The Battle of Ormoc Bay was a series of air-sea battles between Imperial Japan and the United States in the Camotes Sea in the Philippines between 11 November 1944 and 21 December 1944, part of the Battle of Leyte in the Pacific campaign of World War II. The battles resulted from Japanese operations to reinforce and resupply their forces on Leyte and US attempts to interdict them. Download high resolution version (480x669, 121 KB)Battle of Leyte, situation 7 November to 31 December 1944. ... // By the summer of 1944, American forces were only 300 miles southeast of Mindanao, the southernmost island in the Philippines. ... Combatants United States, Australia and Philippines Japan Commanders Douglas MacArthur Walter Krueger Franklin C. Sibert John R. Hodge Ruperto C. Kangleon Tomoyuki Yamashita Sosaku Suzuki Shiro Makino Strength 200,000 U.S. troops 3,189 Filipino guerrillas 55,000 Japanese troops Casualties 3,500 killed 12,000 wounded 49,000... 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Background

After gaining naval control over the Western Pacific in mid-1944, the United States and the Allies of World War II attacked the Philippines in October, landing troops at Leyte Gulf on the east side of Leyte on 20 October 1944. The island of Leyte was at that point defended by about 20,000 Japanese; the American general, Douglas MacArthur, thought that the occupation of Leyte would be only a prelude to the major engagement on Luzon. For the Japanese, maintaining control of the Philippines was essential because their loss would enable the Allies to sever their oil supply line from Borneo. The Allies of World War II were the countries officially opposed to the Axis powers during the Second World War. ... Leyte Gulf is the body of water immediately east of the island of Leyte in the Philippines, adjoining the Philippine Sea of the Pacific Ocean. ... October 20 is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 72 days remaining. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Leyte (pronounced LAY-teh or LAY-tee) is an island in the Visayas group of the Philippines. ... Douglas MacArthur (January 26, 1880 - April 5, 1964), was an American general who played a prominent role in the Pacific theater of World War II. He was poised to command the invasion of Japan in November 1945 but was instead instructed to accept their surrender on September 2, 1945. ... Map of the Philippines showing the island groups of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. ...

The Imperial Japanese Navy responded to this attack with a combined fleet attack that led to the Battle of Leyte Gulf between 23 October and 26 October. In this massive naval engagement, the Japanese Navy was destroyed as a strategic force. However, this was not at first clear, and the Japanese commander in the Philippines, General Tomoyuki Yamashita, believed that the United States Navy had suffered severe casualties and that the Allied land forces might be vulnerable. Accordingly, he began to reinforce and resupply the garrisons on Leyte; over the course of the battle the Japanese ran nine convoys to the island, landing around 34,000 troops from the 1st, 8th, 26th, 30th, and 102nd divisions. Ormoc City at the head of Ormoc Bay on the west side of Leyte was the main port on the island and the main destination of the convoys. The Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) (: 大日本帝國海軍 Shinjitai: 大日本帝国海軍   or 日本海軍 Nippon Kaigun), officially Navy of Empire of Greater Japan, also known as the Japanese Navy or Combined Fleet was the Navy of Empire of Japan from 1869 until 1947, when it was dissolved following Japans constitutional renunciation of the use of force... Combatants United States Australia Empire of Japan Commanders William Halsey, Jr (3rd Fleet) Thomas C. Kinkaid (7th Fleet) Jisaburo Ozawa Strength 17 aircraft carriers 18 escort carriers 12 battleships 24 cruisers 141 destroyers and destroyer escorts Many PT boats, submarines and fleet auxiliaries About 1,500 planes 4 aircraft carriers... October 23 is the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... October 26 is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 66 days remaining. ... Tomoyuki Yamashita, 1945 General Tomoyuki Yamashita (山下 奉文 Yamashita Tomoyuki) (November 8, 1885 – February 23, 1946) was a general of the Japanese Army during the World War II era. ... The United States Navy, also known as the USN or the U.S. Navy, is a branch of the United States armed forces responsible for conducting naval operations. ... A convoy is a group of vehicles traveling together for mutual support. ... Ormoc City is a 1st class city in the province of Leyte, Philippines. ... Ormoc Bay is a bay on the island of Leyte in the Philipines. ...

