2月13日夜间
; ]* B, I9 \$ S# k$ K1 d; k3 G日军舰队突入爱塔佩滩头
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships 1 n. ^1 j0 m# k# a
CA Myoko, Shell hits 1 - U5 H2 _! Z5 _" P
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
. L' ]) N; c6 S, P2 H) KCL Yubari 8 m3 e7 I% t( U0 k. C6 m2 X( f5 g
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2 $ S0 Y% K" u1 S$ ]$ u7 N$ G
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire : o* Y- U3 n7 C4 I7 V
DD Urakaze 5 S) w, N% \/ ?/ ^3 }
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 3 `. X) ^6 J! B9 h) C- E) L
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire 6 h0 v1 ?' X' B/ x* c
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
2 m' ]8 U7 u! [/ n9 n7 KDD Shinonome + l5 `. n9 ]8 V
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Allied Ships
5 W6 o: [; R8 l0 E. f" I# LDD Hazelwood
6 g9 W' Q1 ]7 h" E; X: ?6 }DD Hickox
, f6 X8 l6 _5 u# e$ O. X6 |. XDD Hoel
( H) q6 \! i6 ?5 xDD Hunt
' `# k/ C' B* o" F6 @DD Mullany 6 ]) t1 M3 \: h! c
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1 - |& L& P$ H$ b& z
DD Renshaw
/ \. F. w+ X- g) W& B5 WDD Wickes # G5 l6 a3 \* K' B. K M( d
DD Stack
" x. C. U+ a4 p, x& {& v7 b9 O- KDD Wilson
" U# T, |0 C* z6 T- K. }DD Hatfield
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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* K3 R/ l1 |$ ^% HCA Myoko, Shell hits 2
; H' p7 w! U' n3 X, fCL Kitakami, Shell hits 3 7 ?7 z& C( P# t4 i) b
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1
4 C; O) J. p' jDD Natsushio, Shell hits 4 3 w5 u' _) m& I8 P5 V' B: u* y
DD Hayashio, on fire
$ `! F5 O0 i* _& s1 [* z1 E. HDD Urakaze, Shell hits 1 2 ^6 d' S* O3 _# F
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 1 x T) _1 G3 Y0 \3 a. A
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
$ X1 o4 p/ T2 [( ~DD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
+ b9 M! R5 r; \. \DD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire 1 S% y4 f- _( z2 L) g$ J
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Allied Ships
1 M1 k! \/ r+ j! G H$ iDD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
# w1 ^0 \! U! jDD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
) o! a7 @- F% X' K4 g- t; e5 gDD Hoel ' Q9 O. A' e* l
DD Hunt 4 C% O$ d% k9 o
DD Mullany, Shell hits 1
; f' h# L, ?- J( _DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3
) T/ d1 |+ L( z& mDD Renshaw
n9 |& _% ~+ k& C' j% ^; y# K$ K/ YDD Wickes [$ i' {; D5 {3 o' K3 L
DD Stack ) z' ~% J: ?. R$ M: K- V7 i |+ T
DD Wilson, Shell hits 1 - @5 d3 j; u4 v0 i- O1 y
DD Hatfield
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 3 _5 D/ g) [+ ?$ @: R% A) a$ f
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3 F- ]' P/ {2 Y) Z6 U: X1 X; N: A/ YCL Oi, Shell hits 3
5 `4 k4 |: O3 _! rDD Tamanami
2 [; [4 l2 b( z* oDD Onami, Shell hits 3
4 w! B) C7 L5 h; _# v' pDD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage . W+ t) u3 r4 \) w( r; E" g
DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1
' Y( A4 ^4 C. U" a9 T8 x- T9 XDD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire
8 t6 Q# f% L6 P3 E, x7 z! p# h& k7 kDD Asashimo, Shell hits 2 - A! z( V8 V5 [) u% b- Q/ }/ C
DD Hatsukaze % u0 C1 E* l! W, r) K2 P
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DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire 4 j @) X& o, {2 o1 H! ]
DD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 1 c$ Q y: h2 ^% [: Y0 D* v
DD Hoel, Shell hits 1
0 Q$ O! n5 \# ^% [# D) GDD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire , ^# p5 G. w9 }
DD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
3 U/ b0 V; q. O* I& P" j( HDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
1 k8 g: U5 j, u8 |& KDD Renshaw
1 w0 }3 b! z$ U; ?4 sDD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk $ l- i5 y( d' ?- x/ d
DD Stack
! A& ]. S* a* Z0 Z1 P/ s: ?DD Wilson
0 B8 o# s2 }! {# K" n3 N" NDD Hatfield # t% P- a1 u: _; A0 c( W
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( q& J$ R+ o5 [' kNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships : @8 l: O8 [5 Z. F* L
BB Hiei 6 r% p5 b2 k& V
BB Kirishima $ R9 K& L& o- M' K3 ?6 z
CA Aoba 5 g8 e. @ A* q4 B/ P) @
