The Japanese destroyers Hamanami , Naganami , Shimakaze and Wakatsuki were bombed and sunk in Ormoc Bay by U.S. Navy aircraft .
The series of air - sea engagements collectively referred to as the Battle of Ormoc Bay began in the Camotes Sea in the Philippines .
The Japanese destroyers Hamanami , Naganami , Shimakaze and Wakatsuki were bombed and sunk in Battle of Ormoc Bay   by U.S. Navy aircraft .
The series of air - sea engagements collectively referred to as the Battle of Ormoc Bay began in the Camotes Sea in the Philippines .