24 October 1944
Battle of the Sibuyan Sea
Carrier aircraft repeatedly attack the Center Force and sink Musashi while Toyoda continues the Sho-1 operation.
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Browse historical events and people recorded at Sibuyan Sea in Japan. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Carrier aircraft repeatedly attack the Center Force and sink Musashi while Toyoda continues the Sho-1 operation.
Kurita's Center Force endures repeated American carrier strikes while attempting to reach San Bernardino Strait.
Kurita leads the Center Force through repeated American carrier attacks in the Sibuyan Sea, where Musashi is sunk.
Inoguchi commands Musashi through repeated bomb and torpedo attacks and goes down with the battleship after ordering the crew to abandon ship.
Morishita commands Yamato as the battleship survives American carrier strikes against Kurita's Center Force.
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