2月13日夜间+ D( j' ^3 N( B, R! Y. m" {# z
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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Japanese Ships
5 H0 z& n( M. R3 L4 T- G9 cCA Myoko, Shell hits 1
' W- b1 j0 I, y: [0 bCL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
0 `0 d Y/ ]( H" X- d# ~CL Yubari ; E5 ] D# ]' R& f
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2 $ t- I v0 w) o5 r3 R% F" n% B! h
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire |3 E6 y. T; J/ i
DD Urakaze # u8 N9 |: b* t. x- S
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
$ C# Y: c- g) F- }6 RDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
# Z2 H6 f2 [) N6 u6 d2 x- qDD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire c2 O1 Y3 Q% ]+ {' j" n0 D
DD Shinonome
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Allied Ships
: k/ n! z6 ?5 p4 t. j' dDD Hazelwood
/ i& H( N- G& ]- R, E% wDD Hickox
% D3 M9 T% T% c! `' P ZDD Hoel " b# Z/ h8 y/ m4 ]( \, G, ~% ~
DD Hunt 8 e1 R: [1 z( j7 h2 r3 @; ~8 C
DD Mullany
7 k4 X0 t6 N0 p) K- Z; Z- |0 \4 }DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1
, M7 c! n* w" i6 n! dDD Renshaw ( E/ t8 B: ]: x7 C5 B" x
DD Wickes : K' x/ i' @. x3 {7 n
DD Stack . R" V# W4 e% L9 y, h) D
DD Wilson
6 m: E" \: \) h: }6 }% b; R) IDD Hatfield . {/ u3 N' P( h9 @6 N; L
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships g3 R3 M' x ^' J% E/ O0 Y Z4 h
CA Myoko, Shell hits 2
6 m5 u& f+ H9 |9 |, G# d+ S1 FCL Kitakami, Shell hits 3 , x7 t3 ]$ a; G5 n
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1
0 d) l$ b6 w$ {+ h* q4 f/ Z iDD Natsushio, Shell hits 4
: q. S x F PDD Hayashio, on fire
v. k( o" `; j9 c. b/ QDD Urakaze, Shell hits 1
! e" P7 _! f5 G3 qDD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk . b9 v5 A" F( }" S1 u2 k
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 1 W. p! D4 O4 T: L( T
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage * |% R7 G$ V: x- ]: i& ^
DD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire
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0 `: X2 B( ~4 w# MAllied Ships , T" F: | S! w; c9 F3 [8 Z* V" c
DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire b% o/ T7 n$ Z; }8 a4 J( f
DD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire + F: I0 `2 f6 b6 c8 q$ m3 P
DD Hoel ; S4 y. v3 R' r5 Z# }
DD Hunt 0 J* o5 y) C0 j! ~& j) Z& V
DD Mullany, Shell hits 1 & s- i% r; V }$ j2 v7 f' m
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3
5 K3 X. K* H6 x& l1 H# e8 |DD Renshaw
7 i0 L, a( b' D! @- F! QDD Wickes ! c. u( L1 b( g, _' K+ p; a: y
DD Stack & ~$ N4 n5 U1 g1 q' r9 ^; a
DD Wilson, Shell hits 1
* q, N8 X( w+ S% `! gDD Hatfield
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 2 G B- D- f- a O
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CL Oi, Shell hits 3 6 }* g. J0 @. T. s' H! E
DD Tamanami $ C; M) [- S+ D, `) v* L) Z* o
DD Onami, Shell hits 3 - r& }2 p0 k" C/ o, I" V/ b& O
DD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
' m$ Z* f5 B4 V& ADD Hayanami, Shell hits 1 + h1 F1 O% d. b0 A* A8 U/ }
DD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire 6 k2 T, c V7 N4 @( W8 B
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 2
+ [1 }9 j9 f, P# ~3 a6 }DD Hatsukaze
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DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
/ ~( s( k) m- w* r/ s" ^DD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 2 S8 ^4 b1 y- U
DD Hoel, Shell hits 1 - X. G Z- W8 n `% }5 p
DD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire : h: R: b2 `7 s: L
DD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
& g$ v- @% D4 b* fDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
% c- @3 j. Y. A3 x {/ iDD Renshaw
6 N* z+ H# m: s) G' ]DD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
# y3 A: F0 l$ p3 o0 c2 pDD Stack / s% x, a/ v# @8 h R
DD Wilson
