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World War II: The first kamikaze attack damages HMAS Australia as the Battle of Leyte Gulf begins.
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HMAS Australia (D84)
County-class Royal Australian Navy cruiser
HMAS Australia (I84/D84/C01) was a County-class heavy cruiser of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). One of two Kent-subclass ships ordered for the RAN in 1924, Australia was laid down in Scotland in 1925, and entered service in 1928. Apart from an exchange deployment to the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Battle of Leyte Gulf
Largest naval battle of World War II
The Battle of Leyte Gulf 23–26 October 1944, was the largest naval battle of World War II and by some criteria the largest naval battle in history, with over 200,000 naval personnel involved.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)