The Battle off Samar was one of the final large-scale naval ... including the massive battleship Yamato, ambushed Taffy 3, a small American task unit with fewer than 13 ships.

Designers of the Yamato intended for this monster battleship to defeat any counterpart from the United States Navy. But the ...

The destroyer was wrecked during a battle off Samar Island Oct. 25 ... The Roberts faced three Japanese battleships, including the Yamato, which was said to be the largest ever built.