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 | 1944-11-12 | Tirpitz Sunk | The Royal Air Force launches 29 Avro Lancaster bombers in one of the most successful precision bombing attacks of war and sinks the German battleship Tirpitz, with 12,000 lb Tallboy bombs off Tromso, Norway. | Read about 'Tirpitz Sunk' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Tirpitz Sunk' | |
| 1944-11-10 | USS Mount Hood Explodes | USS Mount Hood exploded in Seeadler Harbor at Manus Island killing all men aboard, obliterating the ship itself, and sinking or severely damaging 22 | Read about 'USS Mount Hood Explodes' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'USS Mount Hood Explodes' | |
| 1944-10-25 | Zuikaku Sunk | Under heavy air attack and hit by 7 torpedoes and 9 bombs, Zuikaku began listing heavily to port. The order to abandon ship was issued at 13:58 and the flag was struck. Zuikaku rolled over and sank at 14:14, | Read about 'Zuikaku Sunk' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Zuikaku Sunk' | |
| 1944-10-24 | Musashi Sunk | During Leyte Gulf, when it became apparent that the ship could not sustain further damage, her captain, Rear Admiral Inoguchi, attempted to run her aground on a nearby island. Musashi sank at 19:36, having been overwhelmed by 27bomb and 29 torpedoes hits. | Read about 'Musashi Sunk' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Musashi Sunk' | |
| 1944-10-24 | USS Tang Sinks | US Submarine sinks when she struck by her own malfunctioning torpedo. | Read about 'USS Tang Sinks' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'USS Tang Sinks' | |
| 1944-10-23 | 1944-10-26 | Leyte Gulf | Largest battle in the history of naval warfare. After US troops invaded Leyte island ,as part of a strategy aimed at isolating Japan from the countries it had occupied in SE Asia, Japan mobilized nearly all it's vesels in an attempt to defeat the invasion. | Read about 'Leyte Gulf' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Leyte Gulf' |
| 1944-10-21 | HMAS Australia Kamikazi | HMAS Australia is the target of the first kamikaze of the war. She is hit by a Japanese plane carrying a 200 kg (441 pound) bomb off Leyte Island, as the Battle of Leyte Gulf began. | Read about 'HMAS Australia Kamikazi ' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'HMAS Australia Kamikazi ' | |
| 1944-10-20 | MacArthur Returns | Allied forces under MacArthur's command, covered by aircraft from Halsey's carriers, landed at Leyte Island, fulfilling MacArthur's vow to return to the Philippines. | Read about 'MacArthur Returns' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'MacArthur Returns' | |
| 1944-09-17 | 1944-09-30 | Angaur | 322nd battalion repeatedly attacked the last 750 Japanese defenders who drove them back. Eventually, hunger, thirst, and American shellfire and bombing took their toll and US troops penetrated Japanese defences. | Read about 'Angaur' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Angaur' |
| 1944-09-15 | 1944-10-04 | Morotai | The capture of this small Eutch East Indies island (and it's two airfields) was an important step to support the liberation of the Philippines. The base remained a supply hub for the remainder of the war. | Read about 'Morotai' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Morotai' |
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