2月13日夜间
, U2 K- q. X' B" r1 R日军舰队突入爱塔佩滩头
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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% ^ K( @4 D! Y: H, PJapanese Ships
0 |- g9 a3 Z# _ J% _% |, [1 J2 `" WCA Myoko, Shell hits 1 % S1 D4 J6 `% c" l* O! o
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1 ) @2 b4 N0 D1 ?, `* [2 M
CL Yubari . F+ w. T# q1 ~5 C. F+ R
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2
; ^& M6 g- c; U4 {! s5 A' FDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire $ x- G; ~& c% P% E
DD Urakaze
) @+ G! ]% i# H) t# c, \7 `9 R" |DD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 5 Q5 r# z' j5 Y. [( d& s; m8 s7 G' J
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
: j" t& e( ` k* RDD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire 2 n, o5 V" d, G( z
DD Shinonome
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" [# @6 V6 | q; SAllied Ships 3 e7 K2 h7 n- ^4 N! V- V
DD Hazelwood
' ?, D9 U1 `$ P, n6 P5 `1 rDD Hickox & ]% q0 ]8 i Y
DD Hoel : h& ~! v" C8 z/ b0 s0 J( U# Q: {
DD Hunt
- V' v1 `2 o# ^ E0 ^DD Mullany * S8 K, C4 p) x' L& h0 u
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1 - a1 n6 z; n+ r7 v! y# e
DD Renshaw ) l7 i3 b7 ^; W. ]/ N
DD Wickes
* w- Z! h3 Z2 \2 xDD Stack
" @: \# B5 ^% F5 C2 t1 }; V9 |DD Wilson & D0 m! I& y3 F- U% L3 |
DD Hatfield
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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5 h0 g, R! H6 W/ ]6 E) kCA Myoko, Shell hits 2 4 s" {* p& v- k- N9 N
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 3 & }3 v( \* X6 q
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1 g3 e) s& [" T! J* V- h
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 4
" T, L( ?( Z3 Z9 W( q. TDD Hayashio, on fire 3 _$ ?! a" z+ K3 [, I$ Q
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 1
3 A8 f) k" ?9 G+ \DD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk - M: u1 e; C) k6 `
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage & n% A& ~9 K. W' A) R
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 7 o3 r8 q! Y0 O9 [' b5 P
DD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire
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Allied Ships 9 }- x' d' V+ ~8 y- o+ i
DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire Y5 |: ^. b8 _+ d5 }9 B0 o, N
DD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire % F! H* b: r6 e6 f, n
DD Hoel 4 s; v: } k, e6 z3 `
DD Hunt
" g9 I; {# M% C& k' rDD Mullany, Shell hits 1 * t, X- P6 w9 C
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3 0 z7 W$ h; o& H/ I: \) h
DD Renshaw . _. T. X6 X; u( x% {% A
DD Wickes / j' @6 e9 p; w; u. e
DD Stack 4 g, C; d5 G/ [4 z- i$ M# y' s
DD Wilson, Shell hits 1
: A1 ]" T2 T% W( a2 d( |* B6 o: vDD Hatfield 9 B/ N' g) D2 }7 M
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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: q& a1 O" m6 @2 j+ }' I' _CL Oi, Shell hits 3 8 V9 z; E, U* |5 b6 V9 Y# e0 Y
DD Tamanami
# ?& v% i% a- ^+ t% G$ a. aDD Onami, Shell hits 3 : E- w- J1 H5 `) f
DD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- M9 V$ x/ v$ T& e1 ]DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1 A. Q/ ?. `/ O1 U: ]$ j' q
DD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire 1 `: s2 E, l1 l+ K' {
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 2 8 @; a* T$ k7 r( ~4 \4 I2 ?
