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* B: i( x% L' p& F6 fNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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CA Myoko, Shell hits 1
: z3 G$ I6 T8 M- f8 Y# Q& OCL Kitakami, Shell hits 1 ( i! d4 o9 f4 U* A- W
CL Yubari ' \$ t9 I! {( r/ P& V
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2 2 e" V1 Y( }0 r1 U, L) e; d- X" i
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire % |6 Z- O5 U2 _* U8 b8 y
DD Urakaze
" H+ s9 a5 f( w( [- o4 IDD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
% }" }0 }" l) TDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire ) e( y2 V9 g2 p# d
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire + ]1 k. q. n# j6 ?1 W
DD Shinonome
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( `" J( h- U; P2 F- k- _* B! j" Y; SAllied Ships * @# P9 D( k% |; K
DD Hazelwood ' C! [& P+ @4 y5 W) q" n8 U! |
DD Hickox 8 o. O. o' ~5 p
DD Hoel $ ?( W8 c+ O$ ]) |; x; u9 d
DD Hunt
: A# C& x, x! ` o4 Y: R7 B# Q$ @+ w4 {DD Mullany
8 I. z5 i5 W, A8 oDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1 + H6 T: b6 C- d
DD Renshaw
. P% G( s4 o1 f% q' o5 a0 u3 bDD Wickes ( U% p7 u% `/ _- W8 Q. d9 _& w d
DD Stack - z( T; @( O) h! ~1 T5 X9 `" a4 ^
DD Wilson 6 l7 U- ?+ E# X' U; A
DD Hatfield * w9 ~* ^3 b+ l& M) {
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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+ t% C7 y( G% E bJapanese Ships ; z) r+ z# W/ M' n* k) O" U
CA Myoko, Shell hits 2
1 W" B, o3 j( ?, m+ eCL Kitakami, Shell hits 3 / E0 P# M# G5 F
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1
. p4 T" w- s0 J5 Z% CDD Natsushio, Shell hits 4 ' d: b. M! ?" w0 I3 _: t2 |! w
DD Hayashio, on fire
2 p6 N3 @! W1 ^5 ^+ P# s1 KDD Urakaze, Shell hits 1 0 t+ x/ d- }8 |$ H" c' N. a
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
4 z% x0 h3 ~4 W7 ?% @' rDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
0 B, T7 m2 M* C9 Q6 y2 Q. vDD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
0 P9 C& `! r& d0 i7 i) l0 |DD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire * A4 a* Q( o, X9 Q. K2 @
" t' O; G3 u7 y& h) N7 _& |- n: @* N, Y7 \Allied Ships # y: R" h1 @" L& ` x. r! [
DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
& ?) r& S: c" C/ xDD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
6 k; a8 n ?' Z, e- S7 h& |) vDD Hoel + G3 t- F' n2 U8 ]4 p
DD Hunt
7 f: P! g: Z# v7 I: ]DD Mullany, Shell hits 1 / e8 ?/ L, `8 [/ ^; ^$ n
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3 3 q5 g6 h; x4 }2 K- w% ]( u
DD Renshaw # p; L2 S( Y3 x8 r. l* i0 D& b
DD Wickes
7 A, c4 N! z% ^/ eDD Stack
5 ?1 ]/ z% M$ f5 n9 z$ _DD Wilson, Shell hits 1 7 D5 Y+ b* ^2 D" R
DD Hatfield ( g# ^- {2 J" _0 c, V+ x- B- ?
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; d4 P {" q7 k4 M7 H* ~% FNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 D; f- D$ g0 W8 T; f4 j
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5 B( _) ^: P5 r1 S/ b7 R2 e+ JCL Oi, Shell hits 3 7 Q8 p H; C% @2 G5 ~( a3 U
DD Tamanami * [' M z' g/ ?) {* }" n- X
DD Onami, Shell hits 3
$ F- q9 O) D" I/ ]% A( mDD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage : Y% @$ e1 L8 F, [% z" ~/ K6 h
DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1
! C; p% n4 j, R' e5 h( r$ s0 t+ iDD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire
/ A' t6 y; w1 R* \' H6 s; `* XDD Asashimo, Shell hits 2 O7 M+ v, I% F. S+ q2 y* u
DD Hatsukaze
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Allied Ships
! ~/ a# e7 k9 qDD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire 0 K0 h5 c1 w9 X/ j
DD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage , x- t7 _5 j9 z, O! g
DD Hoel, Shell hits 1
" k9 V/ G5 K4 }DD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire
* l, k# ~) L' l3 Y! C0 `0 V9 \( xDD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire , |. \1 c3 ~8 x$ S+ o" j* `7 u
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ) t9 T' ?1 M: [9 E7 y- r5 N
DD Renshaw ) v( ?/ O3 s# L' }9 l
DD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
Y/ j) c9 v% ^7 _8 bDD Stack
; v' s; t) P# A3 d( g: {5 j0 CDD Wilson
