2月13日夜间
/ p* ^$ k! \( z' q8 ]( y日军舰队突入爱塔佩滩头
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 9 n! P: K$ n- b+ d! y$ G; O
2 n4 D# E' s, E; J3 e$ WJapanese Ships
2 i3 }* ~# m0 P! s& FCA Myoko, Shell hits 1 % A% `5 }6 a7 G6 [/ W0 C8 S
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
# |1 Q* H$ F9 KCL Yubari ! [8 b4 I5 a' j/ d" `
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2
% {% ]% t1 [, IDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire 5 U( _& u% p7 l! S0 ~
DD Urakaze
Q) S0 k8 x5 z& n7 c& D' mDD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
9 t% J+ f8 x: ^) L$ z( @DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
# g2 }# O$ ]' S' J; CDD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
6 ?; i" ~+ x) K5 RDD Shinonome + V5 L# ]9 }+ o* W/ \# K
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Allied Ships
( b& Q$ Q/ i, G1 bDD Hazelwood
8 U7 N5 B& t' X# x; g2 p2 L' \DD Hickox 0 k" z' C2 R1 u, x
DD Hoel
' L! V' x% @: WDD Hunt ' B0 U; M9 H" e7 Y( V4 A# l H3 ?
DD Mullany
" v u H8 d) w$ T3 T. UDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1 ( m0 H% a9 U. k8 k3 x1 m
DD Renshaw : K% W0 {" e2 T
DD Wickes / D c) D6 M, ~0 C- L( p
DD Stack
( J6 C$ N7 |1 @0 }5 Q6 G# l: DDD Wilson
- i5 b; [9 s2 ?! m! W/ PDD Hatfield
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 & `6 X0 M, B2 L7 a z
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Japanese Ships 1 Y" P3 m0 g: a$ D3 p
CA Myoko, Shell hits 2 8 @6 ~: X6 }! F& E
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 3
$ C) r" I$ @: c, [% f8 ?. uCL Yubari, Shell hits 1 H4 T% x9 Z) @6 [& B4 l0 p
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 4 * l& e) @: j/ b2 P& J1 t9 }0 x
DD Hayashio, on fire 0 P! q+ l; I+ Y$ g7 o( \) e" ~7 D
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 1
+ J0 } W) O$ Y, c% `DD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ) O: R1 W" s& G
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage " ~: q/ o; V: r: D/ J
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
7 W3 d& `/ ~5 B4 \( f- i# N0 UDD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire
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Allied Ships 2 C, O8 Y7 P. B* g! @' f, x! P
DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire % Y v% ]! m! i) K" f( Q0 ^9 @
DD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire ; ^- F9 t, f) M2 f" C- f( a
DD Hoel
$ `2 R+ ?1 K* n. C; w0 @ ^DD Hunt
; R" `" X. }' { rDD Mullany, Shell hits 1 ) l. R7 |) m, E q# U1 Z$ V" e" u1 n
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3 5 `" T6 z3 K$ _) L+ J
DD Renshaw
0 O9 {; C; X* Z* X2 d; M2 |4 }: RDD Wickes
- B* k! }8 m, l4 M9 l6 E# CDD Stack ! L: I3 p; L5 u6 Y% H
DD Wilson, Shell hits 1 1 P$ E2 |( M0 ~ G/ c( Y( q
DD Hatfield , B" \7 b, H* s$ x& V
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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! v& k, {3 w4 _# R8 dCL Oi, Shell hits 3 6 g; {7 _' k+ i5 b/ W3 u7 c
DD Tamanami 4 B1 e+ w; b1 s* s
DD Onami, Shell hits 3
0 E* w ]' J! W( v7 v; VDD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 1 n, y% I4 c4 |6 V B& l$ M
DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1 * n0 @$ g$ k6 `8 Z
DD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire
: i# u4 D$ g8 [2 A4 T% _8 tDD Asashimo, Shell hits 2 + m' k4 ~9 s( q6 y
DD Hatsukaze ( Q. s( A, d: H# ^ Y
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Allied Ships 8 ~3 |9 o7 ^6 \1 B6 G
DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire ' ~# y# x$ F. W. n* @* t
DD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
8 c4 U) n1 R1 Q3 K' m. YDD Hoel, Shell hits 1
e+ V/ ]- @7 E% u4 o5 d- u: _! A+ hDD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire
; u/ @4 I( o+ |, @DD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 8 }5 n0 [. p5 t! g$ S4 a1 E
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage - B$ }* s6 I9 B% ^# Y7 E, M
DD Renshaw
, z) g, G6 L# N6 Y; X0 o* C/ X5 |DD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk . X! i& p5 t) L: X6 s# W5 g( D$ d
DD Stack
# E1 v! m+ Q0 D. `3 D# s, yDD Wilson & G% ?( V$ C- m Y/ s5 c
DD Hatfield ; W3 @6 |+ z: M7 l4 U1 S7 z
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships
4 g, P; w0 w5 T9 M" ~$ ^) V2 MBB Hiei : d/ b1 n5 ^$ O# V/ c; N- R- ^) e
BB Kirishima
! `0 r3 }: I* k. XCA Aoba
2 s: \; x8 J% w/ V6 HDD Akizuki
3 N+ K* y0 Y6 W B' _ X# VDD Teruzuki / y: q; o- O* G; K
DD Amagiri 9 W9 ~2 s9 Q! z7 W, W7 j! t
DD Hayate - u; e. N. U+ w
DD Yakaze
1 i! o# i Y! j( b9 QDD Numakaze
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Allied Ships
' z* m# d% }5 W" MPT PT-129
) c( S7 t( ~5 e- x3 k& PPT PT-130 9 H5 a) o( L% i( V* f
PT PT-131 9 w5 u6 L9 ?' X7 }7 p* \3 v
PT PT-132
. }9 g! O$ |4 w2 vPT PT-133
5 s0 |2 K. c4 N* x" a! CPT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk ! y0 E5 z8 i% }* P% ?
