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2. Battle off Samar - Wikipedia

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   The lookouts of Taffy 3 spotted the anti-aircraft fire to the north. The Japanese came upon Taffy 3 at 06:45, achieving complete tactical surprise. At about the same time, others in Taffy 3 had picked up targets from surface radar and Japanese radio traffic. At about 07:00, Yamato opened fire at a range of 17 nmi (20 mi; 31 km).

3. Naval task force - Wikipedia

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   Task units are sometimes nicknamed "Taffy", as in "Taffy 3" of Task Force 77, formally Task Unit 77.4.3. There is no requirement for uniqueness over time (e.g., the United States Seventh Fleet used TF 76 in World War II, and off Vietnam, and continued to use TF 70–79 numberings throughout the rest of the twentieth century, and up to 2012).

4. USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413) - Wikipedia

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   Shortly after dawn on 25 October, Samuel B. Roberts was protecting Taffy 3's escort carriers whose aircraft were supporting the Army assault. The warships were steaming off the eastern coast of Samar when the Japanese Center Force , a 23-ship task force under the command of Vice Admiral Takeo Kurita , appeared on the horizon and opened fire.

5. USS Johnston (DD-557) - Wikipedia

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   Escort ships of Taffy 3 laying smoke while under fire, 25 October 1944 At 0657, Sprague ordered Taffy 3 to head east at top speed and lay smoke. [ 33 ] Despite the overwhelming odds against the force, finding Johnston at the rear of the formation, [ 1 ] [ 34 ] Commander Ernest E. Evans ordered a turn to the northeast so that Johnston could ...

6. USS St. Lo - Wikipedia

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   Operating with Rear Admiral Clifton Sprague's escort carrier unit, "Taffy 3" (TU 77.4.3), which consisted of six escort carriers and a screen of three destroyers and four destroyer escorts, St. Lo steamed off the east coasts of Leyte and Samar and her aircraft sortied from 18 to 24 October, attacking enemy installations and airfields on Leyte ...

7. Task Force 77 (United States Navy) - Wikipedia

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   Task Force 77 formed the main striking force of the Seventh Fleet, the main naval force of the Allied South West Pacific Area.Task Group 77.2, for example, was supporting landings during the Battle of Biak on the northern coast of New Guinea, and was commanded by Rear-Admiral Jesse B. Oldendorf.