2月13日夜间
* U9 O$ a k& j: m日军舰队突入爱塔佩滩头
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 , v: X! v% Z2 q: ?7 H- u I
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Japanese Ships 5 K$ X# r4 {8 A b
CA Myoko, Shell hits 1
: a7 S7 y+ f1 H# Q+ fCL Kitakami, Shell hits 1 / [/ w6 t* r, L. e7 J
CL Yubari 1 L' X* _4 j1 `8 d
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2 6 B2 N) i; M7 y$ Y
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire
\+ ~7 r0 w2 L4 \7 S, U, yDD Urakaze ) P, y9 `% @6 [! r
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
, Y! h7 x1 i$ e$ w6 rDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
2 s8 {: I. P8 i" }- i2 IDD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
! ~. E* _9 S8 e0 b, HDD Shinonome 4 E0 Z/ w+ }3 j" @+ w) ?9 p& @
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Allied Ships $ F8 s! I8 B* u
DD Hazelwood
0 b: q0 E) r" C: pDD Hickox + Q: e, X/ u/ L! Z
DD Hoel
5 u& d6 I: c, k1 t. xDD Hunt 5 X: l3 Y2 Q8 R* \" j( g$ S
DD Mullany
* E) f4 R7 u3 o' RDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1 # ?; a8 I+ C0 W
DD Renshaw
: ` v- ~5 `! _DD Wickes ) ?7 {! C; f/ M9 v9 {
DD Stack
2 L- V# T/ Z$ N% e; C. r+ V, |DD Wilson
, K& w0 Z3 ]; Y3 H; PDD Hatfield - Q% Z; ^3 r& r4 ?
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Japanese Ships
: S7 t: ^% ~- a$ n2 _- F9 vCA Myoko, Shell hits 2 2 e" u+ A+ u# N; p! c
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 3
$ N- U( L7 U4 I, lCL Yubari, Shell hits 1
# M5 }4 H# P/ | qDD Natsushio, Shell hits 4
: z* n8 ^% G& P& w6 {DD Hayashio, on fire
+ ]% b& y9 M. [' kDD Urakaze, Shell hits 1
6 T) }/ @0 {; {& Q, yDD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
9 I, ?; y7 N3 J: B, _DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
2 q5 F1 S) l9 {" lDD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
2 x$ D( A& T( n" D* w4 fDD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire # S. B; @6 U! c: e; b- j
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Allied Ships
! { t# I0 S! M' dDD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire 6 P d2 J9 T1 P3 h
DD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire / n% \3 n/ @3 o0 J8 N7 K
DD Hoel # D' J; L+ t3 O6 a' y/ E0 P
DD Hunt
2 P7 p8 s2 S! R8 ~% fDD Mullany, Shell hits 1 9 ]/ V: N8 X4 p( @# h2 \9 Q
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3 . v6 f% E( G+ h3 H3 ^5 r
DD Renshaw
^/ }6 ~7 o4 e( \ gDD Wickes 4 B# _ R7 f* K$ ~% T2 k5 s
DD Stack 8 v, |$ C2 |; [/ a. T
DD Wilson, Shell hits 1 7 I, @7 b1 J. J, _* d
DD Hatfield / q8 R+ E/ B+ }4 \
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 % R* Y& W3 B9 r
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& N5 f2 J2 s3 Z4 R) FCL Oi, Shell hits 3
) R! j" Y- C# b" lDD Tamanami
S8 R4 y0 R; B6 |% f: VDD Onami, Shell hits 3
8 p/ u5 a: V$ [1 |DD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ n# o8 Y7 r X2 ^DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1 . {* q. D* [/ d
DD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire ( g' D8 [! f8 ~# A& ~* ^
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 2 }4 V0 q7 t0 ?* ?" L# a
DD Hatsukaze 7 R: K/ U% `3 |6 q) a/ ]
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Allied Ships
, }$ H' z u: u" [+ y" ?# d4 v0 aDD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire 7 ^8 R. `5 T. x+ v( ?5 h
DD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
6 h& G2 z+ _# X4 A, j8 V* y; QDD Hoel, Shell hits 1
$ [" W4 S- t, _+ z5 ?6 @DD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire
* w* V G3 P T* l$ C; mDD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire / G3 P7 A5 C) O. h
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ \, _1 m6 Z4 A' s3 i7 lDD Renshaw
G0 D6 c, W6 K7 K% g7 F' j; |9 eDD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
, d# U6 p) B7 f4 P* s0 oDD Stack
& @5 a- [9 j: ~, _, E* [9 y( ]DD Wilson v) B- l) V& U. N: N2 Z5 |
DD Hatfield 5 _1 k7 X9 }- j5 M
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6 `8 i; f$ G# h/ K6 Z& r* I) TNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships , w" O3 k4 Q5 U7 g
