Leyte Gulf na Segunda Guerra Mundial

18 out 1944

Filipinas

Task Group 77.2 consisting of battleships USS Tennessee, USS Maryland, USS West Virginia, and USS Mississippi with cruisers USS Honolulu, USS Portland, and USS Columbia arrived in Leyte Gulf, Philippines. ww2dbase [Walden Ainsworth | Honolulu | Leyte Gulf | DS]

21 out 1944

Filipinas

After correcting a 13-degree list and making temporary repairs, USS Honolulu departed Leyte Gulf, Philippines bound for Kossol Passage, Palau. ww2dbase [Honolulu | Leyte Gulf | DS]

27 out 1944

Filipinas

Destroyer USS Shaw entered Leyte Gulf, Philippines. ww2dbase [Shaw | Philippines Campaign, Phase 1, the Leyte Campaign | Leyte Gulf, Leyte | DS]

28 out 1944

Filipinas

Destroyer USS Shaw departed Leyte Gulf bound for Hollandia (now Jayapura) with 68 survivors of the carrier USS Gambier Bay, including the commanding officer. ww2dbase [Shaw | Philippines Campaign, Phase 1, the Leyte Campaign | Leyte Gulf, Leyte | DS]

20 nov 1944

Filipinas

Battleship USS Colorado with escorting destroyers USS Renshaw and USS Saufley arrived at Leyte Gulf, Philippines. Renshaw and Saufley were released by Colorado and joined USS Maryland's Task Group 77.2 patrolling Leyte Gulf. ww2dbase [Maryland | Saufley | Renshaw | Colorado | Leyte Gulf, Leyte | DS]

27 nov 1944

Filipinas

US Navy Task Group 77.2 consisting of battleships USS Maryland, USS West Virginia, USS Colorado, and USS New Mexico, cruisers USS Denver, USS St. Louis, USS Columbia, USS Minneapolis, and USS Montpelier, destroyers USS Nicholas, USS Waller, USS Eaton, USS Cony, USS Mustin, USS Conway, USS Pringle, USS Lang, USS Sigourney, USS Saufley, USS Aulick, USS Renshaw, USS Taylor, USS Edwards, and USS Mugford, tanker USS Caribou, and other patrol craft were patrolling in Leyte Gulf, Philippines when the group came under a concentrated Japanese special air attack from 20 to 30 aircraft. All but two of the Japanese planes dived on the formation in the sustained attack. Submarine chaser SC-744 was sunk and battleship Colorado and cruisers St. Louis and Montpelier were damaged. ww2dbase [Tokko "Kamikaze" Special Attack Doctrine | Nicholas | Columbia | Minneapolis | Montpelier | Mugford | Colorado | St. Louis | New Mexico | Renshaw | Saufley | Waller | Pringle | Denver | Maryland | West Virginia | Philippines Campaign, Phase 1, the Leyte Campaign | Leyte Gulf | AC]

27 nov 1944 Fotos

USS St. Louis immediately after being struck by a Japanese special attack aircraft abaft the No. 5 gun turret, Leyte Gulf, 27 Nov 1944. The photo was taken from the battleship USS West Virginia.

Sketch excerpted from USS St. Louis’s action report showing paths of nine special attack planes that dived on the ship in Leyte Gulf, Philippines, 27 Nov 1944.

Seamen Raymond Graysneck and Verle Kelly, who were blown off the deck of USS St. Louis when the ship was hit by a special attack aircraft, being rescued by destroyer USS Waller, 27 Nov 1944, Leyte Gulf, Philippines.

28 nov 1944

Filipinas

As part of the screen for a battleship and cruiser force patrolling Leyte Gulf, Philippines, USS Nicholas was ordered by the Task Group Commander to fire upon a US B-25 Mitchell bomber that was dropping objects near the formation. After firing 76 5-inch anti-aircraft shells, no hits were observed and the bomber departed the area. ww2dbase [Nicholas | Leyte Gulf, Leyte | DS]

