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$ H/ U# z# j5 @2 d {0 O1 BNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 ! k$ f7 i F+ W6 G2 ?
" X. ] a' f- g' |1 m1 tJapanese Ships 8 ?# r) {4 y, s* |+ e% s$ r- `
CA Myoko, Shell hits 1
' i4 X/ a5 ^& b* `4 S. }CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1 9 x I3 g1 F7 p1 \* S4 A$ x
CL Yubari
" r5 o/ ^9 ~8 r s6 DDD Natsushio, Shell hits 2
# I( A3 ?( X) nDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire ! [0 a! O" Z# n! r' _4 ~# E, w
DD Urakaze / `; i+ ?/ g8 L. ?5 x! e
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire & S0 P7 E1 X/ B; {
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire 5 ?3 a' ^' B+ k) @. C7 Q$ a
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
# V' u2 d% f8 t8 v" S5 H- o6 iDD Shinonome
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Allied Ships , ~% E, I4 K5 e. N4 o7 U; q
DD Hazelwood
1 H/ Z& N- M! u1 q& m- T+ {5 MDD Hickox 3 p: s: j. I. A" q, u3 T8 _) G
DD Hoel
' x- b7 @# s2 r# j: J+ ADD Hunt
^/ d1 |% s7 jDD Mullany . B6 L; r: X1 B2 k& ~
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1 - t. D) I5 E, [3 E- h) ?9 P
DD Renshaw # u/ l. e8 A* c" G- n
DD Wickes ( C. y; Z6 ^) E
DD Stack
8 S. S. q* C h+ b3 d9 [6 a, }DD Wilson 0 Z+ H; }+ i4 F' Y. h [" g
DD Hatfield
6 X9 d- d* ~8 `/ F. G+ Q
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 ! m7 C+ O# b! ~8 {* y: X
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Japanese Ships
# y$ x2 z9 f8 Z [1 Y eCA Myoko, Shell hits 2
+ `' z4 ]/ i: u$ G' WCL Kitakami, Shell hits 3 0 t( W2 J. y m3 h8 \3 L3 q% m2 g
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1
3 X1 h. U; l4 q) n& h# KDD Natsushio, Shell hits 4
- g: q X* l6 T) NDD Hayashio, on fire 2 c# C+ v$ S {: V( S+ E) W
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 1
* @2 i0 ~* [6 g1 hDD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
0 o5 k) H/ G" a! @6 Y8 _5 `DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
+ Y4 T/ E* C# b% FDD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
- x# D. k) J0 v, h0 p/ l! r( L* V- CDD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire
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Allied Ships
/ w/ ]6 }5 ^( MDD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
) H( }$ f7 z# R7 PDD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire # t+ ~# W: o# r/ T* l2 f
DD Hoel + l5 Z# D6 s2 X2 N9 m; Z* ]
DD Hunt
# W2 [$ S1 T& o* z* [& ^0 A+ ]DD Mullany, Shell hits 1 4 g0 z" n7 t( \7 \# N$ E/ [5 i
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3
! j0 h- i; u4 PDD Renshaw 0 _8 a5 B9 I* U* D# ]
DD Wickes
M3 y1 N9 S: z& E* p# ~DD Stack
6 w, o) X9 i2 p5 U0 d: B# BDD Wilson, Shell hits 1 `6 Z) F- S3 e( D/ @
DD Hatfield 6 c6 [1 N: m+ Z9 ~& G, f" A
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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CL Oi, Shell hits 3 c" S: V7 i4 ? B
DD Tamanami - l0 G- |) [# A+ r
DD Onami, Shell hits 3 - G. I: I, H: l f/ t
DD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
* a8 ]. R: T+ W/ U4 E9 v5 |DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1 $ z- K1 x5 J2 B D) ?) H
DD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire
( K& v! R$ N; Y1 k. B' fDD Asashimo, Shell hits 2 ) H- G$ V- ]9 ^
DD Hatsukaze
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Allied Ships 8 J+ m# |: w& J' h
DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
" j2 a2 L% ?9 U8 ~DD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
5 x/ _7 ~" U7 D! LDD Hoel, Shell hits 1 # S( C- o" v2 X4 J J
DD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire 8 Z; S) e5 e0 \& o v/ Z
DD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
" l. y+ p* l1 V" _+ TDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
2 ]( P+ p- ^2 [DD Renshaw ) K: [0 i7 W! u8 l8 w6 |, j7 Y2 i
DD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
% d3 {) u: Y0 e8 u, lDD Stack
3 e& p$ m+ b( c. f! @& IDD Wilson
% w* U3 h0 x6 r! _6 G2 G, fDD Hatfield ) d' g# V) M: D* @& W! z1 [0 O