BB Hiei " y: ]9 s% J- [2 T
BB Kirishima
( l6 j5 h' h: a. U$ T. W; }CA Aoba O, a9 g" Z0 m, c; R
DD Akizuki
6 f2 x. n6 \, }DD Teruzuki
( |& K% z$ B1 }DD Amagiri
3 H; I) O' v7 {2 e7 V7 {DD Hayate ! P+ m3 B& j1 s2 a
DD Yakaze 3 i% u; J1 z! f0 H9 E- I2 W
DD Numakaze
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Allied Ships
; ^+ I# y4 N& CPT PT-129
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PT PT-131 . a% u, U9 T8 H7 a, O* Y: A
PT PT-132 2 g* R( D/ S% N2 A Y9 L
PT PT-133 : C2 P/ u* K$ @2 w4 S# e
PT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk 1 u3 m/ a7 P8 a$ w5 `
PT PT-135 9 N3 U9 f& w+ p+ d, x0 B- ]' O4 u& p
PT PT-136 * S% h4 i4 y5 M0 z4 g
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Japanese Ships
- X5 S# @- D- r; ^2 cBB Hiei - ^; N3 v3 h$ y+ Z- U
BB Kirishima # H3 f$ D: s+ R' ~3 Q! E0 L
CA Aoba
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DD Teruzuki : p& k( v% D6 ~0 |+ i
DD Amagiri
( P3 p3 B9 v6 d; yDD Hayate
2 a" b- ~* Y4 p3 V3 e0 M; `DD Yakaze 5 R8 I7 ?# k" J z. |2 I# p
DD Numakaze
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Allied Ships , V' f5 z+ y! b7 o, V
AK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
4 @) \+ O9 X$ ]AK Francisco Coronado
4 T2 Y5 {4 ?- Z) vAK John C. Calhoun, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Japanese Ships % J4 X6 f5 Q9 i7 x
BB Hiei % n |7 j( I! n t" L. X/ s) F
BB Kirishima
- G$ l) z `; U- i2 W$ d; K4 I& kCA Aoba
$ Z/ F& H* u4 }+ @! EDD Akizuki 8 k* \8 }1 u8 J$ f! e
DD Teruzuki 4 t7 u) {2 t! q# W) V8 S4 M
DD Amagiri % u/ B" N1 O- h. A4 ]! a1 S% y# N
DD Hayate k& s; U/ G( D* e
DD Yakaze
9 g& h+ M; G. ]# n: |9 m5 d9 ^2 UDD Numakaze " ?- D; ]2 s9 a& T$ P( |6 s7 A& b
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Allied Ships & S: X4 ?$ t1 {) {6 y
SC SC-1063 " M6 r1 i# D; N" M8 o7 a5 Z' |3 r. W
AK Floyd B. Olson / j" f8 b2 C) x7 I
AK Stephen H. Long . X( a2 O1 n3 \8 m# d9 S" Y$ x4 t
AK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1 3 G5 L& y0 j5 s: f5 {
AK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2 7 z1 S0 u. y+ y9 v. H1 ^' \
AK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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/ n1 P6 k3 W9 j9 y+ nAllied ground losses:
7 P- D' J0 d( ? h' c2 S4 ^1 M# o26 casualties reported * Q6 C* ~6 m1 H2 ~$ F
Vehicles lost 2 ; B" }2 ~0 w, N1 I
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 * J& l' Z, e G: X. q# }3 o' H
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Japanese Ships . [7 d* A* q5 f" o$ S |
CL Oi
0 Y- Q$ ^2 W$ R- X( ADD Tamanami, Shell hits 2 9 Y/ o3 m" t3 j4 v0 S# `& y$ I/ k* A
DD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire . O4 [/ k f6 y( H
DD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk + ]3 {. n+ N- `6 n V
DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 3 O$ M$ |& W7 W& ^- Q# L
DD Hamanami, on fire 9 C4 R4 C! c. G
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 3 3 i# W/ V' ~6 R& `; P
DD Hatsukaze " f+ h3 l) J. s
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PT PT-456 % D/ |* v+ R/ X
PT PT-457 ' m& I! R ?( e. ?& W( w# E' H
PT PT-458
/ f& Q( s2 `% I0 a8 u5 q! Z+ }PT PT-459
" t, `5 t& R( L- sPT PT-460
2 C+ u# ^* |; x9 t: g: qPT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
7 \ f$ @( P$ N& V; a* g6 wPT PT-488 ) ]- F+ ^7 M% M F7 @
PT PT-489
6 y8 V2 M, V$ t! ^! [8 GPT PT-490
. K" y$ ]4 ^" A! T Z9 K3 o+ _PT PT-491 8 n- r0 A7 e; C; @# P
PT PT-492 $ g; `, X; {6 a4 g: W# C
PT PT-493
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Naval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80 ( N* i `/ F. w9 W: w) u% }
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Japanese Ships
7 v) W9 ^* ?( \. uCA Aoba : B# i' d2 T! N7 y& D- \1 H
BB Kirishima
' u1 c6 ?& p o( z/ TBB Hiei + ~. D" k! A' V1 I1 `
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Allied ground losses:
6 @! ]- P2 l, o1 f7 n& F/ m218 casualties reported
; G! i, g4 c0 @" O# g, bGuns lost 5 |