2月13日夜间
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& n8 c4 i( ^0 j& Q- iNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships 6 j) I/ d1 Z/ z7 J% F
CA Myoko, Shell hits 1 4 ~) [+ _8 S3 a( s+ K. H4 H1 G. _
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
. L0 ]2 w/ I/ p4 [$ rCL Yubari
* B8 ^3 a3 ^0 s; B/ H I7 SDD Natsushio, Shell hits 2 2 z9 I. Q. h. m9 O! D1 O* f
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire
0 Q5 N) ~( a6 U: v& ~+ Q& Y2 vDD Urakaze
6 x" o, P! S QDD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire ! q5 L4 P: C1 Q% x6 B# d& O" d
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
) B) Q( I& T" I2 EDD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
3 R9 u' [( F1 y Z3 }DD Shinonome 8 C' P& o# a4 F( l
2 d# _! S G: n* fAllied Ships
" e& t$ H6 n {3 H7 ^DD Hazelwood
+ c1 J/ f6 n0 p+ E' mDD Hickox
* V% z* O7 ?; M: Z7 M# ^' yDD Hoel
0 A7 g' d& H+ G5 c6 H/ N8 C1 [DD Hunt
' A' n, @5 T g( a4 `. f6 HDD Mullany & d ? b4 B! G) |$ ~" K) _
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1
6 d3 Y# T* e( B C3 uDD Renshaw ; h3 D8 \% S& C% O! @( \1 c
DD Wickes $ H! C h- N' m) b! v1 p
DD Stack % L+ \! q: n- P# Q
DD Wilson : P# ~# @7 ^ W O! \
DD Hatfield
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships 8 ]+ M' y3 P7 ]9 E: _
CA Myoko, Shell hits 2
f( e& D( }- J9 p. P1 q9 @CL Kitakami, Shell hits 3 1 k! F3 w4 j d0 Z7 M2 U' G
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1 5 `: W' B! X8 [6 P
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 4 - \/ \5 r, x# i% r* w5 w8 g! e
DD Hayashio, on fire * T; v0 H" i% I2 b% {2 Y& @# X
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 1 + k0 F: t% k+ m4 u; W
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
1 t" z( U; y2 i: l/ NDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ' n: ]6 F% q# m& \3 _
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage % x% C" ?/ S2 k4 }
DD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire
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Allied Ships
5 ]$ B ]3 Z$ [2 E6 r9 m+ Z5 q5 F7 `DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
& b9 c/ j7 `/ F4 Z7 hDD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire , ?' c/ w5 W. T( b
DD Hoel
+ j3 q" P, Y9 H; u& ^' ^! W) hDD Hunt
$ [$ V5 @! c+ @DD Mullany, Shell hits 1 + e/ k- h/ v4 t. a) R+ i- P
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3 0 s8 b! I; S' c( P R4 V' x; M) x
DD Renshaw 0 x! B% [, o: q* t9 @
DD Wickes 3 ]! ]& M8 p' W. D& y
DD Stack
. i- g0 V2 v3 x) g' wDD Wilson, Shell hits 1
* l/ F7 @- h, z2 dDD Hatfield
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+ }/ e. ^9 J/ j2 uNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 : D) T& ^: |0 @& [9 Y. R, J& o
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Japanese Ships
! }, N0 _5 t* j, QCL Oi, Shell hits 3 . J6 R) L! l. d: K
DD Tamanami
0 A3 E, b# {3 n) m* c) J; z. MDD Onami, Shell hits 3
|8 s) I) J: `& p# J6 K, J- r) o+ QDD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage - Y2 V$ G; U* f9 a% d
DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1 , G2 o( j! J4 p
DD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire - c: Q- M) Z: I( U. K A: ]
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 2
4 C) \9 m6 ~6 c) D- _ @/ L1 fDD Hatsukaze 3 p0 b2 V0 T$ F5 A& f" t
& y. g2 W, e- `' V- I0 OAllied Ships 5 h1 Q/ ], Q3 L% p( y) w! w9 `
DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire ' V2 e3 t9 M0 S- Z
DD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 9 @6 _5 w5 S6 V
DD Hoel, Shell hits 1 0 t- O+ Q" _2 \; `: |$ l- ?0 q: C
DD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire
9 s: r$ U, G4 T( b: ^3 C5 lDD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 8 J( \9 @5 K _$ \3 O9 N& t" B3 V0 T
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
) n- E+ U2 v$ H3 E8 ~ f) RDD Renshaw
5 v' v3 b3 R) z/ X! G& v. X: X# qDD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
3 ?" N/ {6 c7 Y9 P/ d* G4 M) j! fDD Stack ; ]! v! N2 M/ U4 ^2 _0 [
DD Wilson 6 G& C' p, x" s% j# ^
