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Typhoon Cobra, also known as the Typhoon of 1944 or Halsey's Typhoon (named after Admiral William Halsey Jr.), was the United States Navy designation for a powerful tropical cyclone that struck the United States Pacific Fleet in December 1944, during World War II.
The 1944 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1944, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean .
The mutiny of the title is legalistic, not violent, and takes place during Typhoon Cobra, in December 1944. The court-martial that results provides the dramatic climax to the plot. The novel was later adapted into a 1954 movie of the same name , as well as a similarly named play in 1953 , an American TV film in 1955 and an Australian TV film in ...
Typhoon Cobra: The Fletcher-class destroyer foundered in the Philippine Sea with the loss of 312 of her 336 crew. Fourteen survivors were rescued by USS Tabberer ( United States Navy), the rest of the survivors rescued on 20 December.
USS Langley struggles in Typhoon Cobra. After the Leyte Gulf engagement, December found the Third Fleet confronted with another powerful enemy in the form of Typhoon Cobra, which was dubbed "Halsey's Typhoon" by many. While conducting operations off the Philippines, the fleet had to discontinue refueling due to a Pacific storm.
She took part in strikes on Kavieng, New Ireland on 25 December, as part of Task Group 37.2 (TG 37.2), and supported the landings at Kwajalein and Eniwetok until 8 February 1944. The light carrier then operated with Task Force 58 (TF 58) during raids in the Caroline Islands , Mariana Islands , northern New Guinea , and the Bonin Islands from ...
After the Third Fleet was hit by Typhoon Cobra in December 1944, it ported in Ulithi. A court of inquiry was held aboard the destroyer tender USS Cascade on 26 December to determine if Halsey should be sanctioned for sailing into the typhoon. The court found "errors in judgment committed under stress of war operations and stemming from a ...
Typhoon Cobra struck the United States Pacific Fleet and did severe damage to Task Force 38. Destroyers Hull, Monaghan and Spence all foundered in the storm. The typhoon was a significant plot element in Herman Wouk's novel "The Caine Mutiny". Douglas MacArthur was made a five-star general in the U.S. Army. [24]