2月13日夜间
: W0 S4 n3 V5 D( n, a日军舰队突入爱塔佩滩头, N" C) D2 A( P% F3 x+ g7 F
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3 U' P, Q, m8 K$ D+ o' R$ `Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 ' o$ E" b' j1 h
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9 C/ V# P9 f5 n0 fCA Myoko, Shell hits 1 ( L7 U& w1 R; t- q9 i
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1 : `! `( ~" [ |& o
CL Yubari
l( s" q. q; h* J; z9 vDD Natsushio, Shell hits 2
* }" f0 n& Q" H7 @. t: S, Z! [7 ODD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire
* ~& [2 U. p. aDD Urakaze & l* y, ^/ Z1 D& l
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
1 B- t+ \7 u9 H8 u5 U V4 P- C vDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire $ H _* @3 z2 f6 M
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire , d. M1 n. ~8 B9 z) P
DD Shinonome
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/ A9 y2 Y P! y* b' X" U! a6 T) UDD Hazelwood
0 P+ l) l0 m9 z$ D' q& sDD Hickox , @9 o% p# q* F( l! N, L& m5 Q
DD Hoel 5 t5 Q- j5 y/ i: P1 u
DD Hunt $ y0 u3 q7 V' f0 T- ]0 M
DD Mullany
; j! R1 w& c9 b/ J4 zDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1
! w% A2 }' @$ a5 l' a- Y6 \DD Renshaw # w1 H5 c/ E, W7 a. f9 ?. o
DD Wickes
8 J0 P5 [+ p& _; |( {% K- _DD Stack 4 n; V5 v/ f, n- j9 w6 A3 S% p
DD Wilson 9 w1 A P# H- Z& f+ b8 _1 k
DD Hatfield $ F5 i' n1 U: v9 C
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" V5 a- }8 m- E0 l; A; ^Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships
+ v& F# ]1 |. g) p! z) mCA Myoko, Shell hits 2 ' z& ~: K# i* z" L
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 3 7 e' U" r2 ]) ^ z! b
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1 * \0 Y# l. r3 z# k
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 4
% Y. p0 M7 b! E1 o- V; F! j# xDD Hayashio, on fire / o/ E' K" E. s/ B' S+ E8 p, b
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 1
- Z" l6 w8 S$ v" xDD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
* F0 W3 m, k/ ?DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
3 L X' Q( R/ o: v3 I2 HDD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 1 l: `+ W. v9 F) \; _- M
DD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire
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4 G3 N$ `3 M$ WAllied Ships 7 t4 w r) l; y6 a' j% P
DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire 4 Z$ t% x6 c; W) Z7 k1 |$ @) G
DD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
; J' w% ~/ Y% V' k' {DD Hoel ! y5 V9 M" o8 g i. A
DD Hunt 5 v& A. A5 |( Q& u8 P" y
DD Mullany, Shell hits 1
) s/ |& q7 n/ _* P. M- PDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3 + J6 {3 _( ?0 @9 [0 y
DD Renshaw 3 D3 a/ X" R& H. O3 R
DD Wickes ! }# W: N1 c# P5 o! l
DD Stack : J% {! ]' z2 X. K7 a. K. f* U
DD Wilson, Shell hits 1 ; b3 G; Y2 X% w
DD Hatfield
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) [) Y$ U6 y% S N( o* Y9 {1 S* I' `Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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CL Oi, Shell hits 3
+ u% Z6 ]4 K# z' D6 `* ]DD Tamanami
3 z# p5 m+ |" }% c5 dDD Onami, Shell hits 3
) e2 x+ L9 Y* m ]0 R1 |DD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
1 R) z& I& W4 ?& N+ WDD Hayanami, Shell hits 1 ' X" F$ Y$ a0 D9 L- X5 f
DD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire
: U0 @7 |+ b9 \6 uDD Asashimo, Shell hits 2 5 t& n% _& f% S* i& C Y+ L
DD Hatsukaze ; H3 t# X; Q( ~, @3 {# D3 W5 O' F1 i
& `1 a R$ f: PAllied Ships ( i+ h5 Z ]) j0 w9 D" G" B) H
DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire - b/ [5 \' k+ A7 v8 C
DD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
" |! ~' [' O' ?DD Hoel, Shell hits 1 $ C/ m3 z3 G' R! D8 X0 z- u
DD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire
4 ]0 s8 \+ k9 n8 R2 ^# bDD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
3 H! o; i$ a5 Y3 ~DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ B4 r& c" [" R; h; e3 ODD Renshaw
