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5 I6 }3 g3 o: J0 ANight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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6 N4 m0 ]' u8 ^. e- v0 ]Japanese Ships . I }* N; B: s+ B
CA Myoko, Shell hits 1
, q; e. g" f) X$ m$ p, yCL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
9 c7 j" f7 y$ d6 Z; iCL Yubari 3 |% x5 g* F M3 @
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2
( [ M3 \" l6 l! qDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire
2 T1 t8 D7 w7 M3 ]) F& |# z( |DD Urakaze
$ j) Y8 b/ z5 @: hDD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
- c6 z2 l, u F( r$ Y7 GDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire $ M+ c6 U1 V5 B
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire / [) W9 u) p8 D
DD Shinonome " G4 ~& Y3 B' H# ~8 c$ I6 P
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Allied Ships 9 F1 S; h2 `, u4 x8 Y" U! l# f
DD Hazelwood
9 g. E0 p" T) P% ]( bDD Hickox
4 M1 v; R- P$ I$ Z, e" p2 V/ A- ]$ `DD Hoel * i+ s1 v9 y M; X
DD Hunt . K7 m4 x9 g! E- R) X0 r v
DD Mullany
G( f8 ~& J( C% P8 K* G( ?DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1 ! A; J- e3 V" l( Q
DD Renshaw
$ ~: m. s" v' bDD Wickes . d! Z/ q C' F, t4 z( C
DD Stack
+ M# T2 D" _6 vDD Wilson
9 R1 ?& V- \! [' SDD Hatfield
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CA Myoko, Shell hits 2 : P% \! I7 w# p1 x- r4 E* d, E. p/ o
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 3 7 j0 r+ W0 l+ }3 I& y
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1
6 v- Q7 E) U9 @& B! JDD Natsushio, Shell hits 4
2 M) U# Z% y' R$ wDD Hayashio, on fire 7 _/ N1 @: B) g; ]- s! |( l
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 1 ! j8 u7 d) h. f5 d- K
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
, J% \5 A; v2 @7 ADD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 8 N I5 ~+ j; F7 T$ H" b- F* s: {
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ) r m% ^9 n! k$ N# k
DD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire
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1 K% N# Q5 c2 C" }9 VDD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
, n7 n6 I4 ?0 L& Z$ A+ l$ BDD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 2 Y( }8 N0 h% T* P+ X3 ?$ H9 F
DD Hoel r x$ v6 D; M1 n; q; I) [
DD Hunt 5 r% M7 h* }% t! ^! I8 O
DD Mullany, Shell hits 1
0 ~3 x+ i8 j$ E v/ y9 h; \5 GDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3
I% ^% k. d8 l$ |# V+ S! N( l0 gDD Renshaw
# N7 W4 D8 o p$ Y0 O% hDD Wickes
2 j3 ~9 w0 \/ ^: X3 {. ]/ D( wDD Stack
' ]3 E( @ d( w' HDD Wilson, Shell hits 1
0 D# f$ Q1 f: v$ Y* T4 t3 Q0 SDD Hatfield : I N% Y4 U% K4 ~ }# W
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Japanese Ships : V$ U- l9 V, X6 _- B
CL Oi, Shell hits 3 0 X9 @: Q5 _ q0 g( y1 W- ?
DD Tamanami
/ ~. E) Q' r9 B* MDD Onami, Shell hits 3
2 A$ p* J! r0 U) B" R9 s; u( `DD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
. s% t6 _! f$ T+ hDD Hayanami, Shell hits 1
- O3 N) v$ [ oDD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire
`2 u y; l) B L6 D7 {DD Asashimo, Shell hits 2
) E, I# z# m( [DD Hatsukaze
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DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire . D( k! l* U: _3 {+ T& h$ Q7 L
DD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
4 l; C0 ]+ q: P( |& FDD Hoel, Shell hits 1
A; a( Y* O, I- H$ DDD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire % `% {" \4 {; k$ S1 @' a- H& }
DD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
2 V0 D% ^$ @# m1 T- C0 ODD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage z( G s6 m* c/ ^ f
DD Renshaw
( W5 Q" ~: C1 ^DD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
$ j+ O1 `0 u7 T5 Y" Y& \1 @; T' L. a! ?DD Stack / W. H; ]& H* r9 q& E% e* V* K
DD Wilson - y8 p( S- I% s2 v
DD Hatfield / |/ Q. e' Y, N1 r1 n+ w
