Center Force

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Center Force was the main Japanese naval task force under Vice Admiral Takeo Kurita during the Battle of Leyte Gulf in World War II, composed largely of battleships and heavy cruisers.

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Center Force canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese naval task force ⓘ
World War II naval formation ⓘ
commander Takeo Kurita ⓘ
commanderRank Vice Admiral ⓘ
composition battleships ⓘ
destroyers ⓘ
heavy cruisers ⓘ
light cruisers ⓘ
conflict Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ
Battle of the Sibuyan Sea ⓘ
Battle off Samar ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
country Empire of Japan ⓘ
linked to: Japan
date 1944-10-24 ⓘ
1944-10-25 ⓘ
engagementResult failed to reach Allied landing beaches in strength ⓘ
flagship Yamato ⓘ
location Philippine Sea ⓘ
San Bernardino Strait ⓘ
Sibuyan Sea ⓘ
off Samar Island ⓘ
notableEvent Musashi sunk in the Sibuyan Sea ⓘ
surprised U.S. escort carriers off Samar ⓘ
objective attack Allied invasion forces in Leyte Gulf ⓘ
operation Sho-Go 1 ⓘ
opponent Royal Australian Navy ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
outcome withdrew from battle on 1944-10-25 ⓘ
partOf Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
role main Japanese surface task force at Leyte Gulf ⓘ
ship Atago ⓘ
Chikuma ⓘ
Chokai ⓘ
linked to: Chōkai

Haguro ⓘ
Haruna ⓘ
Kongo ⓘ
linked to: Kongō

Kumano ⓘ
Maya ⓘ
Musashi ⓘ
Nagato ⓘ
Noshiro ⓘ
Suzuya ⓘ
Takao ⓘ
Tone ⓘ
Yahagi ⓘ
Yamato ⓘ
side Axis Powers ⓘ
linked to: Axis powers
strategicSignificance part of last major Japanese attempt to repel Allied landings in the Philippines ⓘ
theater Pacific Theater of World War II ⓘ
linked to: Pacific War

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