Chronology of World War II

Saturday, November 11


Shimakaze off Leyte


<i>Shimakaze</i> off Leyte
DD Shimakaze – off Leyte November 11, 1944 - Four destroyers — Shimakaze, Wakatsuki, Hamanami and Naganami — and three transports were sunk. Rear Admiral Mikio Hayakawa went down with Shimakaze