2月13日夜间
* B9 x' s: Q. c$ L% m# E9 F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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2 G9 U* R& G* t. y8 vJapanese Ships
. J0 E' B+ o+ v! P& y/ Q1 }CA Myoko, Shell hits 1
& i. Q( k. `: z9 Z; g8 g6 TCL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
0 I- U9 B6 u$ n0 xCL Yubari 0 ?2 @7 z4 r) N% R: F( E
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2
1 Z$ P6 u. l' Z8 w8 m( eDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire / d% a/ i$ c+ a0 P1 D- @* F
DD Urakaze
& Y7 a8 d: c- c% A: J! U4 m, N; KDD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
4 s1 v% \! [* pDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
8 B: A- E. F! Z" a8 @! w% @2 gDD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
; U& i, }) h, w5 r# V' J# RDD Shinonome
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- ^, ^) {* h# q. H; K6 ^DD Hazelwood
% M/ @* ~+ B! U5 C0 T+ w. BDD Hickox 2 p! S2 t, D2 b- F9 r
DD Hoel 6 B) i+ j' J$ b; O
DD Hunt ; j6 e1 ?/ P) z9 Z4 n4 {& d
DD Mullany " b5 ?9 z! F# h4 ?' W
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1 ' {# t# z# d/ ]- Z& U+ R/ |
DD Renshaw 0 y' e6 d. u. P) j5 Z/ c
DD Wickes 2 C; y% z, W# i% |$ R- n
DD Stack
! ~) A% L- U) v, N# S3 g) iDD Wilson
- O# t( ?7 o7 j! I' ODD Hatfield
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Japanese Ships : |( c6 U% l: x; ? y$ ]0 q" Z& g
CA Myoko, Shell hits 2
# m* _& {- t: |& K$ N* ]3 dCL Kitakami, Shell hits 3 & L& Z* j/ U7 [
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1 " l3 Y7 e3 F1 L) H; {
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 4 / s, d0 L6 R' C) |( M4 P+ \
DD Hayashio, on fire
- `9 B& ]# x" y9 TDD Urakaze, Shell hits 1
: p$ W/ m$ X, o! P9 MDD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk # s) G' o; H! K7 T8 `
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ( ?7 n) l7 j+ o, ^1 \9 [* b+ S) E
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage " l1 E5 l- M+ ?9 u% }
DD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire
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Allied Ships
2 m, h% s4 ]3 \. zDD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire % i+ [' X- j" s5 B" h" T% H& D! n
DD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
# u) v3 z8 i# n' [" w) I9 D% LDD Hoel & G) q- g1 d0 o# K7 N' ?
DD Hunt
& O( Q* n' A5 [ uDD Mullany, Shell hits 1 3 P8 N2 S! Y5 t9 ~
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3
6 A0 M. {* ?; J4 ^DD Renshaw ) E4 E$ r7 t0 ^* r1 v
DD Wickes
, t3 p& D2 s: ?) t9 r6 I) ?3 XDD Stack
" V+ O6 q! e$ lDD Wilson, Shell hits 1 2 T R1 s) H( t& J. U( k5 b; I
DD Hatfield G% [' Z3 k1 W( |
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CL Oi, Shell hits 3 3 I9 O* e+ R; E' o8 n, r- _( t
DD Tamanami 5 k. k Q0 ^% \; q$ b
DD Onami, Shell hits 3 % m. H" X; n3 G3 R, Z0 S2 {
DD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage $ @; }+ d+ Q/ {7 U
DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1
' m9 s9 E" B& Z6 o( P* BDD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire / U1 u u- t+ h* G) R
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 2 2 S2 S- L" d# V8 |
DD Hatsukaze
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Allied Ships |/ I9 Q. o7 U5 ~9 X ~0 T
DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
: G3 M( {& [2 tDD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
( s- F) L5 L; k) s3 K1 q3 YDD Hoel, Shell hits 1 0 Q& E, b- N6 I" l* l; x: d. `
DD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire ' a- s X7 J1 E( @4 Z" I
DD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire ' {# l1 s6 A; D( c2 H5 p
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage . z9 i! V. t2 j
DD Renshaw
3 ^. r7 v7 ^; c3 l# ZDD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk 9 U' J- C. @6 t+ h( r# }
DD Stack : x* L( H; [* O+ `5 x \% l
