The Deadly Storm that Ambushed the US Navy in WWII: Typhoon Cobra

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On December 18th, 1944 Task Force 38, part of the Third Fleet of the United States Navy was overtaken by a violent typhoon during their campaign to retake the Philippines while under the command of Admiral William Halsey. Caught totally off guard, the fleet was in the middle of refueling. With several vessels critically low on fuel, the situation quickly became deadly.

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Sources:
Halsey’s Typhoon by Bob Drury and Tom Clavin: https://amzn.to/3svEhab
https://www.history.navy.mil/about-us/leadership/director/directors-corner/h-grams/h-gram-039/h-039-2.html
https://msi.nga.mil/api/publications/download?key=16693975/SFH00000/Bowditch_Vol_1.pdf&type=view

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Chapters:
00:00 Typhoon Cobra
2:38 Chapter 1: Task Force 38
5:34 Chapter 2: Missed Signals
11:06 Chapter 3: USS Monterey (CVL-26)
14:51 Chapter 4: USS Spence (DD-512), USS Aylwin (DD-355), USS Dewey (DD-349)
18:47 Chapter 5: USS Hull (DD-350), USS Monaghan (DD-354), USS Tabberer (DE-418)

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