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( B1 z& L5 `" Y6 F( dNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 . ^) l* q+ M M
6 Y% A5 { R/ v, X% ]3 PJapanese Ships
- l3 ~9 ]+ t* j+ N n" }" nCA Myoko, Shell hits 1
) e: b9 d+ ^) V) pCL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
& B: C. X+ k) D5 V' SCL Yubari
+ c' N# _# W/ r, c+ KDD Natsushio, Shell hits 2
- p$ N5 R" n$ Y/ @6 \3 z6 l7 D* nDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire
% F: Q/ E( w. q) W) n- HDD Urakaze ( e" n' [% Z/ F
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 7 }9 d2 H/ y) w3 E6 h: I9 |
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire , b1 Z3 r0 v8 I/ a0 W
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
# z! \* _: a4 ?DD Shinonome & d& W- Y& X- H; ?1 y; k
( W2 D3 j% V7 T7 _$ x7 vAllied Ships
0 p/ T% G. K0 @' F# l* v BDD Hazelwood
9 L- M& y7 Q% T, x4 v4 Y- JDD Hickox
* s, w, U9 d7 Q- t7 x' _ IDD Hoel
) x/ P7 t" f: s& NDD Hunt
+ L1 U$ `* B8 c/ \& l, ADD Mullany 3 N' w6 J6 G) h8 O/ ^7 Z
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1
8 d6 ~, H) h; y/ a. sDD Renshaw ! j' M% u' {3 |3 C& v
DD Wickes
- A& M% O+ @' N8 k/ T& FDD Stack
# q* W! L# }6 l! m O: lDD Wilson
6 @* D9 x+ E3 [0 l N+ YDD Hatfield
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3 }" z' V5 @3 W$ b9 A: bNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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4 J& n" F9 s( e0 a. u6 l3 qCA Myoko, Shell hits 2
. i! e' Z) a# |! i( i4 H1 yCL Kitakami, Shell hits 3
8 f$ s/ u* ]+ x7 O* LCL Yubari, Shell hits 1
% S4 |; O9 Z r7 PDD Natsushio, Shell hits 4
. \/ j, }' |" n0 ~% P+ ADD Hayashio, on fire
: A: A9 s" |6 M- M+ RDD Urakaze, Shell hits 1 " V, U' O# H6 \0 \8 E
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
$ F# T9 `' {; V ^* }DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 6 |, x9 n% y3 A8 H
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
$ Y. L4 d% K. D. V# MDD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire
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2 Y, s) C6 z3 `Allied Ships
$ U% C. p6 D; @- {' {DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
6 @- B+ o& J( L& d/ ]* Q( m+ x6 B. wDD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 4 }$ U6 U# D& X- g% Y+ `* N
DD Hoel + d% [9 C* c4 b1 V w8 \) q
DD Hunt 3 n) f6 D9 o# D' [4 `* q3 ?
DD Mullany, Shell hits 1
! R3 Y& Z4 M7 \+ L9 mDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3
& C+ }- m3 _' e. f! SDD Renshaw
9 W3 w* b2 J% o6 j3 B1 Y5 G3 _DD Wickes
\# z" z- A' r# r: j2 hDD Stack 3 { C4 L- b) B
DD Wilson, Shell hits 1
4 p- R) u+ F. e+ P% sDD Hatfield
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Japanese Ships
! M- x) B7 C# `* k, X, KCL Oi, Shell hits 3 , r- n O) L- o O, C
DD Tamanami
# R7 X; u3 M' ^ ]$ |" f! oDD Onami, Shell hits 3
9 o1 u4 v& h, [+ qDD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 `" G( x2 t. [; X; P5 nDD Hayanami, Shell hits 1 ' n/ z1 U' w+ m6 P% U9 B
DD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire * j) M: i7 I$ x- w! P
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 2
3 E$ ~$ [& u! }7 IDD Hatsukaze
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Allied Ships , [' `9 S7 ]) v
DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
! c* H g; @( ?6 U# v9 l Y* {DD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 4 z4 C6 F3 k5 m: T
DD Hoel, Shell hits 1
3 n0 {; p* Y) W% x+ t& }, ^/ RDD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire 1 {8 ~: |6 u% w( a0 g4 U: e% \7 d
DD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 1 N6 n3 |$ W! N" M6 Y% v* x; u8 R
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 i5 ]/ r4 U& T$ a& c) D/ z/ @" vDD Renshaw ! ]7 q& r, z B6 e' j' M
DD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
: O3 Z; e2 K6 K' C9 Z+ i0 d# ?DD Stack 1 _- L1 U9 p0 V+ S2 l j
DD Wilson
! S, y2 m0 t$ M7 a, @/ MDD Hatfield ( S8 i% Q; I; c# }* F ^2 y/ c( @/ e
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& I" ]! p6 ]3 X' C$ tNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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* c( U$ J# V( G3 s; Z7 z) V9 @BB Hiei