PT PT-135
% P0 W4 r& g- Z5 G w/ FPT PT-136 # q* W P1 G# c& o
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Japanese Ships
^3 `8 u2 {. P2 XBB Hiei
; B* R, t9 H( z/ X5 uBB Kirishima , o5 {* v: L& s/ Y; U! w+ m' d
CA Aoba * ~* @6 V* p J9 W
DD Akizuki
- H! h2 o' ~6 Z4 T% s4 W, g* C3 xDD Teruzuki
+ i) I5 d/ b$ I. _. m4 J7 EDD Amagiri ! D! c; M( S4 F1 e+ V2 b
DD Hayate ( k! h- q0 H' O
DD Yakaze
/ a( ?" w! t, t/ X% _; ]DD Numakaze
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Allied Ships 9 C1 Y- f& N7 ?8 [3 x! ^9 n( Z
AK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage : c- n; Y4 q8 ?* V
AK Francisco Coronado ' Q2 p. X3 p! Y% ^6 P% }+ \
AK John C. Calhoun, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage % ?' R [$ A; |+ v* l
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BB Hiei
1 j3 w8 c" A& _3 ?6 HBB Kirishima * e* b0 Z% r* g* ]4 B) G' a
CA Aoba 6 k6 j; d. t D/ ?3 u
DD Akizuki - a& F: F3 E* I: n
DD Teruzuki
9 K, n3 V ~; k, GDD Amagiri
# C* \; y. |' ?5 qDD Hayate * C: P" P- |8 V9 G
DD Yakaze 0 |) c Z9 A3 v+ T5 F' u
DD Numakaze 7 S) q$ }9 ]' r1 r4 O& n) |; N3 J
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Allied Ships 0 d5 M$ [0 q% W0 b1 m% w0 u0 F
SC SC-1063 " V% I, ?# I% n/ I5 G
AK Floyd B. Olson
; h8 z; s1 s" z# p: S& tAK Stephen H. Long
: ]4 ?3 B/ n" b- kAK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1 7 t% X" Y: h/ ?6 q$ G+ Q( L
AK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2 2 C, k& H& V: c+ ?6 O
AK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage y1 t. |- z# a5 g" ~2 p0 x+ G
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Allied ground losses: 3 N# T* @1 z7 o/ t' Y& h e
26 casualties reported
! f+ T3 D" b( f8 j. A) R/ WVehicles lost 2
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5 [: X8 w9 |5 B* ?5 |; l6 wNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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DD Tamanami, Shell hits 2
' X; e5 @9 f: [' cDD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire
2 @5 S4 `& ]( k& h( Q7 p& I: QDD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
1 i* l3 W8 j/ h0 c( nDD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
. K; e- B7 _: _9 v/ }# eDD Hamanami, on fire
& @8 I: t; Q1 ]: F; ^DD Asashimo, Shell hits 3 . l$ t5 ]1 k& m* A$ z' b
DD Hatsukaze + A1 z$ I9 f; O
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Allied Ships
3 s* d$ K$ y* PPT PT-456
+ S* y) Y0 x! f: rPT PT-457
! |; l3 u) K$ E1 e% k3 BPT PT-458
S( F2 C) ], P# O* wPT PT-459 ( a" m/ O9 |- g. X! X
PT PT-460
$ _) c7 ?; G( h2 D- A/ X5 A$ k' ?PT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk 0 ]! ?) H3 S8 a6 a& z) n
PT PT-488 ) A6 |' Q/ `7 R9 Z0 G
PT PT-489
2 y( w0 Z7 F8 ]( H" l q8 G! B8 v0 RPT PT-490 , ~5 s* W. V& L) Q6 _: {4 m
PT PT-491
1 c1 C$ v: K2 Q; j5 XPT PT-492
' [9 ~/ p! d6 ^' e. IPT PT-493 & ~- y% t2 B# k8 z
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8 J# A1 Q/ @* j# ^Naval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80 - n9 E3 \& C* N/ F1 S' X& D
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Japanese Ships
7 q- Y# z. S$ ACA Aoba ; f% i7 l0 {+ Q
BB Kirishima " a3 _7 w2 F! L/ f( t: G
BB Hiei 0 R9 U6 L& |2 w' S
3 [" p* \, J* M% i4 q# R4 YAllied ground losses:
A+ w' `4 O: X) J3 R V, [218 casualties reported . G& h( P) f+ R7 n& t5 n9 N
Guns lost 5 |