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...re to fight again, but not as the core of a surface force, except at the [[Battle of Surigao Strait]] — more of an execution than a battle. For the limited surface gunfi ...it did not involve the most advanced battleships of the US or Japan, the [[Battle of Surigao Strait]] was the last engagement involving battleships on both sides, which actual

...Second World War were dominated by destroyers, even in cases, such as the Battle of Surigao Strait, where larger ships are often given credit. There are also cases where des ======Battle of Surigao Strait======

===Battle of Surigao Strait: Decisive swarming victory=== ...a major engagement but was dwarfed by the overall Leyte operation, was the Battle of Surigao Strait, the last battleship-to-battleship gun duel in history. Battle of Leyte Gul

...es]]'' in 1941. The last battleship-versus-battleship engagement was the [[Battle of Surigao Strait]] in 1945, although torpedoes played a major part. The last combat involvin ...age, the last engagement with big-gun ships engaging one another was the [[Battle of Surigao Strait]] during the [[Battle of Leyte Gulf]] in 1944.

...gnized that the last major surface gunfire action had taken place in the [[Battle of Surigao Strait]], and that scouting had become an aircraft function. Naval planners, there