2月13日夜间$ H `! m( H7 n1 \' P
日军舰队突入爱塔佩滩头
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Japanese Ships
/ V* E7 p4 j5 z7 A6 C. e9 u. nCA Myoko, Shell hits 1 3 i2 q! h1 m- G, A, y& b
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
5 X h1 b* j; z% J7 G/ SCL Yubari 2 ?" g, \+ J" I* p# M! p. m% j% q
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2
# a. E4 e! f( k8 h1 v5 G5 T& RDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire 0 Z+ Q# ^- [8 Y4 y! z$ _+ p4 t
DD Urakaze ) Z% L6 {9 k! }. C. ~
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 0 f0 j' S2 N8 h4 ?1 o, j2 c
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
8 ~( O6 T- a" ]DD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire , A- T& c" B4 X* t; p' G
DD Shinonome ! w1 K3 J; ~7 i$ z8 k: P
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Allied Ships
+ z! ?; y g" O8 ]; VDD Hazelwood
. p" K6 U" `; Y K: J' cDD Hickox - u4 m- y& c4 S. d; X( s( }
DD Hoel
$ J# U8 d: P" ]! q" b9 U/ BDD Hunt 7 y# U% ]1 V# w
DD Mullany
3 u i( y* {! u5 y9 sDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1 7 ^3 i! k; \9 @& K
DD Renshaw
/ P# Q* g1 G4 F. M3 o6 U1 H2 W% m5 TDD Wickes
4 a- F: p; R! b. u0 j9 \% nDD Stack & Z. w( T' d) Z1 G; i' ]: W9 Z+ \
DD Wilson ( q. \) D( B: K: Z. P5 u
DD Hatfield # n% ?9 J9 v& f% n& ]. z3 O2 O
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2 k- u6 D$ [4 M; HCA Myoko, Shell hits 2
! X' X# c! x& ?* C: p) b9 I+ VCL Kitakami, Shell hits 3 2 p& y% {2 e$ m4 J+ q0 i
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1 + S/ Y! M; j+ }) B+ D; d) e
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 4
% T. U6 |, \" p1 f" xDD Hayashio, on fire ) d M V2 Y. F
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 1 / k. Z. c1 }. l) B# u$ [2 \
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk {6 ?1 j* E% V4 G) }. @5 E
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ) J7 e) B! b9 X3 G6 X
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage $ d# }( f8 W2 X" x" B
DD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire ' g% V& u5 z+ s! L7 j, ~7 o
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- [. @# m( i1 o/ Q/ d/ xDD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
: f% y" k. d A$ ?0 L5 ^1 e- }4 XDD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
+ H2 n; F* T7 _) V3 W; fDD Hoel
6 w5 w$ a! l4 q) z% L/ D7 kDD Hunt
9 \% F. z/ E' B' B! P+ f9 c( yDD Mullany, Shell hits 1
" ]7 p f8 e0 V& ]$ @6 dDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3
Q6 T4 X4 c1 P7 {5 l! q+ @DD Renshaw
* B8 G: |% m" j F* RDD Wickes
1 v9 ]+ b9 h1 x( [0 D1 a7 oDD Stack
; P0 a; G0 }# q7 qDD Wilson, Shell hits 1 ( z5 j( r) V5 H Q4 G6 `
DD Hatfield 8 P# Z7 X, x: t
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Japanese Ships / I' z/ I8 q- C2 J0 G
CL Oi, Shell hits 3 8 z4 ?1 S8 o5 w) T0 Z
DD Tamanami ; M9 Z; T# X g P& \2 N
DD Onami, Shell hits 3
; T/ _; o: s; O5 w5 y7 |; P0 ?DD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage / F5 x1 h V/ G9 h/ y/ h& B4 H
DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1
& o8 X) A4 _# w kDD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire 2 ]; O" S3 a- U# v' \: G- J
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 2
3 h4 O9 H, S5 u+ ]DD Hatsukaze * {! O3 X6 F5 t# n2 \: z c/ K
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Allied Ships
+ J. _& I2 I+ r6 C% U( NDD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
2 c' F8 I( w0 J9 G3 pDD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
8 F+ b& p0 N2 q. D/ u# WDD Hoel, Shell hits 1 # f6 i' z$ G" i* U6 v8 Y
DD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire
9 F7 Q( I D- H Y- k1 BDD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire : U1 B' g8 M" C( [+ T4 s( y7 Z, C
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage " B7 R7 U5 E C( w3 D2 ?