& G; {: l( ?! hDD Hatfield ! {6 G6 i0 }( F; M ~
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( V6 Q* k; s# ^' O- O! d- t: ?+ @BB Hiei
3 r' M, j2 ?3 M. k( vBB Kirishima 4 @% H1 M$ Y$ m, z2 {+ K
CA Aoba ( G* w d8 y- x* o$ x
DD Akizuki
0 E* Y2 W: e4 `4 D3 _3 FDD Teruzuki
" z4 ?2 s/ [' m4 `. A5 \DD Amagiri
1 V2 y' @$ ~3 O6 S1 Y# @9 xDD Hayate
( n" z( ]) G7 G, IDD Yakaze ( A$ e: P* y4 w `. t$ r5 S
DD Numakaze
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Allied Ships
# w# Y Z/ g$ O8 m* q4 g/ @PT PT-129 $ G" A3 A s) Y
PT PT-130 ' m" `7 |/ s( y
PT PT-131 ' J. C u5 W; U$ p3 V- l& `
PT PT-132
* U/ W" u V6 w2 ]* M, YPT PT-133
' ]: f% ^. e0 M$ DPT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk 3 s+ Y- W9 U& q# Q- \
PT PT-135
, m) H5 q# z: f( \PT PT-136
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Japanese Ships
& Q/ o8 s7 _4 }/ }1 o1 D5 BBB Hiei 5 V9 i9 }' u, T+ t% A6 @
BB Kirishima
) _, z9 E) |* Q; O; g# A6 iCA Aoba ! T6 A/ r; D; ]7 w$ g
DD Akizuki 4 w5 ~0 P: l' {% G _# o S I! p8 L- X
DD Teruzuki , P( U V- O, }! {% z# `3 ~9 ^6 }
DD Amagiri / f3 w! S5 U& X; {- O4 F1 z* ]
DD Hayate . Y5 q2 P6 q4 @) g. f
DD Yakaze $ \7 ]. v0 t! @8 E( g4 C: G
DD Numakaze & D q' r' [# z- R
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3 G1 O1 ^! j/ v. I. M& {AK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage * ^: B; s% f, j Q% p9 L
AK Francisco Coronado
2 h: _6 w- ]+ A* B5 G2 ^& o- Y( XAK John C. Calhoun, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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BB Hiei # o* M: j3 r1 Y) r' g$ n
BB Kirishima 5 T: ]0 o- r4 A/ ]0 J
CA Aoba , J$ K0 u% x8 S5 J
DD Akizuki
; o0 V3 u1 ?: [; ]( ?; V4 rDD Teruzuki 2 \( g1 ^5 N0 E( t7 j T
DD Amagiri 1 S7 @9 Z) S- R/ Z5 Y# b% N
DD Hayate 2 N, L5 H+ Z7 X
DD Yakaze % {& `9 Z7 j0 Y7 t, q
DD Numakaze
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Allied Ships
2 g1 h, p% D) z, hSC SC-1063
! ]" ]% B1 e! jAK Floyd B. Olson , L# _ w" M9 c* G# ?. x
AK Stephen H. Long ; P. P9 f( q! X/ a6 T
AK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1 * @1 z- s" Y4 t7 g9 g m7 U+ C
AK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2
- l4 c6 H) F2 S4 MAK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ! e* d) P' ?' E; T) J3 w
9 m9 g6 Q- K9 @: o9 mAllied ground losses:
8 V4 t0 H. q- E% c+ l2 y26 casualties reported $ c: G4 n4 c1 `# b
Vehicles lost 2
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DD Tamanami, Shell hits 2 0 \0 E% @& L- r6 F+ m$ h
DD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire 9 f, [4 f, J- y3 k" t$ |
DD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 0 m2 M: K2 N g4 Q( g; ?8 k! e
DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
) @9 z" Y. B! n( ?' j+ ~, uDD Hamanami, on fire ]# q, z+ O0 c3 |
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 3 / D; V: H) L" J! ]9 W
DD Hatsukaze 1 R4 Q( K8 _! C, Q" o
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Allied Ships
! s' e) k* x' l9 ]PT PT-456
! G" N1 b; n) x) u4 OPT PT-457
' s$ R/ d3 B* d. ^( iPT PT-458 - X E" {4 ^* X8 u
PT PT-459 8 g' }2 c7 t/ @' |6 L4 h
PT PT-460 ! Q: k) z; W" e- _% r+ @
PT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk % _5 k9 n! c. E: S% j
PT PT-488
# y- v% E, d6 e' zPT PT-489 . ^2 }% d# A9 ^
PT PT-490
0 p) `/ k" j! X3 r1 [! Y5 [- iPT PT-491
* u$ f9 m1 ^' R/ x) \PT PT-492
Y8 U* |7 }1 I* {7 XPT PT-493
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; {8 w, a# G6 \; {5 T3 |4 FNaval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80 9 N/ ]: |/ |4 i- P- I8 b5 S5 ~
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Japanese Ships
" ^# t% R6 ^3 _8 Q9 P* K4 _CA Aoba
& I2 q h' X2 O; `0 YBB Kirishima - _+ X W3 x* w7 X6 K* S
BB Hiei
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Allied ground losses:
9 }/ q5 ]' p! c3 C2 `1 }, A c218 casualties reported
: x" v9 x9 A1 m2 F4 m, X% I$ _( b5 }Guns lost 5 |