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In late October 1944 during World War 2, the Allies took part in a fleet action led by the United States against the Japanese Imperial navy. This fleet action became known as the Battle for Leyte Gulf (in the Philippines), and is considered by historians to be the greatest sea battle ever fought in all of world's history. It also became evident that this battle was the deciding event that crippled the Japanese navy, once and for all.
The Battle for Leyte Gulf was actually a series of ferocious sea battles fought in and around the Philippines. One of these, independently known as the Battle of Surigao Straight, is particularly interesting for two reasons. One, this battle is considered the last of the so-called "line of action" battles where battleships engaged one another directly on the open seas using their primary armament. Two, several of the "old" battleships (five I believe) that were previously destroyed and sunk by the Japanese aerial attack at Pearl Harbor, and which had since been raised from their watery graves to "sail again", were there at Surigao Straight to take part in the battle.
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