Decryption of messages sent using the PURPLE cipher alerted the Allies to the concentration of Japanese shipping around Leyte, but they initially interpreted this as an evacuation. However, by the first week of November the picture was clear and the Allies began to interdict the convoys.^[1] An African Daisy of almost psychedelic purple Purple is any shades of color occurring between blue and red; this color is sometimes confused with the more narrowly-defined spectral color violet. ...

Operations

TA-3 and TA-4 (Japanese)

On 8 and 9 November, the Japanese dispatched two convoys from Manila to Ormoc Bay.^[2] The convoys were spaced one day apart so that the destroyers escorting the first convoy could double back and escort the second. However, the convoys were spotted by planes from the U.S. 3rd Fleet and Admiral William F. Halsey ordered an attack by 350 planes of Task Force 38 on the combined convoys on 11 November. November 9 is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 52 days remaining. ... Nickname: Map of Metro Manila showing the location of Manila Coordinates: 14°35 N 121° E Country Philippines Region National Capital Region Districts 1st to 6th districts of Manila Barangays 897 Incorporated (city) June 10, 1574 Government  - Mayor Jose L. Atienza, Jr. ... USS Lassen, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet or battle group and defend them against smaller, short-range attackers (originally torpedo boats, later submarines and aircraft). ... In the United States Navy, the 3rd Fleet is the fleet responsible for naval activities in the eastern and northern Pacific Ocean. ... William Bull Halsey William Frederick Bull Halsey, Jr. ... The Fast Carrier Task Force, known at different times as Task Force 38 and Task Force 58, was the main striking force of the United States Navy in the latter half of the Pacific War. ... November 11 is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 50 days remaining. ...

Four destroyers — Shimakaze, Wakatsuki, Hamanami, Naganami — and five transports were sunk. Rear Admiral Mikio Hayakawa went down with Shimakaze.^[3] Shimakaze was a one-off super-destroyer built for the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. A virtual cruiser, she was armed with six 5. ... Wakatsuki was a Akizuki-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. ... Hamanami Beach Waves) was a Yugumo-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. ... Naganami Long Waves) was a Yugumo-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. ...

TA-5 (Japanese)

Convoy TA-5 left Manila on 23 November for Port Cataingan and Port Balancan. Of the six transports, five were sunk by air attack.^[2] November 23 is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 38 days remaining. ...

U.S. destroyer sweeps

Bad weather in late November made air interdiction less effective and the U.S. Navy began to send destroyers into Ormoc Bay. Canigao Channel was swept for mines by Pursuit and Revenge, and the four destroyers of Destroyer Squadron 22 (DesRon 22) under the command of Captain Robert H. Smith (Waller, Pringle, Renshaw and Saufley) entered the bay, where they shelled the docks at Ormoc City. Canigao Channel is a body of water in the Philippines that connects Bohol Sea with Camotes Sea. ... Polish wz. ... The USS Pursuit (AM–108) was laid down by Winslow Marine Railway and Shipbuilding Co. ... USS Revenge (AM-110) was a World War II-era Auk-class minesweeper in the service of the United States Navy. ... Robert Holmes Smith (8 August 1898 – 21 January 1943) was an officer in the United States Navy during World War II. Born in Harrellsville, North Carolina, Smith graduated from the Naval Academy 6 June 1919. ... USS Waller (DD/DDE-466), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Marine Major General Littleton Waller (1856–1926). ... USS Pringle (DD-477), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Vice Admiral Joel R. P. Pringle (1873 - 1932). ... USS Renshaw (DD/DDE-499), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the third ship of the United States Navy of that name, in honor of Commander William B. Renshaw. ... USS Saufley (DD/DDE/EDDE-465), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Lieutenant Richard Caswell Saufley (1884–1916), a pioneer of naval aviation. ...

An Allied patrol plane radioed a message to the division noting that a surfaced Japanese submarine (the I-46) was south of Pacijan Island and heading for Ormoc Bay. The division headed south to intercept; and, at 01:27 on 28 November, Waller's radar picked up the target just off the northeast coast of Ponson Island. Waller disabled the submarine with her first shots and, unable to submerge, I-46 could only return fire with her deck guns until she sank at 01:45.^[4] Alvin in 1978, a year after first exploring hydrothermal vents. ... Pacijan Island is an island that is part of the province of Cebu. ... November 28 is the 332nd day (333rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Ponson Island is an island located in the province of Cebu, located east of Cebu Island and west of Leyte Island. ...