DD Hatfield # W' a; G- T7 n6 p3 Y+ G" N! K/ {. B
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 4 f u& s! L( b: b6 D2 g1 X' |6 `! r
( m: W) I5 k4 m Y' X; kJapanese Ships
" I# q; L5 S5 fBB Hiei
( ]8 K) W" A c$ e2 rBB Kirishima - r3 {9 ^/ D4 h6 h
CA Aoba
) V6 x' w) Q& r8 o: zDD Akizuki 8 W+ |8 C7 B' {' w
DD Teruzuki
1 }* y9 u6 l+ @' e! jDD Amagiri
9 W; Y8 X+ L* p# QDD Hayate ) q3 q" {1 @" X' S
DD Yakaze
7 W* c7 ~8 a4 ?( ~: sDD Numakaze
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Allied Ships
' Z( A6 ?4 N3 s- D- v r# x$ JPT PT-129
* o2 p) G7 Y; Z' f( I" N8 \7 ~ c( IPT PT-130
, ~4 z$ ]% O8 z" P6 b& u) FPT PT-131
& p9 t6 v) _1 a# `PT PT-132 ' d8 y2 s, m# h$ S. `! I; P
PT PT-133
! R2 _/ m& u2 [7 q% {# v [6 XPT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk ' I: H9 A5 s4 z6 A) ?& L. o! `
PT PT-135
, p6 q; @& @6 I" n" C' _PT PT-136 7 j: O5 C" R* {
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0 x0 l* {, e( `( WJapanese Ships : b6 G& \- J9 `% s1 R# j6 a
BB Hiei
7 i! Y" A4 R7 o, HBB Kirishima / h" v( r& q6 n8 g
CA Aoba . [, X% Q. B+ H3 E8 ]2 j
DD Akizuki
6 k7 o$ y( c# v4 N( ]DD Teruzuki
: \* R# z$ r& x1 H9 F( eDD Amagiri & U7 _( d# V4 w- Z- @: K
DD Hayate
+ C; i2 k; d) X7 L I2 ADD Yakaze
8 ^9 z5 J2 e) nDD Numakaze ( n% f7 s; d) {
?/ F& O1 ?' ], R& M' P5 ]2 |' KAllied Ships 3 j m H2 y0 }: S
AK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
0 M: \, G- U0 C. aAK Francisco Coronado 0 ?7 k/ _9 H8 w$ V7 Z* m2 u
AK John C. Calhoun, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 1 I8 Z4 n- G# y
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships 3 G% `4 M3 D! y) x2 ^; M4 D1 n
BB Hiei - ~9 f3 J5 ~! t* M6 f) Z
BB Kirishima
% R* A9 {& l( k P- BCA Aoba
8 {/ W' C4 R# F" B, ADD Akizuki ( ~) n& y a% N3 p& L- T% D5 J# L
DD Teruzuki
9 o$ m+ K3 ^( ^* f7 l) T1 bDD Amagiri # q; V$ l' }. g1 d0 h1 U4 I
DD Hayate . Z3 A+ F5 m+ q \9 g
DD Yakaze
5 v1 G) E6 j& E. h# h9 iDD Numakaze ! u0 P2 J6 o, M; }
& g+ q2 B x; F( vAllied Ships
: v2 f- e7 f" DSC SC-1063
0 ?. W5 M: ^' ]' rAK Floyd B. Olson 1 G& Z W, c3 V r- W& P/ }; {0 S% M! s
AK Stephen H. Long
/ B m- s n6 Z( bAK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1
: f% o( t- a3 g3 Z' F S. uAK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2
* C8 e3 G" s; A* \- I% lAK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage : s, O; M& G# z+ t+ j, Q
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Allied ground losses:
: j( N: s0 Z6 n" H26 casualties reported
7 ~' c. x' z4 l# CVehicles lost 2
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships 1 }* ?3 Z- ?7 Y% h6 G; S
CL Oi . ?! {& R; ^4 u& d9 K" b$ D
DD Tamanami, Shell hits 2 * C3 F1 B2 P, z6 i) A4 D6 h3 y: o5 Y
DD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire
* b/ S' L% F2 }, g; \3 I3 aDD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
' e2 X* E5 b; D% I) xDD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
) u; A: r- d- X+ C% qDD Hamanami, on fire
, m) v& N _9 i: s- _0 wDD Asashimo, Shell hits 3 3 u0 N; N7 e8 O# L8 E2 s
DD Hatsukaze
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Allied Ships
# ] g; a# \0 tPT PT-456
9 j" g7 t D! F8 q6 k# T0 [PT PT-457 $ o! D1 I) T. N l- w7 e
PT PT-458 0 I+ |. W* |% |; a
PT PT-459 " r' }7 ~/ ]" m/ l' y" T) T. }
PT PT-460 2 h o) a8 q+ C# }
PT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk 7 \, r" F5 [" m2 o3 Y; g
PT PT-488
; m# z$ P1 t+ w: f9 }8 fPT PT-489 5 i2 ?4 a2 K* d- _! ^& ^) W/ G7 e: ~
PT PT-490 7 S$ _) S% ]# M9 w" |* Q# u7 x
PT PT-491
5 F" q% K4 m7 |9 ^ u1 zPT PT-492
, A. p7 V7 @# V0 [& xPT PT-493
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Naval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80 & u# @( @& U2 D7 t, G& W& |
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Japanese Ships 7 x& w$ ^1 m: X% b& y9 i
CA Aoba ' \/ ~1 _" H: u0 B5 i. Q
BB Kirishima
7 z/ Q& N5 t, t9 w3 w8 D+ }" U5 pBB Hiei
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0 [' o6 G: M6 ], xAllied ground losses:
% X1 w0 O n V! w1 D218 casualties reported
- R7 }7 u) H9 tGuns lost 5 |