The Last Stand of Taffy 3 in the WW2 Battle of Leyte Gulf

“Museum Ship Mafia” is a LIVE crossover of three YouTube channels…. USS Slater Historical Museum Buffalo Naval & Military Park History X. Coming up… The guys break-down task force “Taffy 3” and the battle off Samar; why it’s one of the greatest last stands in naval history! For a fascinating edge-of-your-seat account of this naval battle, you must check-out 'The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors', by James Hornfischer… https://amzn.to/3DHeV90 The battle off Samar was the eye of the storm that grew to become arguably the largest naval conflict in history, the WW2 battle of Leyte Gulf. The battle off Samar was the only major action in the massive naval conflict where the Americans were caught off-guard. The three destroyers and four destroyer escorts, part of the task force “Taffy 3”, faced an overwhelming Japanese force of 23 ships led by the battleship Yamato. Despite being out-numbered and out-gunned, the “tin can” warships attacked anyway, covering the retreat of the slow American "jeep" carriers. The battle off Samar has been cited by historians as one of the greatest last stands in naval history. The Buffalo Naval & Military Park… YouTube:    / @buffalonavalpark   Website: https://buffalonavalpark.org The USS Slater… YouTube:    / ussslater   Website: https://ussslater.org History X… YouTube:    / historyx   Website: https://historyxchannel.com