During the Battle off Samar (in the eastern Philippines) a five-inch (127 mm) shell from escort carrier USS "White Plains" struck the heavy cruiser "Chōkai" which detonated the cruiser's Type 93 torpedoes, disabling her rudder and engines; she was scuttled the next day (while in most circumstances a five-inch shell would not penetrate a cruiser's armored deck nor cause serious damage).