The battleship force was to be designated Task Force 34 (TF 34) and to consist of four battleships, five cruisers, and 14 destroyers under the command of Vice Admiral Willis A. Lee. …

Halsey, in command of the mobile naval forces covering the invasion's northern flank, fell for the ruse, and convinced that Northern Force constituted the main Japanese threat, proceeded …

On October 24 1944 at 1713 hours Admiral W. Lee, commander of the designated (but not formed) Task Force 34, received orders relative to the composition of his projected task force …

^ "No battle damage was incurred, nor inflicted on the enemy by vessels while operating as Task Force THIRTY-FOUR." https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/rep/Leyte/TF-34-Leyte.html.

Employing 20/20 hindsight, some authors have derided Halsey’s decision to keep the fast battleships of Task Force (TF) 34 with TF 38 while the Third Fleet steamed north to engage …

One of the best known messages of World War II—and perhaps the most hotly argued—was a dispatch sent on Wednesday 25 October 1944 from the CinCPac headquarters of Admiral …

During the afternoon of 24 October, however, Admiral Halsey had organized Task Force 34 as a strong surface force comprising the battleships Iowa, New Jersey, Washington, and Alabama, …

On the morning of 24 October 1944 the ships of Task Force THIRTY-FOUR were operating as units of the carrier task groups of Task Force THIRTY-EIGHT in support of the occupation of …

Oct 22, 2019 · “Where is Task Force 34?”: Decision and Indecision off Cape Engaño. Following the Battle of Sibuyan Sea, Halsey had a critical decision to make, one which, in his view had …

Jan 17, 2025 · Seventh Fleet and the cruisers and destroyers of the Royal Australian Navy’s Task Force 74. As the Japanese ships sailed north through the narrow strait, they were subjected to …