2月13日夜间
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5 B1 z& V! l8 c M/ D1 K% JNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 ' j4 W. V2 `& |. e4 O. l
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Japanese Ships 6 {) \) l |2 N
CA Myoko, Shell hits 1 ; }) p7 }6 I6 B6 C1 s
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1 7 u) Z3 Z% J, m: A: r
CL Yubari 2 _0 h% {4 O6 W3 @: V7 c
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2 ! y2 A1 c9 R6 M2 T N8 X4 G
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire 0 z$ k! l* _, |" c) f9 Z8 U( d. ~) c1 x
DD Urakaze
2 f! ] T* P1 A! G$ vDD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire / B8 n V$ c+ A0 r9 U2 B4 @) V
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire , T" |5 ?3 T9 O8 c( b
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire * E3 p% J$ W1 Z1 L8 {
DD Shinonome
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DD Hazelwood
0 k* H% ]9 F1 l- _DD Hickox
, S* W* `, O# XDD Hoel ; l8 L0 G- W. ]/ P* H2 q
DD Hunt
% u& h2 P- L3 j7 B' k5 m* O( mDD Mullany 8 q7 r6 h5 m8 ]1 R8 g/ `+ Q( y
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1 * ?, x- {# S2 a7 w7 H0 z0 U
DD Renshaw
, |1 _9 A4 ^0 Y2 u+ e8 c6 vDD Wickes - a$ J: N; L3 K% r% W2 ~
DD Stack
+ V* f ~) F+ Q6 g: cDD Wilson
& `( i2 W1 k: Q% qDD Hatfield
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 7 F7 {9 I* o$ }; v
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Japanese Ships 5 U2 d. z4 I3 \+ P: a
CA Myoko, Shell hits 2 / X t q3 b' m6 O+ q
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 3 - p) s8 {$ I" m- {7 n. I
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1
, d; |; l7 Y! i/ _9 oDD Natsushio, Shell hits 4
' J* z. O! D7 nDD Hayashio, on fire ; x. ]. `9 B B# V1 {9 P, w* k
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 1
" J) w3 V" _8 H1 {DD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
" t% T3 |. f. sDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
. ^0 n: }2 k5 @" z, U( w$ }DD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
( L; ]7 q7 a1 \3 ?& u& q% u/ RDD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire
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Allied Ships ( z. |$ D _7 I+ g+ ?1 \- l
DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire & U) O, b# w, e$ [7 D1 t
DD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire + r# z* B9 f; t9 W9 [# V* S
DD Hoel N: v4 n: [+ \3 \8 I0 ~
DD Hunt
3 M0 w% }6 ?! D9 W4 W- qDD Mullany, Shell hits 1 ! H6 i3 H7 Z. M5 q Z6 P3 V
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3
2 ~3 g5 \ w# }3 i: I' CDD Renshaw
4 f. X4 X( g" K; ]+ VDD Wickes : T6 W* O- k. \: _5 H% P k% I
DD Stack
H, Z8 l) W# \5 l% K+ lDD Wilson, Shell hits 1
9 r* f9 s+ _6 g3 |5 N" eDD Hatfield 4 k B9 ~& x# ?$ x7 [7 N5 P
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 $ L1 I2 W; h2 ~3 L5 D7 w
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Japanese Ships
0 j' l, M+ J7 T P5 `# V8 e) B0 l! k1 JCL Oi, Shell hits 3
' t E6 t4 t2 zDD Tamanami # e. E) E. G6 n3 Q/ ~
DD Onami, Shell hits 3
, B; r3 r5 b$ }$ }' f% ?DD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" Y( u7 X# H+ `3 g# QDD Hayanami, Shell hits 1
$ X) Y% z3 L. d& r( vDD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire $ ~9 T. y6 ^% p! G6 h+ ?
