[kiryandil]

Strength

6 escort carriers (Taffy 3) +            4 battleships,              
10 escort carriers (Taffy 1              6 heavy cruisers,
and 2),                                  2 light cruisers,
3 destroyers,                           11 destroyers,
4 destroyer escorts,                    30 aircraft (in kamikaze
~400 aircraft from Taffy 1, 2, and 3	   attack)

Casualties and losses

2 escort carriers sunk                   3 heavy cruisers sunk    
2 destroyers sunk                        3 heavy cruisers damaged
1 destroyer escort sunk                  1 destroyer damaged
23 aircraft lost                        52 aircraft
4 escort carriers damaged                Number of dead or
1 destroyer damaged                      wounded unknown, but
2 destroyer escorts damaged              possibly between 250 and
1,583 killed and missing                 750, or more
913 wounded	

[Deaf Smith]

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