2月13日夜间" H3 L% i; Q- n7 Z7 e8 B3 [$ Q4 }+ N; H
日军舰队突入爱塔佩滩头
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Japanese Ships 6 W5 X$ x% }: m0 u/ n- @- N" B3 [
CA Myoko, Shell hits 1 + N0 A: v8 ? L- t0 O
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
* h9 E( Z, h8 E% CCL Yubari
4 u0 C3 i( ~5 @ E" VDD Natsushio, Shell hits 2
* }+ [# L% Z$ f) K$ F7 z% Z' cDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire
9 u- V7 a/ G, v/ nDD Urakaze . c, f# q6 V# p# L% l5 s- n
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
" ]& @; N: v! ^. T, u5 a. SDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
- Y0 l. _" e& k8 q4 O' I0 b+ U1 }% kDD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire 5 d. _" g8 q: L
DD Shinonome , t" o) F/ B, q4 _: T0 p
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DD Hazelwood , _; {0 j; f/ u: X1 n
DD Hickox 5 I* o$ u* \2 k5 s) s3 z
DD Hoel 8 k) L4 a+ s+ S* L, f( {' U
DD Hunt % x' a2 X6 `) X8 c- p
DD Mullany
8 o+ h( s, v+ _( l: ZDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1
4 r# D$ n7 k, D8 C8 e, s" c4 @7 I2 ^DD Renshaw " B3 t# m( |3 s. Z, Z1 F3 b
DD Wickes . N/ \" A/ H0 ^8 S9 w; |
DD Stack
/ Q. h% }; @; o! mDD Wilson / Q: c3 H% p. d" Z) s
DD Hatfield ; H. l; X3 b* e5 G$ Q2 P6 S; w8 A
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Japanese Ships / d3 }! U% T. v; [1 q/ }4 W
CA Myoko, Shell hits 2
# Q) X# b, U5 t( f! |4 m1 _CL Kitakami, Shell hits 3
6 ?! f) U7 E0 \9 d2 P; gCL Yubari, Shell hits 1
0 `4 ]1 O. H8 S8 BDD Natsushio, Shell hits 4
. H3 T4 [6 i" P/ iDD Hayashio, on fire
4 V4 x8 ?- l" ^DD Urakaze, Shell hits 1
% U# P9 X1 K- k4 m" VDD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk " Q ~ M8 T O0 o- I
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage , C; P6 m% I% v! H
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
' X4 g3 e5 N- z+ \( Y. qDD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire & Y, I% q. Y( {5 P( ?/ g
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Allied Ships
( d- Q/ ^0 T3 `, RDD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire 7 Y1 B$ E D3 ~& p. U% ]" `
DD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
% H! W$ E/ s$ S' |9 C {DD Hoel
6 f9 I( G) @2 w& E4 lDD Hunt ' T1 R: b$ z: j0 Y
DD Mullany, Shell hits 1 & T/ W. G5 U2 S6 B. g! R
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3 / M8 {# a8 `9 h. M5 n$ N
DD Renshaw 8 `% {* C* Y, Y( ? r, k8 {: R- Q
DD Wickes - t# u$ H9 e5 q4 l- Y! j
DD Stack
2 D- e) F$ e$ U7 h4 YDD Wilson, Shell hits 1 : f0 T* ?& {3 V& [ j9 x
DD Hatfield
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CL Oi, Shell hits 3
/ f0 P$ i# g" Y5 iDD Tamanami
1 O' j4 o8 [& x" J! jDD Onami, Shell hits 3 ' I( O: E9 a* H
DD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
* S, X% i% t% iDD Hayanami, Shell hits 1 * _- H) ~; ?$ g& m
DD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire
6 x: {% _, I8 J, w& BDD Asashimo, Shell hits 2
# A- P, K* K( W' @ ADD Hatsukaze - \! Y6 N7 q) U
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Allied Ships
! C# A) s7 ?1 M) HDD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire . r) m& x3 @+ B x& m4 O
DD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
& R; Q$ p: s; w7 p7 n" T+ |. U0 kDD Hoel, Shell hits 1 ; F6 }% t% c: r" a& q
DD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire
) n! o3 b+ B3 x5 [- t* ]DD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
8 v' X. D% l8 O1 _ z+ wDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
* n: y. I7 ]$ c5 v/ K2 u, ODD Renshaw
7 a5 C/ r: T8 a1 y5 ?$ D! ?/ dDD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk & P1 n; s1 `, @0 f
DD Stack
* K( z+ G' c5 B6 _& R$ b; z- F3 S& hDD Wilson 8 l3 K( k/ ~; I E% o( t9 i
DD Hatfield
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Japanese Ships
