"Legend"
"Surigao Strait"
25/10/1944

Supreme Commander General
Douglas MacArthur

7th Fleet Commander
V/A Thomas Kinkaid

Battle Fleet Commander
R/A Jesse Oldendorf

Battleships Line T.G. 77.2
R.A. G.L Weyler (George)

USS Mississippi (Flag)
USS Maryland
USS West Virginia
USS Tennessee
USS California
USS Pennsylvania

D.D. Screen "X" Ray
Commander Miles Hubbard

USS Claxton Thorn
USS Cony
USS Aulick
USS Sigourney
USS Wells

Left Flank Cruisers
R/A J.B. Oldendorf (Jesse)

USS Louisville (C.A.) (Flag)
USS Portland (C.A.)
USS Minneapolis (C.A.)

R/A R. Hayler
USS Denver (C.L.) (Flag)
USS Columbia (C.L.)

Left Flank
D.D. Screen Desron 56

Captain Roland Smoot
USS Newcomb
USS Leary (Richard P.)
USS (Albert W) Grant

Captain Comley
USS Robinson
USS Halford
USS Bryant

Commander Boulware
USS Edwards (Heywood L.)
USS Leutze
USS Bennion

Right Flank Cruisers
R/A Russell Berkey
USS Phoenix C.L. (Flag)
USS Boise

HMAS Shropshire
Commanding Aust. Squad

Captain C.A.G. Nichols

For Right Flank
DD Screen - Desron 24

Captain K. McManes

USS Hutchins
USS Daly
USS Bache

Commander A.E. Buchanan
HMAS Arunta
USS Killen
USS Beale

Special D.D. Attack Group
Captain Jesse Coward

East Group
USS Remey
USS McGowan
USS Melvin

West Group
USS Monssen
USS McDermut

Patrol D.D's
USS McNair
USS Mertz

SHO Victory Plan
Overall Commander
of both fleets (based in Tokyo)
Admiral Toyoda
V/A Nishimura and V/A Shima
as well as "Force A"
V/A Takeo Kurita in "Yamato"
Force "C"
V/A Shoji Nishimura

IJN Yamashiro (Flag) (BB)
IJN Fuso (BB)
IJN Mogami (CA)
IJN Michishio (DD)
IJN Yamagumo (DD)
IJN Asagumo (DD)
IJN Shigure (DD)
(Commander Nishino)

2nd Strike Force
V/O Kiyohide Shima

IJN Nachi (CA) (Flag)
IJN Ashigara (CA)
IJN Abukuma (CL)
IJN Shiranuhi (DD)
IJN Kasumi (DD)
IJN Ushio (DD)
IJN Akebono (DD)

STRIKE FORCE
V/A Thomas Kinkaid
7th Fleet Commander
General MacArthur ("the Boss"- Overall Commander SW Pacific)

USS Louisville (CA) (Flag)
USS Minneapolis (CA)
USS Portland (CA)
HMAS Shropshire (CA)
USS Nashville (CL)
USS Tennessee (BB) - (Pearl Harbour ship)
USS California (BB) - (Pearl Harbour ship)
USS Pennsylvania (BB)

Combined 2 Desrons
of 13 DD: Not Named
HMAS Arunta Not Included
(Captain C.A.G Nichols - Hmas Shropshire)

P.T. Boats Surigao Strait
Stationed South of 9
Across Strait 15
North of Strait 15

(P.T. stands for "Patrol Torpedo")

Commander
Patrol Torpedo Boat Squadrons
Commander Selman Bowling