29 nov 1944

Filipinas

US Navy Task Group 77.2 consisting of battleships USS Maryland, USS West Virginia, and USS New Mexico, cruisers USS Denver, USS Columbia, USS Minneapolis, USS Montpelier, and USS Portland, destroyers USS Nicholas, USS Waller, USS Cony, USS Conway, USS Pringle, USS Lang, USS Saufley, USS Aulick, USS Renshaw, USS Edwards, USS Mugford, and USS Connor, and other patrol craft were patrolling in Leyte Gulf, Philippines when the group came under a Japanese air attack where special attack aircraft damaged Maryland, Saufley, and Aulick. ww2dbase [Maryland | Nicholas | Portland | Columbia | Minneapolis | Montpelier | Mugford | New Mexico | Saufley | Waller | Pringle | Denver | Renshaw | West Virginia | Tokko "Kamikaze" Special Attack Doctrine | Philippines Campaign, Phase 1, the Leyte Campaign | Leyte Gulf, Leyte | DS]
USS Colorado and USS St. Louis departed Leyte Gulf bound for Manus, Admiralty Islands. ww2dbase [St. Louis | Colorado | Leyte Gulf | DS]

2 dez 1944

Filipinas

Along with destroyers USS Conyngham, Flusser and Reid, USS Shaw engaged in anti-submarine patrols within Leyte Gulf without results. ww2dbase [Philippines Campaign, Phase 1, the Leyte Campaign | Shaw | Leyte Gulf, Leyte | DS]
Battleship USS Maryland and destroyers USS Aulick and USS Saufley departed Leyte Gulf, Philippines bound for Seeadler Harbor, Manus, Admiralty Islands. ww2dbase [Saufley | Maryland | Leyte Gulf, Leyte | DS]

3 dez 1944

Filipinas

With her Type 93 torpedoes, Japanese destroyer Take torpedoed and sank the Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer USS Cooper in Leyte Gulf, Philippine Islands. ww2dbase [Type 93 | Philippines Campaign, Phase 1, the Leyte Campaign | Leyte Gulf | AC]

5 dez 1944

Filipinas

While returning to San Pedro Bay, destroyer USS Shaw withstood an aerial special attack when a Japanese plane dove on the ship and crashed into the sea 25 yards off Shaw's port bow. Shaw sustained no damage. ww2dbase [Shaw | Tokko "Kamikaze" Special Attack Doctrine | Philippines Campaign, Phase 1, the Leyte Campaign | Leyte Gulf, Leyte | DS]

8 dez 1944

Filipinas

Destroyer USS Shaw assumed anti-submarine patrol at the eastern opening of Surigao Strait in the Philippines. ww2dbase [Shaw | Philippines Campaign, Phase 1, the Leyte Campaign | Leyte Gulf, Leyte | DS]

15 jan 1945

Filipinas

Destroyer USS Saufley and the convoy she was escorting arrived at Leyte Gulf, Leyte, Philippines. ww2dbase [Saufley | Leyte Gulf, Leyte | DS]

18 jan 1945

Filipinas

Destroyer USS Saufley departed Leyte Gulf, Leyte, Philippines as an escort for a convoy bound for Manus, Admiralty Islands. ww2dbase [Saufley | Leyte Gulf, Leyte | DS]

26 jan 1945

Filipinas

Destroyer USS Saufley arrived at Leyte Gulf, Leyte, Philippines. ww2dbase [Saufley | Leyte Gulf, Leyte | DS]

29 jan 1945

Filipinas

Destroyer USS Saufley and cutter USCGC Ingham departed Leyte Gulf, Leyte, Philippines bound for Luzon, Philippines. ww2dbase [Saufley | Leyte Gulf, Leyte | DS]

18 mar 1945

Filipinas

After replenishment and upkeep in San Pedro Bay, Leyte, escort carrier USS Steamer Bay participated in rehearsals for the Okinawa invasion conducted in Leyte Gulf. ww2dbase [Steamer Bay | Leyte Gulf | DS]

27 mar 1945

Filipinas

Casablanca-class escort carrier USS Steamer Bay departed Leyte bound for operations at Okinawa. ww2dbase [Steamer Bay | Leyte Gulf | DS]

23 ago 1945

Filipinas

Destroyer USS Saufley, as an escort for a convoy, delivered the convoy to Leyte Gulf, Philippines before departing singly bound for Subic Bay, Luzon, Philippines. ww2dbase [Saufley | Leyte Gulf, Leyte | DS]

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