' q' }: f/ x% ~; J, s$ P9 GBB Hiei 0 R( S5 x& H( [
BB Kirishima % s7 I$ c' F- l
CA Aoba 6 s9 @) L9 u* r
DD Akizuki
" @. J- \! O- W9 F0 C+ }$ S7 EDD Teruzuki
5 |9 B: w' V1 M N( eDD Amagiri $ N; |8 ^, a' k" [- v
DD Hayate 1 g7 t+ p: r- [( D) T6 ^% V
DD Yakaze
; A; r4 X* b2 `4 gDD Numakaze ( p" \0 h6 p! d
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Allied Ships
2 \5 A; f3 j$ }. D' T$ FPT PT-129
# X2 J2 g5 H) u8 @ wPT PT-130 ! d7 j, E R# B- o1 E/ j2 H
PT PT-131
% D5 n! R1 H/ {) U3 }/ V: `PT PT-132 " U6 X' B% F0 ?7 s4 m3 J/ l
PT PT-133
+ @9 j, a0 w9 mPT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk ! B6 h: x u) V9 n: }
PT PT-135
2 O9 D# G% j( m* hPT PT-136
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships
% Q' {- r* e6 }- c4 zBB Hiei
" _2 B3 V5 Y; @3 j' UBB Kirishima
, V8 e2 ~) {' r# _5 ]CA Aoba
0 r }5 ~7 J) q! ]) X) n$ fDD Akizuki 3 T9 u5 V- t% F+ \* A+ P9 C
DD Teruzuki
( O1 n! r3 \- ~5 r2 w4 x. o! V9 qDD Amagiri
5 z1 R. j' }1 gDD Hayate 7 X5 M8 R' n9 P$ i
DD Yakaze $ B: Q4 Y1 p H4 g
DD Numakaze
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AK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
! Y2 F) }$ X H0 B9 jAK Francisco Coronado
p. k) f; S5 W) gAK John C. Calhoun, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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BB Hiei ! R6 V3 z' J q9 M8 h% n7 k" f& o9 K0 A
BB Kirishima
1 ]" F- Q; n8 l) t/ R9 {# Y! v1 A ICA Aoba . _5 z1 X* ^# x# F0 S1 R0 y
DD Akizuki
9 n, f7 c* p. ~, o5 b( dDD Teruzuki
8 e+ s: Y5 z5 d; ~3 pDD Amagiri
S' p) ^5 f+ ~9 f6 H: y/ BDD Hayate
( l% K/ b* {! z( x& h5 {' ]DD Yakaze ; S6 ]1 |. v" w& [
DD Numakaze 3 O( t0 S2 `' u; Q( h) ?
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$ A- i0 R" Y) L: ^1 bSC SC-1063 * s: ?# K* u$ V, [& F
AK Floyd B. Olson & Y6 }4 D2 ]) i u( v' z" m
AK Stephen H. Long - \. R% v4 O: ^, p
AK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1 " A; I; O) m5 O+ J9 z0 V/ k
AK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2 , t2 U! `7 |, V+ [( P; X9 a
AK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 1 J" s* O1 Q% K8 W( G& v0 L3 ]( ?
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Allied ground losses:
9 y( Q0 W5 q) h26 casualties reported
U2 q6 s3 _/ L0 }/ N9 AVehicles lost 2
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DD Tamanami, Shell hits 2 4 V; `$ E3 b' f
DD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire " E4 z8 M3 ^ O; ~) m: U
DD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
9 K6 x4 @2 C5 N/ w2 k4 ODD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
0 G, Q: B% D. u* Q3 b+ L% r/ o. @DD Hamanami, on fire 5 }; i# ]# ` ]$ f, Z6 ]3 R8 v' w7 H
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 3
) ~4 _2 k* [3 ~DD Hatsukaze / e& d) O" A* O9 F4 ~) b* x$ G+ B6 `
; A$ P/ e0 f4 C# r/ _Allied Ships 4 L- Z+ O, |& f# B1 \) L+ ?
PT PT-456 ; ]0 D$ o3 Q3 c( V6 Z' h$ H8 y0 |
PT PT-457
$ x1 x. M! @/ X- lPT PT-458 ' @+ o% K" k U2 F8 g; A
PT PT-459 ( o" d9 G' u0 Z# C5 L w9 c
PT PT-460 ; G0 y- |, s9 ~
PT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk ! M* k+ S, g) B0 f
PT PT-488
4 @: Y: t& G; VPT PT-489
. b# L) j v; z. N3 E- ?PT PT-490 - d% X2 g$ H. d$ w" `4 G% P
PT PT-491
/ c6 m; B8 {1 {' [$ B6 ^1 J7 `PT PT-492
; t3 I3 D& X8 W8 y; S, p, FPT PT-493 6 z5 h" I0 }% N0 A# s9 V" I- z
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Naval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80 . s- P3 x: m0 ?
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Japanese Ships 8 R1 U7 V' y7 M* e( v! M5 k( [
CA Aoba
7 u! u( N) h% e: S. E, OBB Kirishima ( ~: y" f7 O& Z1 h4 v. E4 {# g* [
BB Hiei
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+ _7 }: R, s7 S5 F# Y# c4 @ CAllied ground losses:
) N: D7 Q$ l- k1 \2 n/ d2 s218 casualties reported 9 K3 t' Y# i! Y+ A1 z5 c& X
Guns lost 5 |