# P6 k6 \* h/ o* V, ?/ }DD Hatfield 3 K. X+ p9 j: t/ d2 H
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9 e4 R5 u, G7 K# y2 k# u2 _Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 + Z# I# r0 `- y
& z- B% e" ?9 W5 A* P) J" M8 ^" tJapanese Ships
' j( _: { a" A" U DBB Hiei 6 f. `& L" Q% ~4 e2 }0 U
BB Kirishima
: k# `5 R# V) Q) Q# u& iCA Aoba
# l! M- Z h" `, xDD Akizuki ! L3 y, W s# o( w2 \
DD Teruzuki
; O2 r% J! e' s6 ^6 ZDD Amagiri
' N8 R" d# s/ N d% ?DD Hayate
: Z$ Q& i3 c, c- Q8 V7 R. dDD Yakaze
! ^4 b" G4 w0 V( w R* l! uDD Numakaze # `2 J# H( Z! d
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Allied Ships
& }6 D4 ~0 U9 HPT PT-129
: I4 J D* D aPT PT-130 0 W$ W1 E! ?) Q H
PT PT-131 ' X2 y1 t" W; H' l+ Z6 C7 `" b
PT PT-132
3 A) y1 \ n% b: m; x XPT PT-133 - q' H& u! j7 q! {# W* u
PT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
, J; N4 {* \7 L' nPT PT-135 * |: f9 D2 x$ Q1 `: C# d
PT PT-136
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4 |0 w) M# Q- l' L! C- E# ?Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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BB Hiei @1 _. w# g9 m9 o) U
BB Kirishima / A5 E5 B6 T- _
CA Aoba
$ w j4 ^: b) Y. ADD Akizuki
" D( [2 t$ \5 R1 R! z8 i4 uDD Teruzuki
3 C0 Y4 Q) O! d* XDD Amagiri 1 l4 f; B' [( H3 P% P/ h6 K5 A
DD Hayate 9 i# h6 M g& I2 J6 ?# n* t. S/ Q/ j
DD Yakaze / V- j; w9 y) k5 l3 _3 Z0 p- K$ n i
DD Numakaze
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Allied Ships
) B# X1 M. d0 d% i3 T* rAK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage 9 k |6 c& @/ ?$ q" n$ k
AK Francisco Coronado
% v- N, r3 {( }# _6 o( oAK John C. Calhoun, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Japanese Ships ' A1 M& \2 N" E) X6 @- i1 W% O
BB Hiei
3 o+ {2 b$ ^/ x# ~! hBB Kirishima
3 ?1 G5 Q1 c% x: JCA Aoba 4 q$ Y+ E$ @9 I% s
DD Akizuki
7 E) l; K y' L9 o8 q9 p1 e TDD Teruzuki # W, c C6 @7 [) i- h5 f
DD Amagiri ( r2 W# b5 I, n& q) G3 R5 M5 G
DD Hayate b- O) Y' G- N9 U
DD Yakaze
8 a; Y6 ^; s$ M2 m p1 C5 O, ?4 fDD Numakaze
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Allied Ships
6 y1 P3 w8 v: _- WSC SC-1063
% E! U; m- n# S0 v/ D- i4 n; Y: VAK Floyd B. Olson + Q3 m: U$ n: W8 g! K( n
AK Stephen H. Long
( h0 J) g! d. a/ [AK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1
3 s X" k) {% G# P! dAK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2 + e2 x0 R* w8 q% R8 [
AK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ; P( z2 j5 }0 U
) j0 {) j# ]* ~" i4 x4 o7 e' HAllied ground losses:
& G8 Z) @+ s- j" r1 x26 casualties reported
% u' d" M V/ B3 c# Z' RVehicles lost 2
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3 `4 q9 ]" } D |Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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CL Oi - L2 R8 E9 N' D5 o% H z0 s
DD Tamanami, Shell hits 2 ; T7 Y9 A; }4 I' k# u1 d Q b
DD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire
- _1 E, t( j+ W6 i2 x) e3 v3 QDD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
( k- E# f0 v0 m2 DDD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
5 ]+ N5 c, I# m6 y N4 pDD Hamanami, on fire
; j: C3 R2 B2 M9 J0 e& U LDD Asashimo, Shell hits 3
( x! @7 h; ^0 E2 G( l' J+ uDD Hatsukaze 5 v: W, b- o* G# q( l# F
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Allied Ships 3 c3 a! t5 t& u X/ G2 F! B; R4 ?
PT PT-456
. V8 `" T9 d& t3 M0 y h) Y2 @PT PT-457 - j: g9 Y7 N0 ^! B/ E5 |
PT PT-458 ( E) W" Y4 j) ]/ F0 o% r
PT PT-459 9 L; g2 }. O) z2 Q8 [
PT PT-460 / N* F2 B$ v% E( K5 ]4 K3 ]# x" ]
PT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
% ]% R# R% a4 G+ n% gPT PT-488
! s4 `2 N; t6 {" kPT PT-489 ) e$ b) ^/ c' @, e! f4 c1 |
PT PT-490
3 j6 `' c! k# r9 s. {: tPT PT-491 6 R/ h0 r% ~, d) U1 n
PT PT-492
( K& `- d8 F4 H( k i' CPT PT-493 ! ~5 u$ l8 p( c1 P
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# F4 Y2 F5 i) D) ^Naval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80 6 _7 x& s8 a# h# C$ J
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Japanese Ships 6 |, ?- a$ y% V) L9 o" ?0 u! D
CA Aoba
3 p$ i l i4 z$ g2 KBB Kirishima 2 S8 ?2 {. W3 R* F$ _$ g. I
BB Hiei . z0 r1 R5 a7 y- u
, Y* c; }0 g5 y' DAllied ground losses:
4 s" r7 ?7 H9 @% X- Z# j" c218 casualties reported 4 H# x" t$ t8 V5 n
Guns lost 5 |