battle, notable, interwar and Second World War
Battle off Samar
Battle off Samar was a battle fought on 25 October 1944. It was part of the Pacific War, which ran from 1941 to 1945. The recorded result: American victory.
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Record
| Date | 25 October 1944 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | recorded coordinates only 11.600N, 126.400E | |
| Part of | Pacific War (1941 to 1945) | |
| Kind | Battle, interwar and Second World War | |
| Result | American victory | |
| Belligerents | United States | Empire of Japan |
| Commanders | Clifton Sprague | Takeo Kurita |
| Strength | 6 escort carriers (Taffy 3); 3 destroyers; 4 destroyer escorts; ~322 aircraft from Taffys 2 and 3 | 4 battleships; 6 heavy cruisers; 2 light cruisers; 11 destroyers; 36 aircraft (in kamikaze attack) |
| Casualties and losses | 2 escort carriers sunk; 2 destroyers sunk; 1 destroyer escort sunk; 23-29 aircraft lost; 4 escort carriers damaged; 1 destroyer damaged; 2 destroyer escorts damaged; 1,161 killed and missing; 913 wounded | 3 heavy cruisers sunk; 1 heavy cruiser damaged beyond repair; 11 aircraft lost; 2 battleships damaged; 2 heavy cruisers damaged; 1 light cruiser; 1 destroyer damaged; 2,700+ killed and wounded |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Leyte 1944, 159 km
- Siege of Catubig 1900, 172 km
- Battle of Leyte Gulf 1944, 178 km
- Battle of Ormoc Bay 1944, 210 km
- Battle of Camotes Islands 1945, 237 km
In the same war
- Before: Battle of the Sibuyan Sea 24 October 1944
- After: Battle of Ormoc Bay 11 November 1944
- All 71 engagements of Pacific War
Elsewhere in 1944
- Normandy landings France
- Battle of Monte Cassino Italy
- Liberation of Paris France
- Battle of Aachen Germany
- Siege of Budapest Hungary
Battle off Samar is one of 1,912 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4348033, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle off Samar, revision 1385026139, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.