Just 7 ships from Taffy 3 were attacked by surprise by the might of the Japanese Navy. Taffy 3 were under-gunned and under-armored for such a battle and as such this became one of the greatest last ...

The destroyer was wrecked during a battle off Samar Island Oct. 25, 1944, when US forces were attempting to liberate the Philippines, then a US colony, from Japanese occupation. “Lying at 6,895 ...