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I believe Halsey got conflicting information from the military weather service at Pearl, and from his own staff. He chose the information that forecast the storm going farther north - but that's not what happened. Over 700 men were lost.
The ship captains saw the weather deteriorate, but continued to follow orders, believing the official forecast was correct. Here's a (formerly confidential) letter Nimitz wrote afterward:
https://www.history.navy.mil/resear...l-letter-on-lessons-of-damage-in-typhoon.html
Note item ten: "It is possible that too much reliance is being placed on outside sources for warnings of dangerous weather, and on the ability of our splendid ships to come through anything that wind and wave can do. If this be so, there is need for a revival of the age-old habits of self-reliance and caution in regard to the hazard from storms, and for officers in all echelons of command to take their personal responsibilities in this respect more seriously."
The ship captains saw the weather deteriorate, but continued to follow orders, believing the official forecast was correct. Here's a (formerly confidential) letter Nimitz wrote afterward:
https://www.history.navy.mil/resear...l-letter-on-lessons-of-damage-in-typhoon.html
Note item ten: "It is possible that too much reliance is being placed on outside sources for warnings of dangerous weather, and on the ability of our splendid ships to come through anything that wind and wave can do. If this be so, there is need for a revival of the age-old habits of self-reliance and caution in regard to the hazard from storms, and for officers in all echelons of command to take their personal responsibilities in this respect more seriously."
