Archive for March 1st, 2007
Designation of the Battle for Leyte Gulf
Navy Department, February 3, 1945. The Naval combat operations off the Philippine Islands during the period October 24-26, 1944, have been officially designated the Battle for Leyte Gulf. The new name, superceding the popularly used designation “Second Battle of the Philippine Sea,” was suggested by Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN, Commander in Chief, U. [...]
Posted: March 1st, 2007 under World War II.
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Ships Sunk by U.S. Submarines
Navy Department, December 27, 1944.
1. Navy Department communiqués and Press Releases to date have reported the following losses inflicted on Japanese shipping by United States submarines:
Capital
Sunk
Probably
Sunk
Damaged
Totals
Battleships
0
0
1
1
Carriers
1
2
2
5
Cruisers
14
2
6
22
Destroyers
44
5
6
55
Submarines
0
0
0
0
Tenders
3
1
1
5
Others
37
1
0
38
Totals
99
11
16
126
Maru
Sunk
Probably Sunk
Damaged
Totals
Tankers
89
1
18
108
Transports
133
5
8
146
Cargo
575
17
71
663
Misc.
38
3
6
47
Totals
835
26
103
964
Total All
934
37
119
1090
2. The above announcements cover the sinking of more than 3,500,000 tons of Japanese shipping by United States submarines.
Posted: March 1st, 2007 under World War II.
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Discussion of Japanese Aviation
Navy Department, December 6, 1944.
In the battle for the Philippines, U. S. carrier planes and carriers engaged major forces of land-based planes for the first time in history. We have suffered some damage and encountered the stiffest air opposition we have run into in some time. The Japanese network of airfields throughout the islands enabled [...]
Posted: March 1st, 2007 under World War II.
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