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BB Hiei ! I( v! u. C1 o* ]5 J
BB Kirishima
6 z% X' b H }4 qCA Aoba
' G% s" y o# g" N' s7 o, \DD Akizuki " y9 C2 c% ]' J, _% P6 S8 r
DD Teruzuki
# ^) u$ u/ K k% N9 a7 QDD Amagiri
& C6 {( V8 d8 q$ n1 ?9 T3 n9 LDD Hayate
$ E @& _; Z0 _9 L4 aDD Yakaze
& u6 @9 F6 C& x" s) o" x( z! J% U& UDD Numakaze
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0 }5 p0 n; E. X. G# ]) PAllied Ships F! {- y# d2 s- \. B9 \9 N, X
PT PT-129 & X3 C+ ` f3 `' \
PT PT-130 ! F5 b; Z- @4 J/ {0 t! g1 ]* }
PT PT-131 . Y; N! Y- T7 y8 ~
PT PT-132 ' p: t% A- @& _2 D& z
PT PT-133
& X- V( N- F: c9 `# GPT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk % z4 i6 F& B$ K: D( P7 Q, J5 u
PT PT-135
5 s, o# l9 U3 a! M' p# \PT PT-136
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Japanese Ships
; r- ~# s* K; ~9 ZBB Hiei
8 ?0 J: L; n8 OBB Kirishima
4 f! t( l; B" z5 ?CA Aoba
5 E' u/ d u: lDD Akizuki
5 o/ A* X9 @$ _8 F) aDD Teruzuki
6 k! F- I! P3 K' ODD Amagiri
) E6 G. h% m- Y8 Q9 g MDD Hayate , c; z4 G; e" M- t5 j1 x; }
DD Yakaze + r" L% v! L- h
DD Numakaze
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AK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
* g/ P* G4 p T6 IAK Francisco Coronado
7 W. X/ C& ~" K' [0 aAK John C. Calhoun, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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0 J% U' l! q: I$ ENight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships
, _) q7 W% A- g- ?2 GBB Hiei
, X7 l% H) F; ~4 C! hBB Kirishima
$ `' o3 V& }3 R' x0 X, ]CA Aoba
/ c! P" E( H {! q# x2 X/ xDD Akizuki 9 {9 U9 s' X/ d0 k! }' f) d
DD Teruzuki / l1 a4 _1 G% Y l
DD Amagiri 6 R& Z- Y; q% X& Z
DD Hayate
) T( g' E. h1 z, z; g1 zDD Yakaze & _0 c2 o; I# Y2 m, d
DD Numakaze
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% {2 _5 a& S VAllied Ships ; Y$ v& e# I0 }0 u+ ]! r! A
SC SC-1063 1 b: L. _& H: T
AK Floyd B. Olson
$ F' e3 N. q' }8 O2 J% g; X3 w6 ]( JAK Stephen H. Long % `' c$ f2 z) ]% w+ g$ U" E
AK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1 9 k( o5 O% U8 f# u9 V2 K! O
AK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2
9 t+ S" J/ D5 E. R6 f5 hAK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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8 K5 Z4 c1 i8 T/ Q$ fAllied ground losses:
8 L# ?. Q1 P; U% \3 n: I26 casualties reported ; F4 s8 }5 y% {" h
Vehicles lost 2
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; \" Y% W$ Z0 O, Y: _- bDD Tamanami, Shell hits 2 . v4 N! r9 ]8 ~8 M* |1 s8 k
DD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire 5 K( o' A, Q" O& T4 r
DD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
( K' r8 v' \- W, V3 H4 `DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
! `) x; O; w. W/ bDD Hamanami, on fire
/ U: k& N' X9 ~: ]' Z: oDD Asashimo, Shell hits 3
+ }& p. _3 [, e- n! k4 h+ }+ xDD Hatsukaze 4 Y8 M- }! J0 d$ d' Y
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Allied Ships
3 w, ]% ~8 k, t3 w% u; L! h: DPT PT-456
; V7 w, _& J) K3 R8 y& RPT PT-457
+ s' G) w" H! OPT PT-458 9 l% g0 Q, @! \& J
PT PT-459 + U- f4 n% J0 z5 Y/ T) O, F, G9 r
PT PT-460
; q3 q* X4 ^: _! a: ~/ sPT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk 9 i/ A2 s( V8 u# r3 S
PT PT-488 8 ~% L3 I$ L8 D R, y, F
PT PT-489 5 e7 l' l& M: f
PT PT-490
% c/ k* C! }- S4 \, iPT PT-491 * P- x. ^4 \1 G) {' s8 l
PT PT-492 , T3 U+ q9 I$ H$ I
PT PT-493 9 n7 J) ~0 I" G t( N3 z! ]3 y
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Naval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80
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Japanese Ships
9 D; [: l1 f0 l" X. LCA Aoba
# v$ g8 @9 g! n" F' a% b' V; [BB Kirishima 9 F) m3 a- W0 g& u
BB Hiei % W$ _* a/ L6 `$ L% U
3 Z* a" f4 z5 \! o. n* BAllied ground losses: 8 q# g$ v7 [2 I' _
218 casualties reported
) R9 H3 ~# W l8 | s- F) q( o/ IGuns lost 5 |