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 2
& S* |+ _7 O( m" F% G9 [* b% ]DD Hatsukaze - V1 b1 F3 @8 w4 V5 c! n
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) q- B( v {3 e& R! zDD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
. z; T* g" J* P% t& TDD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
& L" k4 @7 j/ E. {" wDD Hoel, Shell hits 1 8 x6 c- A0 [+ k, V( \1 ^3 `
DD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire
; `- |7 e: j# A: u3 x- p' pDD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire D G3 r7 F* k
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ( [$ J; }0 B# n
DD Renshaw $ W+ `( }9 b( `/ p3 c
DD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk 3 j& n( q$ ]/ _3 V! t \5 K8 l
DD Stack 7 Q+ n4 u" Q3 e# ?5 b1 i
DD Wilson 8 b* F5 D/ q5 R& Y" `$ ~" U
DD Hatfield
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 ( F2 ?! ?2 p* c" ~! H6 u
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Japanese Ships
, E( h) l0 _5 k4 B: s. B' mBB Hiei 6 E7 u% a% Q: i6 Z5 r$ ~" I6 b
BB Kirishima 6 q# c% a) t) B0 Q4 I7 W& e% U
CA Aoba
( k, K! s/ V3 V* \# h' vDD Akizuki
5 y5 p, I8 o0 UDD Teruzuki : V" k3 R K& l+ }: \. N
DD Amagiri 8 f9 \" R& a& {; C, C
DD Hayate / c1 r1 R$ }% E2 Y
DD Yakaze 6 X$ _ @+ u0 S3 u7 V+ e8 g- S
DD Numakaze . d3 }1 Q' z, m1 G' S$ l2 k
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Allied Ships
# e2 o Y0 `' ]! ^' l- ]. sPT PT-129
+ b0 {8 p3 o4 dPT PT-130
& r1 [" l8 x2 A% |0 L( xPT PT-131
% |+ J t+ f5 j8 x$ F) O1 ]PT PT-132 5 ^+ g8 V+ [4 f0 `0 ~' f' @5 N$ Z
PT PT-133
9 r! v3 s8 f2 F/ }1 vPT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
: X5 Q* e6 d5 o" v# X9 T8 H$ hPT PT-135
3 w# A5 f0 r y X2 H% B4 U* K YPT PT-136
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% h9 `' r4 Q( }* p0 bJapanese Ships * y$ ]3 {4 P* A2 h( O/ j
BB Hiei
- P" x& q: `9 k$ ^$ {: Y) rBB Kirishima
. D, m2 e( f6 ?CA Aoba # L- L5 O3 z' E/ X( p" j7 `- Z. @
DD Akizuki
8 U* q: A: R* Y( @) PDD Teruzuki
5 h+ u+ g9 ^1 m; h8 I9 dDD Amagiri
7 n2 ?* ?, y! _+ S9 W( DDD Hayate
* L1 F9 m7 k* m9 gDD Yakaze
. g! s, d- n# c% n. o- M; Q% JDD Numakaze
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Allied Ships + Z+ p+ u9 |% s
AK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage 4 X" x D+ U; R' F" P# ?
AK Francisco Coronado : E; v1 F( W# @
AK John C. Calhoun, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage + s+ D- W5 k6 D) C& Y* Z o
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 ; e4 b" H) Q7 G' K0 d
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Japanese Ships
5 }" p$ H) a3 _9 Q. l" lBB Hiei ' |) M, A5 Y* D) k
BB Kirishima & _' F' |& \+ i; x* m2 \
CA Aoba * ?! ]- u- [/ j h. h0 Q+ T, Y0 I; r1 [5 V
DD Akizuki 3 W5 D+ z: k6 a0 y$ M
DD Teruzuki
& f& b* D: s( x) q: Q4 V$ hDD Amagiri : B8 H5 t, s l3 b% n% S6 f7 w- E
DD Hayate
& S! h' g; t7 KDD Yakaze ( D/ q1 G1 e1 e- H9 S8 T, [. `
DD Numakaze
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SC SC-1063
. Q: u3 r$ g7 X) c- ]: LAK Floyd B. Olson - h( Q' r+ j. {$ J) E% `8 l
AK Stephen H. Long
9 r9 |7 t7 c/ `& @& {: j6 lAK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1 " X- E% X5 }3 [& w6 x
AK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2 " W- [, M+ N, T: l% e* P' a3 \
AK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage . F8 A1 ^. L4 P
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Allied ground losses: 6 X" i- j* y# A) S
26 casualties reported
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Japanese Ships
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DD Tamanami, Shell hits 2
' \* G; ], t4 p9 QDD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire
3 o' ~( E' M0 o- l- ^3 A: W/ ]DD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 1 z7 n+ ^0 W8 `1 \' ]. |4 v* Z Y) M
DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage K$ Q; |' q, P$ I9 h5 b
DD Hamanami, on fire
0 }/ E( f* g7 eDD Asashimo, Shell hits 3 ; R# F( V1 z6 H- ?8 t
DD Hatsukaze 2 }, h9 Z9 T7 C1 b
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Allied Ships
& R3 B7 x+ L# e/ d. wPT PT-456 6 e6 s, s7 D8 N
PT PT-457
8 ?8 S1 O0 u. ]" X$ [4 OPT PT-458
) N) ^3 [4 x. ~PT PT-459 ' M. p7 _) [- S
PT PT-460 ' X8 @6 W; v% ^, {$ l' Q7 E. K
PT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk , r0 C" h. u; v; J8 R" ^
PT PT-488
4 ]) ~- U! Z. ?% T, b( y7 S* TPT PT-489
5 H: G; v# Z3 i |) k O: c% LPT PT-490 % `, \5 {" A& u# _, q
PT PT-491
1 Z3 k7 E6 O9 \$ h! ]! \1 l; n$ YPT PT-492
% X6 d# y! Y# K @8 TPT PT-493 3 W% p' c/ m; G
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Naval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80 4 J( n. u, f0 |0 N' |
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Japanese Ships
3 t0 N7 @4 C9 p; E7 y$ lCA Aoba
" c( b& A9 t" g4 P3 n" `BB Kirishima ( n0 \! `, t6 b7 G( Q, p7 [5 g) l
BB Hiei
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Allied ground losses: * d7 _) l! F) `. m9 ?1 W# r
218 casualties reported . B2 u) H" J( `( O* K
Guns lost 5 |