The Great Marianas Turkey Shoot was the battle where the Japanese Navy was destroyed. The Japanese Navy was destroyed in 1945.
Four Japanese aircraft carriers were destroyed in the Battle of Midway, which took place from June 4 to June 7, 1942. This pivotal battle in the Pacific Theater during World War II marked a significant turning point, as the United States Navy decisively defeated the Japanese fleet. The loss of these carriers severely weakened Japan's naval capabilities and shifted the balance of power in the Pacific.
Battle of Midway US naval aircraft sank the four Japanese aircraft carriers that were supporting the invasion force.
The greatest Japanese Naval Commander is Admiral Togo, whose Battleship Fleet defeated the Russian Battleship Fleet at the, "Battle of Tsushima", on 27 May 1905. Admiral Togo, is the ONLY naval commander in history, to have won a DECISIVE modern BATTLESHIP FLEET action. Admiral Zinovy Rozhestvensky, commander of the Russian Battle fleet at Tsushima, is the only other naval commander in HISTORY, to have fought a DECISIVE (steel battleships) BATTLESHIP FLEET ACTION! Note* The Battle of Jutland (WWI, 1916) was NOT decisive. Individual battleship engagements during WWII are NOT "fleet" engagements.
A battle fleet is an operational naval task force designed to operate as a coordinated unit, which is subdivided into battle groups.
It was a lopsided US victory during which the Japanese lost most of its Naval Air Fleet including four carriers and one cruiser, 332 aircraft and about 3,500 seamen. The US lost the carrier Yorktown, one destroyer and 307 servicemen.
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The Spanish fleet was quickly destroyed.The United States won the naval battle easily.the Spanish fleet was quickly destroyed
Leyte Gulf just about finished Japan as a naval power.
Their best pilots and aircrewmen were destroyed at Midway.
Remove the US Battle Fleet from interferring with future Japanese Naval operations.
Their best torpedo & dive bomber pilots and aircrewmen were lost at Midway.
I would suggest that the turning point was at the Battle of Midway, when America destroyed much of the Japanese naval power.
No, it was the Battle of Midway. The Battle of the Bulge was a ground engagement in Europe. It was a German counterattack in France.
Battle of Midway US naval aircraft sank the four Japanese aircraft carriers that were supporting the invasion force.
The greatest Japanese Naval Commander is Admiral Togo, whose Battleship Fleet defeated the Russian Battleship Fleet at the, "Battle of Tsushima", on 27 May 1905. Admiral Togo, is the ONLY naval commander in history, to have won a DECISIVE modern BATTLESHIP FLEET action. Admiral Zinovy Rozhestvensky, commander of the Russian Battle fleet at Tsushima, is the only other naval commander in HISTORY, to have fought a DECISIVE (steel battleships) BATTLESHIP FLEET ACTION! Note* The Battle of Jutland (WWI, 1916) was NOT decisive. Individual battleship engagements during WWII are NOT "fleet" engagements.