DD Hatsukaze 0 k; s% P/ ]7 M) Q
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Allied Ships * U6 _3 w0 Y( p# G$ X5 E0 |
DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire : U# e3 I b' h' ~3 ~
DD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 2 @/ z( }" T' Z/ r/ G7 j {4 h
DD Hoel, Shell hits 1 / P G" k( a8 q4 r, Z1 t
DD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire h: D; D5 S9 c
DD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
' r3 Q/ ?; N- D- y tDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
! I) g4 f% N/ D# H0 jDD Renshaw # |: `7 h" G0 \4 x$ A" J9 }
DD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk ! Q' A$ x% S# P
DD Stack
: C6 E4 T' e6 xDD Wilson
1 x8 K. j, F8 V( a5 [DD Hatfield
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships
; U+ @% {, J- yBB Hiei 8 h& w! A0 z9 z
BB Kirishima 8 I3 `5 e" \& b9 \/ ~$ s7 z- {
CA Aoba 9 U, W: M& ?% f* U
DD Akizuki
& D" w; @- f2 _' Q! z& Y/ q! uDD Teruzuki ; u+ S! q' h: m$ }. F8 x
DD Amagiri
4 u. g: z6 h! u. N! ~; jDD Hayate
8 ~* K+ J- A/ Z, [, l+ M8 YDD Yakaze
( G: |5 M+ S6 o/ vDD Numakaze / L& g n: y" K5 U
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Allied Ships
2 ] j( @4 V, `* N" j; aPT PT-129 , `7 L0 B; F j3 `6 m* d
PT PT-130 ) [ n4 q* o2 v& E) }3 Y
PT PT-131
. m/ ^( X2 p# t0 m, kPT PT-132
/ F% K1 x: o7 H& E" W) MPT PT-133
, } S# p. j- s5 G$ U% {PT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk ! q& {% J, n( I* L l: H2 i" [- D* h5 e
PT PT-135
0 Z& V3 \' C+ ^: b+ H- wPT PT-136
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BB Hiei 1 U5 I) z( [6 a$ \' [+ _$ z
BB Kirishima
. S. x! ?5 G F7 ^% rCA Aoba 7 m. W4 Z+ J* ~1 ~2 [- {! A0 N
DD Akizuki
- \1 q3 R/ G% h0 D3 `, ~DD Teruzuki
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0 |# N# A( p+ f7 m- _3 S" ?" oDD Hayate 5 I/ I9 F+ ~% a: q" ^
DD Yakaze
: i! z1 q! ^) ^6 Z( `DD Numakaze ; ^2 y: k$ l: }1 p3 c7 U
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AK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
/ g+ k1 x2 C% `2 L2 q! GAK Francisco Coronado
! @ y/ {; e! z% y4 D$ g7 O8 k/ vAK John C. Calhoun, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 , r* @1 U0 H/ `: H
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Japanese Ships / j. C; n: ?5 Y
BB Hiei
6 x) Q9 z. i+ w1 G8 lBB Kirishima
' X$ A( d" S# z1 |: KCA Aoba
% y( ~& Z, F- h3 M8 X6 f6 xDD Akizuki 1 B5 N" V% a2 O8 t
DD Teruzuki : I: s& _ j3 i/ A
DD Amagiri + _, v, S5 x( X1 S$ S' X
DD Hayate
- Y0 K! b$ ?$ c) Q7 {4 MDD Yakaze
/ p% ^: u" U% y! |% o9 ^8 UDD Numakaze
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Allied Ships # C4 z1 ~2 u; a) X9 K7 A
SC SC-1063 & L; c0 p0 c; ]' s$ h
AK Floyd B. Olson + ]; T8 `5 F9 O
AK Stephen H. Long
2 E$ p, B9 x, ?' o4 h. FAK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1
9 ^# D7 N7 l6 U. ^AK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2 + G% g7 H$ {" Z* u
AK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ) Z( g% O3 }) r4 L0 h- K6 m+ r
' [( q8 Z. A$ d( M1 i! GAllied ground losses: & q. b# X2 N" a9 n1 O6 a
26 casualties reported
, R: d* n% d9 a H) W) lVehicles lost 2
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CL Oi
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DD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire ) C g, g$ M* B$ M. F9 ~( E2 g
DD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
4 ^: W: w* _1 B8 I: QDD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
5 P2 d. f* K8 kDD Hamanami, on fire " K; [: H6 j( z. _7 y4 i, \3 |
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 3
% h3 D" v0 a6 L% w. H2 LDD Hatsukaze
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7 ]( a$ d. e/ o J; w" [; pAllied Ships 2 I8 q/ b8 p2 J" V7 k3 Q
PT PT-456
7 a) I% d4 X! d9 E- E, Q0 o1 @PT PT-457
( o" }$ X/ q3 M! |, L9 l ?PT PT-458 ) V: |( Z. k8 M2 h, i+ h1 ~, R
PT PT-459 7 W4 K! y# ]6 [1 G: I
PT PT-460
" F, Q, p. \) v9 }5 P9 ?PT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
0 ]4 t+ }- L- s& X) r- h1 ^: m$ APT PT-488
( [" U4 t; p( `. {* A: xPT PT-489
: [6 Z$ y. `% |PT PT-490
4 s3 Q. Z% a! i" F, g$ NPT PT-491
# x! R5 P7 I5 l ^ ?! xPT PT-492 % d1 l+ [/ @1 ]) g
PT PT-493 ! \: b, Y+ f p% F1 Z' j; \5 A
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Naval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80 1 y1 E8 ]0 G7 |4 w+ n8 k
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CA Aoba / J1 V2 q0 U: V+ Y7 K; Q! R2 ^. S. J8 b
BB Kirishima
4 j1 z l4 @; g9 {' gBB Hiei
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3 ?/ ~* ?$ t! p% q6 M6 |218 casualties reported ; V# V: {; G9 d
Guns lost 5 |