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Caption
USS ''Princeton''
on fire, east of
Luzon
,
24 October
1944
Partof
World War II
,
Pacific Campaign
Date
23 October
1944
&ndash
26 October
1944
Place
The
Philippines
Result
Decisive Allied victory
Combatant1
United States
,
Australia
Combatant2
Japan
Commander1
William Halsey, Jr
Commander2
Jisaburo Ozawa
Strength1
17 aircraft carriers<br>18 escort carriers<br>12 battleships<br>24 cruisers<br>141 destroyers<br>Many other ships, PT boats, and submarines<br>About 1,500 planes
Strength2
4 aircraft carriers<br>9 battleships<br>19 cruisers<br>34 destroyers<br>About 200 planes
Casualties1
3,500 dead <br/>1 light aircraft carrier,<br/>2 escort carriers, <br/>3 destroyers sunk
Casualties2
10,000 dead <br/>4 aircraft carriers, <br/>3 battleships, <br/>8 cruisers, <br/>12 destroyers sunk
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