The Battle off Samar was one of the final large-scale naval engagements of the Pacific Theater, marking the last stand of Japan’s once-mighty fleet. On October 25, 1944, during the larger Battle of ...

Taffy 3 were under-gunned and under-armored for such a battle and as such this became one of the greatest last stands in Naval history. The force of the Imperial Japanese Navy was made out of 11 ...