TA-6 (Japanese)

Two transports escorted by three patrol vessels left Manila on 27 November. They were attacked by American PT boats in Ormoc Bay on the night of 28 November and by air attack as the survivors left the area. All five ships were sunk.^[2] Nickname: Map of Metro Manila showing the location of Manila Coordinates: 14°35 N 121° E Country Philippines Region National Capital Region Districts 1st to 6th districts of Manila Barangays 897 Incorporated (city) June 10, 1574 Government  - Mayor Jose L. Atienza, Jr. ... November 27 is the 331st day (332nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... PT boats in line astern. ... November 28 is the 332nd day (333rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Another US destroyer sweep on the night of 29–30 November in search of a reported convoy resulted only in the destruction of a few barges. November 30 is the 334th day (335th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 31 days remaining. ...

TA-7 (Japanese)

A convoy of three transports departed Manila on 1 December, escorted by destroyers Take and Kuwa under the command of Lieutenant Commander Masamichi Yamashita. Two groups of transport submarines also took part in the operation.^[5] December 1 is the 335th (in leap years the 336th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

On the night of 2–3 December the convoy was docked at Ormoc City when it was engaged at 00:09 by three ships of US Destroyer Division 120 (DesDiv 120) under the command of Captain John C. Zahm (Allen M. Sumner, Cooper and Moale). December 3 is the 337th (in leap years the 338th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... USS (DD-692), the original -class destroyer, was named for Allen Melancthon Sumner, a USMC captain, who was killed in action during World War I. // Initial operations (DD-692) was laid down on 7 July 1943 at Kearny, N. J., by the Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. ... USS Cooper (DD-695), a -class destroyer, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Elmer Glenn Cooper, a naval aviator who died in a seaplane an accident in 1938. ... USS Moale (DD-693) was the second -class destroyer of the United States Navy. ...

The US ships sank the transports as they were unloaded but came under heavy attack from Yokosuka P1Y "Frances" bombers, shore batteries, submarines that were known to be in the harbor, and the Japanese destroyers. Kuwa was sunk and Commander Yamashita was killed. Take attacked Cooper with torpedoes and escaped, though with some damage. Cooper sank at about 00:15 on 3 December with the loss of 191 lives (168 sailors were rescued from the water on 4 December by PBY Catalina planes). At 00:33 the two surviving US destroyers were ordered to leave the bay. The 2-3 December phase of the Battle of Ormoc Bay has gone down in history as the only naval engagement during the war in which the enemy brought to bear every type weapon: naval gunnery, air attack, submarine attack, shore gunnery and mines.^[6] The Yokosuka P1Y Ginga (銀河, Milky Way) was a twin-engine, land-based bomber developed for the Japanese Imperial Navy in World War II. It was the successor to the Mitsubishi G4M and given the Allied codename Frances. The P1Y was designed by the Yokosuka Naval Air Technical Arsenal... A modern torpedo, historically called a locomotive torpedo, is a self-propelled projectile that (after being launched above or below the water surface) operates underwater and is designed to detonate on contact or in proximity to a target. ... December 4th redirects here. ... PBY Catalina was the United States Navy designation for an American and Canadian-built flying boat of the 1930s and 1940s. ...

Ormoc Bay U.S. Troop Landings

USS Lamson on fire in Ormoc Bay on 1944-12-07, after she was hit by a kamikaze. The tug assisting with firefighting is probably USS ATR-31.

On 5 December 1944 US Marines made a landing at San Pedro Bay, 27 miles south of Ormoc City. The landing craft and support vessels came under sustained kamikaze air attack. Fifteen craft were sunk, and destroyers Mugford and Drayton were hit, suffering about 50 casualties.^[7][8] Image File history File links USS_Lamson_(DD-367)_at_Ormoc_Bay. ... Image File history File links USS_Lamson_(DD-367)_at_Ormoc_Bay. ... The third USS Lamson (DD-367) was a Mahan-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Roswell Hawkes Lamson. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... December 7 is the 341st day (342nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 5 is the 339th day (340th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... San Pedro Bay is a bay in the Philippines, at the northwest end of Leyte Gulf, about 15 km east-west and 20 km north-south. ... It has been suggested that Personnel involved in the development of World War II suicide attacks be merged into this article or section. ... USS Mugford (DD-389), a Bagley-class destroyer, was the 2nd ship of the United States Navy to be named for James Mugford, who commanded the schooner Franklin in the Continental Navy, serving through 1775. ... The second USS Drayton (DD-366) was a Mahan-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Percival Drayton. ...