DD Wilson , E) _7 w' Q7 o" ~0 B
DD Hatfield
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 3 V. @0 k! L( Q
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BB Hiei # P6 X$ R; e# v& M
BB Kirishima
- _: ^( f- M; e4 I+ gCA Aoba ; G9 q2 U8 h/ }, F
DD Akizuki
0 B5 T4 V) I) a% Z5 rDD Teruzuki
" L8 k- A$ s9 t$ f2 \5 L( [. j0 mDD Amagiri 4 `# ~3 J7 X7 _2 A+ j7 q7 T
DD Hayate
4 i O4 j2 i" ?" {; g2 P G/ U" R& s9 QDD Yakaze 1 s- Q' t) G' {2 |4 Y0 @
DD Numakaze
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8 z( d9 f6 R+ V) ?PT PT-129
$ _% O5 A' {' d! Y. S+ _/ K: |; LPT PT-130 $ u- R! `$ ?% o$ ]( |% k% V' P
PT PT-131
2 ?+ y* N& [) e9 y' H2 OPT PT-132
+ n* u0 ?8 b \0 \: \; uPT PT-133 : E; H3 S) U: O
PT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
6 [8 b) ~" M, O8 nPT PT-135
( P% m1 ~! J( A; h" QPT PT-136
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BB Hiei
$ x) W; j& X1 h) C% PBB Kirishima / T1 ], g- m, _6 W) C: q0 l9 k
CA Aoba
! x( s1 h& C6 {+ ]1 H8 yDD Akizuki ) Y) ~: l" H/ t) R! u
DD Teruzuki 3 M0 q+ W/ _ Y( j
DD Amagiri ! S3 |( T4 X Z
DD Hayate
1 b1 K2 ^9 M! j# f1 ^5 b; l* S) {DD Yakaze , g: `: e7 q& T1 @0 a3 e O5 _
DD Numakaze $ s. T; n0 V& F% d
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Allied Ships
1 O% E6 r. d- T" p* z* m$ h I% O9 ?AK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage ! h5 N* M9 H; _- _6 b( A; t
AK Francisco Coronado
0 U( Z. P0 ]. T( b! c: V0 eAK John C. Calhoun, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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% j6 `; o: ]7 s+ Y2 z! FBB Hiei
8 B/ O+ A- K' Y# ~$ u$ S. OBB Kirishima
/ N% j( U0 d" o0 uCA Aoba
8 O) B( c0 x, |0 SDD Akizuki
8 z3 n$ k5 [- P: Y" e" K h0 VDD Teruzuki " v8 O4 Q n, z
DD Amagiri $ s" s [9 S. O
DD Hayate 0 c1 g1 X6 ?2 D |4 m1 {
DD Yakaze 3 b1 |* U* |/ O9 U. n* @
DD Numakaze
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Allied Ships 5 |, E# c- D! ?2 H- ]6 r9 t
SC SC-1063
4 N4 e2 }9 _- ?2 UAK Floyd B. Olson ? I& c& i& l
AK Stephen H. Long
4 G2 p! Z3 L. D" v" ~6 OAK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1 " _/ i5 K+ p/ ]# K
AK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2
- X( T" y0 U2 H. v4 u9 b5 ~0 zAK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 4 |5 H8 @, m$ \
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Allied ground losses:
* c1 a. p$ I) K/ F. x26 casualties reported - Z3 K" `2 l/ r, m2 f5 T4 e. D
Vehicles lost 2
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CL Oi
& |: U& a+ f% x( F: uDD Tamanami, Shell hits 2 A! i! |0 F+ ~8 X% F7 u
DD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire
, w. y. \( ^/ a( K0 M9 ^DD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk # S. ]7 ?) L- a* n
DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 9 b8 i1 H. u1 v! I
DD Hamanami, on fire
% ]. p* S7 c' [7 V5 \ W' [$ KDD Asashimo, Shell hits 3
$ t. t5 x& a& X: ?* jDD Hatsukaze / v2 x- g7 |# g" A3 v. x, y
# a, `- I8 ?* m3 w8 k/ qAllied Ships
' @6 n" t' `% hPT PT-456
w; O1 `$ ]3 `. O" JPT PT-457 7 \% A7 ?& ]! k' g# E; R: L
PT PT-458 8 X: ?) F' h, p$ X! r
PT PT-459 6 r i4 |' N! K2 a. \" j
PT PT-460
* C3 `; }7 {' r* e5 XPT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
7 b" _! |) W- R: N- o7 f/ }PT PT-488
; w4 w% H0 p# Q0 ?PT PT-489
% F" G4 K+ r3 l& d9 ?! UPT PT-490
! B3 w# q6 B7 I3 p3 Y- Z' j2 I9 aPT PT-491
# E, C/ W# O: u0 J6 T& N' T2 ~PT PT-492
9 }' o$ ]& N( R* T0 C+ A" ?$ UPT PT-493 1 T$ V6 L6 B( S {
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. V) k- j5 k: N5 B. P$ | zNaval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80
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CA Aoba
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BB Hiei ' k9 N/ I. k2 |; D; ?
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Allied ground losses:
5 y' T$ |% R$ D/ i; w4 m218 casualties reported 1 ^! K6 B2 X3 [2 e5 K$ W
Guns lost 5 |