DD Renshaw
' l R- V- j$ m0 P* oDD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
) X8 l) L( Y x* Y! s$ h1 o. TDD Stack ) `% B6 ~3 V7 L9 l
DD Wilson ; O0 J' s- L) `
DD Hatfield
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1 _, o- ~5 l5 s9 A# VNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships 2 H, W/ g. \5 t3 D& n
BB Hiei + X& k* \) Z' G' A
BB Kirishima 6 n/ V- y' ~. a1 v; y3 d1 ~& D
CA Aoba
+ L5 {3 h3 X% `& `6 U* yDD Akizuki
N5 `$ h, g0 t$ A! n+ h! Z2 JDD Teruzuki
4 S Y5 |; a/ G/ R, G$ w* X& cDD Amagiri
$ |7 Y4 h2 M) H) wDD Hayate
0 M2 w. ?& \9 b6 YDD Yakaze # E: @# J t% A5 L+ w
DD Numakaze ( I+ b: V- E% ?- X' c' ]) E
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Allied Ships
9 r" w) ~* J1 ], E7 p3 FPT PT-129 6 B4 |4 y* p4 R! A; V7 a
PT PT-130
9 ?( |6 z( L( g1 G$ ?& l7 U4 y3 hPT PT-131 * T5 I8 U& ], U p3 a8 h
PT PT-132 ! o# Z4 F: ]1 f, u
PT PT-133 0 C- n+ w5 G8 t7 F1 h8 n4 A
PT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk 6 |, A3 F- n: I: _& h S
PT PT-135
6 l5 F/ u+ x- z6 ]2 `1 bPT PT-136
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$ _, Q/ b1 r( C2 S# W: cNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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1 Q) j* D. ^" \6 g0 TBB Hiei
/ X6 R v! `' r {4 u2 HBB Kirishima ; m& e7 ^5 A: {* [) M
CA Aoba - Y7 ^+ W. p$ c3 l4 v
DD Akizuki
* x% W# d, r& c$ W$ _& \- ODD Teruzuki ! C$ O: d+ N6 M- k# S
DD Amagiri
9 T" s- s+ Z- s. I4 x4 M& uDD Hayate
1 @# r- ]: `! \$ W. f0 e, O/ Z% ODD Yakaze
% H( C& _- P" n4 q f% E" r SDD Numakaze : W6 _: l2 v1 v/ x/ L9 T3 B0 q
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1 t- `: o: N ?/ r2 A% s( IAK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
1 K; V# g1 x4 M. b" {AK Francisco Coronado
5 ^. O9 @4 ]$ W& R! s# j' _0 i. fAK John C. Calhoun, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 5 E* U; _0 n7 v2 v
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Japanese Ships + }0 j/ A) \' x7 y9 P5 ^
BB Hiei $ ?/ a0 S2 O) ~, q1 \
BB Kirishima # j& ]$ w5 f# n' U I* l6 c
CA Aoba % {/ E! U0 s% M7 c( }( r8 j
DD Akizuki 8 F* a# g: Q$ ^% l
DD Teruzuki " ~6 \* Z d s. |/ g; W+ [, ?* P* O
DD Amagiri : L2 g0 _4 v$ ~
DD Hayate
" @2 t" Q6 H5 ~# s/ ~ PDD Yakaze
4 `- _; I) A4 RDD Numakaze
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9 [$ ~9 @0 @' }4 b. g; c, V7 V" OAllied Ships
9 ?& }5 e8 m- `) ~& h$ uSC SC-1063
; y0 p3 V+ A! ]% |' X" bAK Floyd B. Olson
( m3 G w3 q8 t( p! T1 YAK Stephen H. Long 2 c) S D2 h0 o: ?' [: A
AK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1 ' S" ~) Y- q( Z3 }; R) }
AK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2
* V1 x- P4 ~1 ~% A: Q, aAK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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$ k0 ]2 G: j% o! l/ WAllied ground losses:
3 c* A) I/ }' a' y$ h0 I26 casualties reported ; J1 X6 M2 U3 \! _
Vehicles lost 2
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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CL Oi
7 i0 r5 v5 m( n2 w3 bDD Tamanami, Shell hits 2 ; s) a4 E& G, q" [
DD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire
6 o* x0 T" M! cDD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
& i# W0 p7 \( V/ \DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ; x4 u( e2 e7 L4 L
DD Hamanami, on fire 5 `3 z4 E/ U& J- y2 c
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 3 % j f; c/ B# y: M- d4 u
DD Hatsukaze 5 W+ A [/ P( W# [7 y8 L
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Allied Ships * L. Z( }- G, }# r
PT PT-456
, w2 z! i, C) [) }% ~PT PT-457
% a% p0 J, C1 _+ ~0 w, ?PT PT-458 4 a" T% P5 D' [9 S1 m X
PT PT-459 " t8 _% t5 q4 z! w3 |* i
PT PT-460 % I+ O) V8 c- d( d0 ~( T
PT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
: [; k7 h z+ P) q: u5 h6 wPT PT-488
. [2 q6 b( ~$ m. }) h# q- t5 a! |. dPT PT-489
+ h; F7 e* A2 L) p; xPT PT-490 X) O- d5 j9 d( x$ {* g6 I
PT PT-491 4 e" I2 W' {9 D; u
PT PT-492
& d5 d0 H3 |; RPT PT-493 0 J4 U/ g ] ?% s {
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0 o" c9 ?" m0 l( x+ HNaval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80
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Japanese Ships
- E8 \3 Y" d+ B; v; P$ Z2 LCA Aoba 3 m; u+ r( C6 y6 j: d; H1 \% g
BB Kirishima . I) B: W9 N# @5 L1 G* C
BB Hiei 1 s9 Z& i R; n/ P) F$ e- Z
" {$ f1 T! p0 b6 P2 OAllied ground losses: 5 |$ Z; L5 m( ]
218 casualties reported
/ E6 |) }$ j6 ZGuns lost 5 |