DD Akizuki 3 k% z b$ G6 U z. e( u
DD Teruzuki
% q6 l9 A0 `/ J# i7 C( bDD Amagiri
+ U. C) j. s& t6 `% M& B! SDD Hayate
' x: E( E& ?0 t; T% M4 ~+ PDD Yakaze 0 E8 L0 k- J6 U/ C# b: E/ f' x$ k
DD Numakaze $ N% J" W- N# F$ i8 _/ ~( Y" @3 j; ?3 W% I
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Allied Ships ; h: V1 j' M8 ^" K0 j# w- i0 l& g
PT PT-129
: C# l$ V# u& xPT PT-130 6 ~% r- @. Y6 P& ]5 I! C
PT PT-131 ! P% n" C; Z/ I* [5 c1 }. g2 d e; d
PT PT-132
Q1 W1 j( y; [6 m$ v# J$ yPT PT-133 ) m5 N% w% N$ u" N% B6 {6 |; H
PT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
. Q+ |! Q7 ^+ r0 z7 KPT PT-135 : J! c1 [/ d) L" n. ]6 X: g
PT PT-136
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 ! I: O6 l5 B# {3 T6 C
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Japanese Ships 4 T8 {5 E( j" o9 u% r7 G
BB Hiei
[3 [0 c6 Q! w5 H' N, C t7 ]: zBB Kirishima 7 m+ O0 j8 F" N8 g
CA Aoba
! Q: K7 J" n' RDD Akizuki / f$ g# D" K3 I& b) U! U- u: V
DD Teruzuki
: d6 b7 V' t/ [DD Amagiri
% l* N. Z" A" x; _# P5 \- ~. y0 ZDD Hayate
- q0 H$ ~. B+ yDD Yakaze $ Z1 Q9 w' A: x" x7 L% P0 X
DD Numakaze
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3 ]% [+ z. o! g) hAllied Ships . @3 q6 {) _5 J1 S/ X
AK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage ' O: e9 I3 M% b5 _
AK Francisco Coronado ; R. q- F1 ~* B. J& w
AK John C. Calhoun, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage , h0 ^$ u; t K1 w
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2 G+ p3 [6 f9 X* O9 ]: m' G& o0 iNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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& h% y3 G0 D/ u8 i9 t! D- C" _: M9 PBB Hiei
6 O. t1 j, e2 _! ?4 j* E! c! eBB Kirishima ; }( a: {- z/ J4 Y' }
CA Aoba / J* m: Y& ~/ F( h2 t
DD Akizuki + q( x& C7 ~! N* `# z
DD Teruzuki
0 o% {+ _% I1 e# [( p' b% P$ dDD Amagiri
0 z, \/ I9 M9 S$ XDD Hayate
5 B. h1 U8 s+ W, f4 eDD Yakaze
- T7 h& H/ I; G2 n0 HDD Numakaze
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Allied Ships
; H8 y- s6 W. ~; D1 ^% M6 N. ]SC SC-1063 - x$ ?' {' {& F \
AK Floyd B. Olson - V4 H7 }2 R- \) Y
AK Stephen H. Long , l! C! x& F9 y# v
AK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1
0 `+ E9 @; Y+ z) U+ _0 Z sAK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2 . T; x0 D( _7 ]: Z. z$ S. U
AK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 6 f8 o/ k4 y; {0 ?; z
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Allied ground losses: 9 a' @' b7 u3 m2 N+ m7 } K- R
26 casualties reported $ T" s$ W$ ^# X7 u' [/ d
Vehicles lost 2 & y+ n2 \# a% d. v! r7 ^ t+ n
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 9 A' H( d+ T+ w% ?- F: ^& W6 m
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Japanese Ships
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" |+ h+ x6 T b2 r w. C8 WDD Tamanami, Shell hits 2
1 x5 a$ s7 k( ~DD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire 3 P" T& y2 E' R u V) z* o
DD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
$ A, W/ u" n* X5 HDD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 1 j$ I! b, U# Y
DD Hamanami, on fire
2 @2 k) v1 C5 ?' A2 U. P8 F& k8 Z: pDD Asashimo, Shell hits 3
$ m ^( [1 ^) Z6 NDD Hatsukaze 7 S! K+ O( Z1 @: T: v* k+ d
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Allied Ships
9 `4 F& `2 G7 F3 t; sPT PT-456 " q) O7 ?0 @# B/ {4 f7 V! t
PT PT-457
2 S3 R7 T. j1 V1 w0 f' wPT PT-458 1 K4 q0 Q- ^( v' K) L
PT PT-459
/ g+ u: ~$ [) h. F! ~& uPT PT-460 9 L1 v% ^& y0 Y; x$ t% V
PT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
/ i! k2 d3 z/ s5 E2 aPT PT-488
2 h: b% }0 q* D9 IPT PT-489 7 E, A* q8 F( c6 @+ @) S7 B$ L Y
PT PT-490
Y: C7 x1 d' Q, ZPT PT-491 * F% T# O$ w Y8 V# f, c _( y
PT PT-492
2 ~0 a1 [2 \/ S4 S: j5 pPT PT-493 / ^" p, \3 }3 d( m7 m
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$ f6 ` K. Q4 e4 ]9 f: L9 PNaval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80 # o z: h: A( V7 R6 k6 L+ Z
3 ?; }, d' {* ~, L/ sJapanese Ships ) M5 M, A0 K3 o$ M! q" G3 _1 ?
CA Aoba 4 s" I) U; _# V2 l! J
BB Kirishima ' t7 v0 X6 _( ?
BB Hiei
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Allied ground losses:
0 D5 s7 m- g( E1 [, z218 casualties reported : @9 C1 V7 Z! r$ F
Guns lost 5 |