2月13日夜间
$ r% h$ V( w( H) N" [/ @+ K* }日军舰队突入爱塔佩滩头2 _2 p- U+ d9 Z7 d+ k
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`, K; @1 I8 L( @Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 & B% v/ z: p) g& n/ D
1 P2 M$ K: b& LJapanese Ships
" c. s/ s7 \+ y1 gCA Myoko, Shell hits 1
' t3 y8 g. m4 @% ?3 J1 WCL Kitakami, Shell hits 1 # ~& t2 S) X9 C7 c4 q1 B
CL Yubari
$ |8 a2 w0 J7 A7 fDD Natsushio, Shell hits 2 8 t' ?! r0 L9 Y4 Z" x( k i, J
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire " h F: F7 H7 I$ r$ @; Z
DD Urakaze 6 r% Z. j! P' r( [! V9 K/ E7 c2 B4 v
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
5 F& C; @0 |' G4 t2 @$ ?DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
, Y: X+ x3 F3 ?/ _. W6 n" vDD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire $ y, ?+ b$ d& Z* G8 B
DD Shinonome 2 N t \/ y) w( ?* R0 ^
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Allied Ships
" I; U( C3 y& P) u% n2 Z" K2 hDD Hazelwood $ W' @- F3 @1 b+ P) J
DD Hickox 5 U7 n/ W: h3 h9 V7 d; h: {
DD Hoel T' c b% K/ g/ B# d0 a8 J, g
DD Hunt 8 P% ^2 R- ?2 f. U8 P2 j
DD Mullany
! _, V2 y& t* p! n) u! [' O' I8 mDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1 2 ?; ~1 A. @' }
DD Renshaw & |# y/ _3 j/ i0 i
DD Wickes : U0 h! i$ S4 M( @/ o) r' k5 G+ l
DD Stack ! J5 s6 T7 j2 o' n# X9 v( F& J3 P* R8 @
DD Wilson
% e2 ?$ [/ h, q) l3 NDD Hatfield
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 , P5 q# P6 `1 `( V1 ?+ }7 K% K3 W
( d1 v: Z1 l6 m5 L* y- w9 LJapanese Ships - y2 X {. {. E! U$ g
CA Myoko, Shell hits 2
$ q$ L- W# o9 k; X2 u$ aCL Kitakami, Shell hits 3
" u) Y* w# d- L3 U, G, J, L X/ m/ fCL Yubari, Shell hits 1 3 e* T3 F4 {- d& B ]; Q n
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 4 + x# n- I5 |* J: J$ T) g
DD Hayashio, on fire
8 `! Y7 @2 A' T) oDD Urakaze, Shell hits 1
U1 h4 l6 V. l- y* RDD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
~& x. M. o' D4 l+ J% TDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
2 |2 Y2 ]; h3 ADD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage - b# A: o# A4 F6 @. N
DD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire 6 I6 J4 X+ c+ @4 @4 z
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Allied Ships
" L+ I0 [+ l; w9 o- ]DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
$ c! g. |: Z9 ?: `2 z) E1 x2 sDD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire : B1 X7 I" k, I
DD Hoel + J8 Z V6 Z7 \! [
DD Hunt
* `3 J8 b6 G z3 }* o" aDD Mullany, Shell hits 1
- U. | z6 i. Q" c+ ]DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3 ! Z: z3 o: O, Z5 z) [+ \1 A* [
DD Renshaw ! i* H C% r) u1 y4 a- U, V
DD Wickes
/ v* i; l5 |3 I% {# kDD Stack ; ^9 ~5 D) w; H2 Z$ Y+ [) M
DD Wilson, Shell hits 1 2 M! y: n2 q7 i8 P2 Q, C8 Z
DD Hatfield
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 2 e# _5 d9 B3 j) x5 n. j2 U
6 Q0 F; C" q0 N1 \" A7 J/ r* FJapanese Ships
( V7 N) g$ O- Y! U" e8 ECL Oi, Shell hits 3 + _2 L0 B1 o, }) n
DD Tamanami
: H* \" |! c( K( s9 _+ k4 X( Y5 E: p# }DD Onami, Shell hits 3 1 z! g& R) g1 C# P+ F
DD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 ~, K. r+ {& i0 z: m$ b: \* LDD Hayanami, Shell hits 1 2 g4 N) s8 h" R1 c: ^' k+ F( |
DD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire % `+ A6 {( `/ j4 d
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 2 C' n2 ~. _1 Z+ n
DD Hatsukaze 5 W. I& y7 B8 D1 H6 ^
$ ?! {, x0 j4 ^. P# l1 p$ ~Allied Ships 5 E0 x m: U7 m. g- o2 p" F; q( Z1 k
DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
, h, l) T7 X! ~% m0 h2 hDD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
- h0 i1 {! B bDD Hoel, Shell hits 1 2 y [' U. \* `% ?0 o, ~) ~
DD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire % v% W3 |: [9 N- Q
DD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
! E3 O3 j' R; B3 r, d1 fDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 5 i* C! f# ^0 h6 k& {8 R
DD Renshaw
' P- @" ^) R3 L. d2 m/ oDD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk ! j [$ ^" L1 [: y0 ?* y4 ]
DD Stack
+ a9 j, u& |: y- gDD Wilson ) K0 D9 Z m9 @* l2 f5 l
DD Hatfield 1 l3 C9 v7 ]- ]2 Z5 e2 r
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 $ k# c& N, O0 h5 W
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Japanese Ships 6 V0 _) q7 G. T2 p. g