5 y+ b- c, G, E8 h& LDD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk 5 i3 G+ a) y& {$ O6 i
DD Stack
( i, S- M5 W* j2 f& i$ YDD Wilson 1 g# y) w. P/ O( X0 ~
DD Hatfield
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Japanese Ships
1 U- w/ C4 Z2 y2 L6 pBB Hiei " U7 |0 ~; X6 M
BB Kirishima " C( o% `( K, } I
CA Aoba
% s: ]9 u# s" ~: x5 dDD Akizuki
* I2 e: c+ y8 l" Q+ ]9 q. i* zDD Teruzuki 9 L% d+ N0 p+ m
DD Amagiri
$ W; b4 Z. g( Z- D# `; f" {$ O4 d8 WDD Hayate
6 O2 G6 N9 L8 I- @: Z LDD Yakaze ' ?2 T [0 Y6 I
DD Numakaze s* ~* y7 H: @
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PT PT-129
% q& q8 W( n. J3 i0 j- F' FPT PT-130 + r7 Z$ [5 t q& g
PT PT-131 8 v1 l1 o/ J: ?8 x6 Q. C$ x) f
PT PT-132
) f) w/ n, G7 KPT PT-133
. g9 J9 B- t( b, h1 ^% m6 FPT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk ' f7 \- C O( B4 g8 P$ Z. s0 w) i
PT PT-135
2 \0 o* c* H Q- jPT PT-136
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships
# @3 Z+ @9 h& s3 qBB Hiei
' V- k* C; C$ Z% H& a. xBB Kirishima
- w' m& q b* m$ V% g1 wCA Aoba : H1 [0 a; V' c4 A: V
DD Akizuki 8 v+ [3 f- b @! _. w% d
DD Teruzuki - Y( B/ P A: x, a; a4 R
DD Amagiri
! R( u- i' f, V# L) |6 IDD Hayate
+ Q3 n2 ?. |6 p) H2 e; P# HDD Yakaze
8 o" G# p( _/ x6 J3 \* r [ [2 gDD Numakaze
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Allied Ships 3 d, L0 d/ H2 o! \0 Z2 _# j
AK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage 4 ^8 Q) `% ]8 ^7 j7 {
AK Francisco Coronado 4 F7 @: e3 G! f. a2 W% L
AK John C. Calhoun, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Japanese Ships
2 V5 M( M6 V$ t7 d( y2 J; dBB Hiei / c$ S2 s x/ x' b6 D% F
BB Kirishima
F$ k0 ?( y/ O; g9 z2 g+ p0 s+ Q# NCA Aoba 1 a& c* s9 r& q8 v) B1 p
DD Akizuki
, [$ E7 V, t- C1 o( P* ]$ ~( [DD Teruzuki
; c% p9 [0 D" aDD Amagiri
/ |$ y3 W4 g" {. i4 p; w- e: N" SDD Hayate
5 a- T" y9 Z) a! pDD Yakaze ' S0 z& a- T* d" ]) C4 Y
DD Numakaze " U( |( @! S, l: g( m
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Allied Ships
$ @7 x) W* B" S ESC SC-1063
9 f5 u9 y3 c! H/ k/ q3 z5 Q* ^AK Floyd B. Olson
( | w. k+ s0 L7 L& p EAK Stephen H. Long ( F6 ^' ` Z6 i) g1 w
AK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1 6 Q; Q4 d4 L" `) i
AK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2
8 X5 T$ _3 {9 u5 w: FAK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 6 j" W' n- L6 B
! w/ b C4 ^4 U2 @* h9 o! yAllied ground losses: 9 }! s$ ]! S( _0 V7 I) j; t. a
26 casualties reported 7 W9 Z5 H, r) H8 I
Vehicles lost 2 - h: H* W/ j0 P+ e$ `
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 * J' y2 A4 R" z: y. r
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CL Oi
4 f/ n9 N- d( ~' d: `! @$ iDD Tamanami, Shell hits 2
$ d# B; K7 W, b, w" L$ bDD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire 1 _. C' E! K0 g9 S# {$ S
DD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
. p3 e# q& l6 ]# BDD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 3 U9 _/ U3 T n8 H
DD Hamanami, on fire
' C+ y- z7 c( X1 B& `DD Asashimo, Shell hits 3 ! {5 Q, G0 s% j1 j( n( `' f$ g5 _
DD Hatsukaze
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Allied Ships
# j7 {$ b( W$ qPT PT-456 - y' B1 M% T6 ^! i9 S, ^
PT PT-457 * Q$ ]$ Y) q8 y) m0 W4 X
PT PT-458 + P7 T- C: U' @/ A3 N
PT PT-459
* Z+ [1 X4 Z4 f9 f9 j: l" d" OPT PT-460 - P- `" c/ }8 ]9 H! ~/ [4 r' ~
PT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk 3 I% m1 l. K0 @+ E4 n
PT PT-488 % p2 C9 q6 i) P! L' k) }% k
PT PT-489
3 B- ]! ]+ v6 w6 c+ d' aPT PT-490 % q6 r$ C2 P9 H1 t0 W
PT PT-491 ( A% |( N3 u; _4 n' A
PT PT-492
; S# j9 e' r) U: ` A1 _" G5 WPT PT-493 - s" x5 H4 _2 g. j
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Naval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80
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( e( r( q( J+ m8 ?# BCA Aoba ! d2 Y+ m3 z& A
BB Kirishima
" q% L& y6 o2 n, A' B- U2 KBB Hiei 3 |- p) Y) t4 D0 X* {) O
: K# e- H" n% O4 r0 @( }8 ~Allied ground losses:
! E2 m) V p" W218 casualties reported
4 i$ s9 Z1 H6 W3 C0 yGuns lost 5 |