On 7 December 1944 the 77th Infantry Division, commanded by Major General Andrew D. Bruce made an amphibious landing at Albuera, three and a half miles south of Ormoc City. The 77th Division's 305th, 306th, and 307th Infantry Regiments came ashore unopposed but naval shipping was subjected to kamikaze air attacks, resulting in the loss of destroyers Ward and Mahan.^[1] December 7 is the 341st day (342nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... The 77th Infantry Division was a unit of the United States Army in World War I and World War II. // Activated: 18 August 1917 Overseas: March 1918 Major Operations: Meuse-Argonne Offensive, Oise-Aisne. ... Albuera is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. ... It has been suggested that Personnel involved in the development of World War II suicide attacks be merged into this article or section. ... USS Ward (DD-139) was a 1247-ton Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I, later APD-16 in World War II. She was the first Navy ship to engage the Japanese during the attack on Pearl Harbor. ... The second USS Mahan (DD-364) was the lead ship of her class of destroyers in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Alfred T. Mahan. ...

Other operations

All five transports of convoy TA-8 were sunk on 7 November by air attack, and the escorting destroyers Ume and Sugi were damaged. November 7 is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 54 days remaining. ...

Convoy TA-9 entered the bay on 11 December and landed troops, but two escorting destroyers, Juzuki and Uzuki, were sunk and the third, Kiri, was damaged.^[2] December 11 is the 345th day (346th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Significance

By fighting this series of engagements in Ormoc Bay, the US Navy was eventually able to prevent the Japanese from further resupplying and reinforcing their troops on Leyte, contributing significantly to the victory in the land battle. The final tally of ships lost in Ormoc Bay is: U.S. — 3 Destroyers and 1 APD (high speed transport) plus 2 LSMs; Japan — 6 Destroyers, 20 small transports, 1 submarine, 1 patrol boat and 3 escort vessels. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

Historian Irwin J. Kappes argued that naval historians have unjustly neglected the importance of these engagements, writing:

In the end, it was the rather amorphous Battle of Ormoc Bay that finally brought Leyte and the entire Gulf area under firm Allied control. From 11 November 1944 until 21 December, the combined efforts of Third Fleet carrier planes, Marine fighter-bomber groups, a pincer movement by the Army’s 77th Division and the First Division plus a motley assortment of destroyers, amphibious ships and PT boats trounced the now semi-isolated Japanese in a series of skirmishes and night raids. And because of poor weather conditions air support for most of these surface actions was almost non-existent.^[9]

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References

1. ^ ^{a b} Anderson, Charles R.. Leyte. The U.S. Army Campaigns of World War II. U.S. Army Center for Military History. Retrieved on 2006-05-25.
2. ^ ^{a b c d} Leyte Reinforcement Convoys 23 October to 13 December 1944: Operations "TA-1" to "TA-9". Retrieved on 2006-01-06.
3. ^ Allyn D. Nevitt. Shimakaze: Tabular Record of Movement. Retrieved on 2006-01-06.
4. ^ US Department of the Navy: Naval Historical Center. Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships: Waller. Retrieved on 2006-01-06.
5. ^ Allyn D. Nevitt. Kuwa: Tabular Record of Movement. Retrieved on 2006-01-06.
6. ^ US Department of the Navy: Naval Historical Center. Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships: Cooper. Retrieved on 2006-01-06.
7. ^ US Department of the Navy: Naval Historical Center. Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships: Mugford. Retrieved on 2006-01-06.
8. ^ US Department of the Navy: Naval Historical Center. Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships: Drayton. Retrieved on 2006-01-06.
9. ^ Kappes, Irwin J.. A New Look at the Battle for Leyte Gulf. Retrieved on 2006-01-06.

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A TV documentary (Finding Kuwa) about Japanese destroyer Kuwa was made by Radio Television Hong Kong in 2006. http://www.rthk.org.hk/rthk/tv/kaleidoscopeofideas/20060519.html

Books

• Griggs, William L. (1997). Preludes to Victory: The Battle of Ormoc Bay in WWII. ISBN 0-9659837-0-6.  (280-page book)

External links

• Task Force 38