Japanese_Center_Force
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7