Japanese Center Force

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The Japanese Center Force was the main Imperial Japanese Navy surface fleet under Vice Admiral Takeo Kurita that fought in the Battle of Leyte Gulf in October 1944, including the engagement off Samar.

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Japanese Center Force canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Imperial Japanese Navy fleet formation
naval task force
commander Takeo Kurita
commanderRank Vice Admiral
component battleship Haruna
battleship Kongō
battleship Musashi
battleship Nagato
battleship Yamato
destroyer screen
heavy cruiser Atago
heavy cruiser Chikuma
heavy cruiser Chōkai
heavy cruiser Haguro
heavy cruiser Kumano
heavy cruiser Maya
heavy cruiser Myōkō
heavy cruiser Suzuya
heavy cruiser Takao
heavy cruiser Tone
light cruiser Yahagi
conflict Battle of Leyte Gulf
Battle off Samar
World War II
country Empire of Japan
linked to: Japan
date October 1944
engaged Task Unit 77.4.3 Taffy 3
U.S. Seventh Fleet escort carriers
historicalPeriod 1940s
lostShip battleship Musashi
heavy cruiser Atago
heavy cruiser Chikuma
heavy cruiser Chōkai
heavy cruiser Kumano (crippled)
heavy cruiser Maya
heavy cruiser Suzuya
notableFeature included super-battleship Yamato
objective attack U.S. invasion fleet off Leyte
operation Sho-Go 1
operationalRole main surface fleet in Battle of Leyte Gulf
opponent United States Navy
partOf Imperial Japanese Navy
result withdrew from Battle off Samar
route San Bernardino Strait
Sibuyan Sea
side Axis Powers
linked to: Axis powers
strategicOutcome failed to destroy U.S. invasion fleet at Leyte
theater Pacific Theater of World War II

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Battle off Samar combatantFormation Japanese Center Force
Battle of the Sibuyan Sea opposingForce Japanese Center Force
U.S. Task Unit 77.4.3 opponent Japanese Center Force
USS Hoel (DD-533) engagedOpponent Japanese Center Force