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; Z' t; u7 B( A a' ONight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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( L y- T u4 Z; NJapanese Ships 0 @+ b! Y+ Q% [3 z7 P! D9 t- |8 l x8 E; @
BB Hiei
5 w5 B; V- O: V! PBB Kirishima ; E/ L4 s& z. t" V. h1 q, A+ o' S, l
CA Aoba
! e2 M" X3 r* @! x1 n2 O( z( BDD Akizuki ) B! V {3 f$ K9 Y( Z! T5 B# [- t9 E
DD Teruzuki
1 m- O! o$ i+ v- R- MDD Amagiri - _1 B6 _9 t& D
DD Hayate
' }+ T8 G1 N+ w- P6 ~2 xDD Yakaze ' q: l* E1 f, d/ p( _
DD Numakaze
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& ^- F; ?2 Z" L# uAllied Ships
4 J& g7 ^5 ] G6 ~0 zPT PT-129
: U6 Q7 x8 z% P: wPT PT-130
8 B1 g7 N" c* V! ]( oPT PT-131 ( [* ?( a% D" q
PT PT-132 ( \' U* x' j- D
PT PT-133 . V2 q4 |9 q- c
PT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
. U3 ^8 k" u! O l& m, XPT PT-135
* {' S: D# l x K7 R; rPT PT-136
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships . A) F& R$ g& ?. i. }/ Q
BB Hiei ( G2 H0 P* ], w5 J0 R( n
BB Kirishima
4 Z7 {; Y C5 S N2 e3 gCA Aoba
?% n& O% ^- K+ kDD Akizuki
2 J' c7 H! t+ J8 K H$ [DD Teruzuki 5 Q& H Y0 V6 d' @
DD Amagiri 3 Y6 K. p% u+ N% D. t
DD Hayate
- R' A/ L# Z0 sDD Yakaze & c# N- Z; Q- u2 `2 t; Z- Q
DD Numakaze 6 Y% X. x+ o$ v* |
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3 p0 u7 a! E1 \3 k* S5 Y8 NAK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage & W8 c$ [- V! X, C
AK Francisco Coronado 2 E5 D% m6 Z1 P# O4 F. B6 q: C
AK John C. Calhoun, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage " q8 c2 `6 C) s% R
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Japanese Ships
7 n! I# F$ V! H( w; i+ g; ^BB Hiei
8 ?1 o, [& y% Z0 i% t# I T# j: jBB Kirishima 6 H+ g" s2 V5 k$ d
CA Aoba
' i m$ o% j l2 kDD Akizuki " f7 {+ ?3 b8 q; v
DD Teruzuki 0 Q5 H9 v4 C9 b8 C) r+ H' s( [( m& |* u7 Z
DD Amagiri 4 }2 ]! h5 Z) j0 ]- D* \
DD Hayate 8 p1 l7 x" y% g& M- G
DD Yakaze . @5 r. ~* v; O
DD Numakaze
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Allied Ships ) r& G% ?" N, E* x" y/ ]& M V
SC SC-1063
1 l6 v) T8 Y, b& @* A: qAK Floyd B. Olson
" i# `8 v! G0 s; L0 n8 a6 dAK Stephen H. Long $ H9 F, i/ i \- M' |4 d
AK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1
3 P3 O" p( b$ _$ i# b( Z* JAK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2 # G8 d+ ]1 f, d! R& n4 M( ~$ ~
AK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses: , o; b, A- O# D) e
26 casualties reported
. \- E! z+ U) t9 ^) ~& @Vehicles lost 2 / r% m. ~- ?) t5 i; v
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* \' m" R- ^9 k. K% s# nNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships / F$ W& F- X$ R. W! P
CL Oi ) o4 A9 S# k2 X5 T
DD Tamanami, Shell hits 2
& ~% n! I) j3 c0 F9 jDD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire , J+ Q" r6 f9 K% z2 w3 {* j: B3 Z
DD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
+ a* L. g: }9 A, I4 _: ~DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 9 V3 G! Y( j5 p
DD Hamanami, on fire
8 w& y; }# u, K4 O0 nDD Asashimo, Shell hits 3 5 m }% ?3 {$ S6 l
DD Hatsukaze : B2 K. A% V1 ?) D x# b8 p
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Allied Ships
9 q4 y2 ]0 \1 N' m/ A! Z5 {PT PT-456
4 Z" ~- F( m+ ^( nPT PT-457
7 u5 e3 O2 B! N: _% O( {PT PT-458 : x- V2 S' e1 c9 Y3 f
PT PT-459
?* d9 B9 A. l% N% FPT PT-460 1 R N+ I! c/ W2 ^
PT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk + U, _" R# p# z
PT PT-488
8 F7 q% \" l1 J/ O4 V* ?' }9 RPT PT-489
+ F. C) c& l. G) s# IPT PT-490 # \& V( D# f: L8 N" f) r
PT PT-491 * a# `2 h6 f7 [ G& A/ f o( e
PT PT-492 - G8 T8 Y7 s" ~# u) {
PT PT-493 ' t: Z' n3 g, G3 c; M! D# l ]
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Naval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80 5 g& B* R. m( P' e0 \
; {3 }2 i0 \: `: v J6 H+ @- Q! mJapanese Ships 5 ?1 q0 l. J5 F2 g% w
CA Aoba 5 p3 e, c/ u+ D3 V" c$ U
BB Kirishima % L2 M3 g( D" P% t j: g: y
BB Hiei ( ^% F- s' F c0 Y6 v( `
6 F' l8 X& t c. [Allied ground losses:
/ v2 s' K% R. d; T- c* \% Q2 j218 casualties reported / c3 i. o& Z; ], [" _( |
Guns lost 5 |