JB2013 Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 General Douglas MacArthur's return to the Philipp…: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JB2013 Posted October 24, 2014 Author Share Posted October 24, 2014 The largest naval engagement in history started on this day seventy years ago. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dnl42 Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 (edited) The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors is an excellent account of the Battle off Samar, which took place on Oct 25, 1944. I love the quote from Morison: In no engagement of its entire history has the United States Navy shown more gallantry, guts and gumption than in those two morning hours between 0730 and 0930 off Samar. IIRC, Blue Jacket Ship Crafters was, at one time, going to do all of the Taffy 3 ships in 1/16" (1/192) scale. They still have a Fletcher class destroyer (USS KIDD) and USS SAMUEL B. ROBERTS (destroyer escort) available; their USS GAMBIER BAY (escort carrier) is not. [edit: thanks 11bee for pointing out my typo] Edited October 24, 2014 by David N Lombard Quote Link to post Share on other sites
11bee Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 Last of the Tin Can Sailors is an excellent account of the Battle off Samar, which took place on Oct 25, 1944. I love the quote from Morison: That's an outstanding book (it's actually called Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors), one of my favorite reads. Very hard to think about what those sailors went through after the battle. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JB2013 Posted October 24, 2014 Author Share Posted October 24, 2014 (edited) IJN's most powerful and heavily armed battleship was sunk on this day while en route to Leyte Bay via Sibuyan Sea. Unfortunately she was only one of two. The attackers were Navy aircraft TBA Avengers, SB2C Helldivers, and F6F Hellcats. Not sure the exact total of each but it took 20 torpedoes and 15 bombs to sink her; other sources vary. The ships that supported the attack were the US carriers Intrepid, Essex, Enterprise, Lexington, Franklin, and light carrier Cabot. Not sure which carrier launched the most, which carried which a/c, and which one took the credit for sinking the battleship. War is confusing. Edited October 24, 2014 by JB2013 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
parche Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 That's an outstanding book (it's actually called Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors), one of my favorite reads. Very hard to think about what those sailors went through after the battle. Totally awesome book. I am amazed that sailors on the DEs actually survived. Cheers, Dave Quote Link to post Share on other sites
11bee Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 Totally awesome book. I am amazed that sailors on the DEs actually survived. Cheers, Dave After reading that book, I realized that you couldn't pay me enough to be a squid. I'll take my safe foxhole any day. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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