BB Hiei
. @7 r& S$ ^; c$ d6 n' d; lBB Kirishima ! M) Z F% g* |' x( p. R. e
CA Aoba
+ f9 d7 |: G$ H/ iDD Akizuki 7 m0 Y4 M2 S/ X* @; S& W) @
DD Teruzuki
: U- m2 l4 W: q: cDD Amagiri 4 @3 f# `( @4 T9 ~6 ~5 b" @) _
DD Hayate
1 k6 x. @1 K: b% M6 fDD Yakaze . b& N! ?' B6 k9 ?8 d6 i
DD Numakaze . I4 X. o1 _7 U6 N9 p
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Allied Ships
. p) l# v* ], x A% N4 r5 w( bPT PT-129
+ S4 Y4 U {& M- B3 o/ \' W, PPT PT-130 7 N$ `8 L3 H6 i2 d
PT PT-131
6 z" k' _. x# { Q! mPT PT-132 0 _& d. {1 k9 x) w, y* o& J
PT PT-133
' V- u& G* n5 e* q$ r1 _2 mPT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
8 H4 q9 f! Z* b5 _* \+ I) sPT PT-135
4 f9 J$ v ] s9 b7 ^PT PT-136 " P1 ]$ g. _. M2 m
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 8 P" ~% Z/ p. r+ {% s& U
3 s" M6 N; W- e% j [9 v; |/ FJapanese Ships
1 t& l" V7 P/ v) u2 O( D" Q6 EBB Hiei 0 B4 h3 I$ c; Z# r. @
BB Kirishima - @9 Q6 a1 b% o; ?2 p" M% @& |
CA Aoba $ n* t* a) l* B1 `3 [3 `
DD Akizuki
5 w& l4 T" y: p) z: B; k8 \$ H7 }DD Teruzuki
$ ?( y( o+ U0 C5 UDD Amagiri 5 N& E6 c7 c- z; Y1 j" |
DD Hayate - k4 k1 |' u b6 B" F* U
DD Yakaze
: v- b% }! a: z: a7 m0 NDD Numakaze
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) u$ h/ N; I* j& b/ {* f# IAllied Ships
4 ^7 [9 W+ g/ M& Q; U0 fAK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
9 M: I* K6 n/ ?AK Francisco Coronado
" i" T2 w2 J( i1 X+ @AK John C. Calhoun, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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. b8 f* n2 x3 n6 [4 q& |Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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0 T l7 W" s) u7 L4 YJapanese Ships
/ p9 i) d0 O. j5 I" U mBB Hiei a9 a5 e1 U/ |; f9 [1 R. `6 ?
BB Kirishima
$ n! d5 T. [1 sCA Aoba , t( a' W% p" [2 W
DD Akizuki ! }& N, X8 v4 G- a1 X
DD Teruzuki
! [9 l. }2 {( s4 s& PDD Amagiri
0 O6 Y/ Z* K( }DD Hayate
6 [+ x/ j$ f! y1 B4 l4 v& W* XDD Yakaze
2 I$ X" w1 w7 _* D4 q+ H2 }DD Numakaze
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Allied Ships , o f1 i5 S3 o, @( q: Y
SC SC-1063 4 G: `+ t! c& R- w/ w4 c9 U
AK Floyd B. Olson
7 J( D( v2 ^2 [ e) c5 R/ cAK Stephen H. Long ) H. y1 u" K. X
AK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1
, r# h9 Q2 U% K% WAK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2
" a. F8 ]' z3 B4 g( M2 c; r# eAK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses: 2 T% S, o6 f! ?+ A
26 casualties reported 6 B6 r8 Z/ u8 I5 D
Vehicles lost 2 7 g0 r( r6 H' s1 p+ u5 N: A
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* s8 I7 n! h% i! ~, g) Q) oNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 8 h2 R6 G# q* e2 C3 n
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Japanese Ships
# a) h' n; x1 y4 @CL Oi
4 [1 n* t3 [2 l2 }$ u9 oDD Tamanami, Shell hits 2
) [# d2 B# K" k- O8 bDD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire * x! R0 d# l, t# x9 i
DD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk ' h8 }- _! l4 g* Y
DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage + N# v. g* _& k C) k
DD Hamanami, on fire
3 V/ R$ C4 f; g4 s- @DD Asashimo, Shell hits 3
! v0 d0 `' Y. r% ?$ D& eDD Hatsukaze
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1 s- p# O- K+ `" H! \% oAllied Ships
+ r7 M! G7 x9 z& M7 Q. \9 vPT PT-456 + f, J; f- M, d: D) c" T! l
PT PT-457 2 h6 F5 L' q5 ^- ?
PT PT-458 : @2 }6 a# E( e R: z9 B, l k/ A
PT PT-459
; U. t! H! K4 O2 t( v# GPT PT-460 , V2 Z" U* c5 n N% W
PT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
4 d, v; ?. Q/ K, D$ FPT PT-488 ) ^& W+ _' m1 g+ ^9 C* g0 C6 a; Q
PT PT-489
0 I+ R% y& a% q5 o7 H- ]PT PT-490 2 u D+ s5 `0 I$ j" U# j4 ^. J
PT PT-491
5 s2 f6 T& n. N( d" p# f( K* E& HPT PT-492 & ?9 z/ M i4 M; k7 G# G
PT PT-493 4 N+ V5 l/ O* p- H4 C6 R5 Y
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' D/ Y$ q# P8 CNaval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80 1 u8 S' ] x ^. f0 Q% h' g( k4 B: j
5 X8 C2 I- Y/ EJapanese Ships
+ `2 `* X6 G; Z; ?8 _CA Aoba
6 W# s2 q# z4 ^$ q5 Y# iBB Kirishima
4 {' B* m. v( Y1 g9 ^BB Hiei
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6 v/ X+ E$ b4 b. {3 |, U$ }; XAllied ground losses:
" A* O; F L8 x) a/ M218 casualties reported " X- u' D5 A; q7 s& [9 n" N$ u
Guns lost 5 |