: N$ R) ?7 C. J: A. PBB Kirishima 5 P+ \. l1 ^4 A; _0 g2 T# y
CA Aoba 1 j2 n/ J6 S F
DD Akizuki
7 ~/ n6 n& l6 M# k$ j( }* ~DD Teruzuki
( H& w' }& C* o7 J2 Q1 a, wDD Amagiri 4 L( E. j6 E" {3 {/ n
DD Hayate * I1 Q$ }' l9 t% y" j
DD Yakaze ! b6 y0 w0 K( u, W
DD Numakaze # s2 M" \3 t8 B% j* q# [7 p) l
3 @6 \( n5 ^, B F" u% d/ RAllied Ships 2 B ]9 [7 D- l! C" J6 R; x4 d
PT PT-129
# h4 ^' `; G; g0 M: i& EPT PT-130
3 x3 p2 I! M# X5 ]PT PT-131 " l' H. p# Z$ M$ c) l
PT PT-132
7 E7 T# U# U2 _- P- S5 @3 X2 |PT PT-133
0 p1 a; g* j/ V# WPT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk # \, D% \4 @1 e6 d/ _/ n ]
PT PT-135
1 F9 k" }% i: X/ r5 ?& A% K HPT PT-136 " \+ m3 [1 | F6 m% T6 k+ Y6 ?4 ~
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, D$ p( P' u( @0 l2 d' C) kNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships % \& Y$ R$ w% r' U9 b
BB Hiei
9 @ B* ]* ~# b, Y# F2 O- P3 wBB Kirishima
# ^4 d+ L- o8 O! ~5 |. jCA Aoba . G7 U' E S ?/ N9 W- l
DD Akizuki * c( f: ~, e5 Q+ O5 n W9 H0 u
DD Teruzuki
5 U8 H9 U+ h) i! z$ mDD Amagiri / \- K+ }4 L [6 z4 }2 e' U' b
DD Hayate a' a2 n2 V0 k4 G: A
DD Yakaze ! X4 s5 Q% d. b1 G. a
DD Numakaze
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6 p, M0 X" r0 Z. O# Q! \Allied Ships 6 D- Z1 ]+ v5 b v/ o" F$ Y {
AK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage / d6 _( t$ h, }) w4 H& q. z2 S, k
AK Francisco Coronado
( O8 C. V/ j5 M1 a: E/ aAK John C. Calhoun, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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BB Hiei
1 h: D3 N$ D1 p. A( ?# R; _BB Kirishima 4 u& H# b) T3 t7 x1 L& ~
CA Aoba - T, q- |- D: K) w% z+ K6 q |' b
DD Akizuki & Y5 B) Q! h9 K7 B4 ^! R
DD Teruzuki
9 ^; Z! P% _! y+ h8 E0 w7 L1 rDD Amagiri
; \0 V$ f( P/ E, `6 H U: ^( rDD Hayate F2 @, h; c; ~0 k# ]& }
DD Yakaze ; ]# a1 t+ ^7 Z# |2 f/ E0 D
DD Numakaze
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5 N" |" l, J3 l! z, J" HAllied Ships 5 `. }* `1 z# w0 t- u
SC SC-1063 , U$ s9 X+ g {+ H& o$ k
AK Floyd B. Olson
c% W' J( X4 n$ l' AAK Stephen H. Long
E2 c/ v5 u' S$ g+ ZAK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1
; {+ Z5 Z! b. L+ h0 c6 oAK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2
, B7 Y; ?9 h8 Z- P0 E$ m) fAK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses:
: ]& ?: j5 x- A3 [: U) K26 casualties reported # D N* J. ?* z
Vehicles lost 2
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( c+ e9 X' T2 y( c' gNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships
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# i1 J7 R" z8 ?- Y+ rDD Tamanami, Shell hits 2
' R3 Z" e3 B- d3 K: p2 q2 ?% z" wDD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire
5 q1 Y \1 Q7 j: |' T7 A5 bDD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk : z$ B5 O0 ]) A) E" {$ F
DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage $ d3 X' o. ]- l, S1 X2 g
DD Hamanami, on fire 7 b9 H6 [( l) x. E( n e" `1 M/ v
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 3 & _4 \9 l+ G; r+ Z! D/ z4 i, R+ {
DD Hatsukaze + ^2 Q( ^/ |' `4 r4 j' V2 R
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Allied Ships 6 n3 H! H/ G0 X+ W5 N' f- C
PT PT-456
3 a- o9 Q) L8 ~. ~# [PT PT-457
6 A* k" a* b1 i% X% E( ePT PT-458 ; ?* [& k' k x
PT PT-459
6 _$ I9 O5 ^2 }* O$ n' V2 I! V1 gPT PT-460
" \! Q4 u$ ]6 k8 SPT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk ; n. I- ?$ F& N
PT PT-488 / s Y* _( {" Q4 y2 \
PT PT-489
, h2 X. F! ?% v6 O- O9 xPT PT-490
8 J+ L; ^3 |4 j- ?PT PT-491
& I/ O9 l- Z5 Q% d. |/ VPT PT-492
: C; u% y: c0 }& J2 R1 pPT PT-493 & j! z2 z+ w3 W6 N
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# G; a" @5 s! u# }Naval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80 0 Q2 b2 f5 \3 D s: @
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Japanese Ships
& d" H% w" I$ X' i/ W) B. GCA Aoba " _4 p- @7 F6 b) D
BB Kirishima + ?3 O3 I, y/ R7 D1 _/ R1 V' q5 e1 p
BB Hiei + o" y0 M; Q' N5 W. d5 C. p" h
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Allied ground losses:
* r( N4 F2 h6 K/ J218 casualties reported 0 a; ^; T& K3 }# r$ }" j
Guns lost 5 |