2月13日夜间1 x' W% K) [ X( I
日军舰队突入爱塔佩滩头2 F; j3 A& P. B# S, {% o; ] z! C
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 # ?" t1 K7 m9 o2 w- v6 o9 x4 P& z" e
$ v" u2 x' K* LJapanese Ships & x* [* \# u6 n( m# A. y A
CA Myoko, Shell hits 1 3 a% ^8 l' F6 C* l* w m- r
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
1 T0 T7 _+ E: Y. O& y! t+ F6 yCL Yubari
6 s* m B5 Z$ Z% ^DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2 ; W' q |0 T0 w5 {; ^$ Y
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire
" D5 l( K S0 ?3 ^& cDD Urakaze , Z( n9 K3 E- y9 y
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
! ^2 k* c& O1 T4 M+ C& z9 ]" o$ vDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
: _% ~4 U) G0 [7 B5 VDD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
( c- x, Q9 {' ^+ p& zDD Shinonome 5 R" @. k# i9 }$ R$ i0 |
# L* x6 t6 G0 `& I/ q/ pAllied Ships
8 d j' X* D: Y+ Z" [: j. C5 }DD Hazelwood
5 a: L- s3 I! d, |DD Hickox
& g: ]' E0 z0 X! oDD Hoel
. v- U* G+ o7 G b) [DD Hunt
3 E- g, E6 b p, q6 BDD Mullany
# S! K) Z5 }0 Z% o+ KDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1
: [4 \& c' B7 o+ |DD Renshaw
8 Z/ Y4 c' c$ A8 G* a* R7 A2 dDD Wickes 3 W/ \/ y0 E1 v6 b& H. x# _. E
DD Stack ' P( Y: m( U- _8 Z* M5 w+ d! [7 }& h3 a
DD Wilson + C4 B7 h! t* P2 g
DD Hatfield
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships ' y$ v0 ~" F) V6 e4 F9 r6 [# C8 `
CA Myoko, Shell hits 2 , c- L. @1 X; U6 C0 g% x( t
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 3
' C& `8 O5 n- ~' V5 |* w) R8 ?CL Yubari, Shell hits 1 % m: i0 @* h0 v; s
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 4 7 I: }% f' m, a; Y# @- H
DD Hayashio, on fire 4 K7 I: H m$ Y% w6 s. w
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 1
* l7 W+ z/ r7 xDD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
+ Z* C) g9 _$ H% X# JDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
4 h' k( v( U* b' R( O9 }9 wDD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
* Q e& H( B3 E5 d0 VDD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire
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DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
0 \! ^3 o5 c) FDD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire " N2 [5 L& E6 V p0 r% Q0 f, _
DD Hoel 3 F& ~/ T2 z! L- h2 ^$ e' j
DD Hunt & [' T* I/ ~7 v2 @! Y4 E! A) A
DD Mullany, Shell hits 1
4 g1 }2 N$ K+ C$ @: \DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3 % z8 ^5 ~3 T$ r* M
DD Renshaw
6 R# c. E2 E3 H5 }! ZDD Wickes
% k- r/ @2 [* W" t( SDD Stack & y4 A6 I9 p) h; b% |3 B0 R
DD Wilson, Shell hits 1
% {7 t9 e# V) H9 S; F4 [% Z4 [+ @DD Hatfield
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/ z1 m+ d, v% ~( ~! ^CL Oi, Shell hits 3 - n; ~ {3 Y+ d* h
DD Tamanami
$ v0 w: W8 [- E+ aDD Onami, Shell hits 3
- M/ b4 t0 q& \- ^, TDD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage % A3 {. m- F/ Q/ |' D3 m# X
DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1
- Q- ~8 D$ g7 s) X9 U1 qDD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire
. z. f$ P4 F/ g1 t vDD Asashimo, Shell hits 2 " Z" b0 G$ {0 W) s3 P0 T8 h
DD Hatsukaze 4 I: c! i: O ^
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& M+ \: b V ?. Y& {4 VDD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
) `( j8 \ d$ N1 J# c) p* [) @1 RDD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
6 t" t% y& J; ODD Hoel, Shell hits 1 , U. |5 e* ]" j% v1 T. ^
DD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire & R* L) D% G( g7 _
DD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire % R. k9 T0 z' O. K$ G% c* Y7 y
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage - }+ ]; x! _* b8 o
DD Renshaw " z, k, L. U+ N$ I) q9 `
DD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk . J( g, ?$ J4 {7 ^5 v( n
DD Stack
6 w `. C0 y" J4 y: Q; {1 jDD Wilson
: Z7 B4 J1 q$ |5 GDD Hatfield 9 T$ f% p" y, u, a1 i! }) R" a2 \
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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# o; `& Z& ]: o" IJapanese Ships 9 }$ E3 R/ U1 j
BB Hiei
7 ]+ _- I9 w$ T6 SBB Kirishima
7 c0 X% ^4 E7 F$ f! D2 S$ U9 KCA Aoba 7 [7 U2 | Q$ B4 W S( m
DD Akizuki . d0 D0 \% _: Z
DD Teruzuki
: y- O/ ^9 t; G0 [5 S% y" tDD Amagiri ) g$ ]: Z, \) p: w3 y7 b
DD Hayate / v1 n" H% A5 ^, ~7 v
DD Yakaze . v; C4 I1 P7 A# T
DD Numakaze # J) |/ [9 _2 W: n6 o( z
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Allied Ships 9 z! j) I) X$ i6 x* H
PT PT-129 , A) [$ z1 u2 k' `1 F/ n: d( Q# s
PT PT-130 2 h, V: T) \! b! w* { u0 R. v
PT PT-131 : Q! L" Q' g( J& S8 [+ Z
PT PT-132
% n3 k( v0 H1 v. W6 VPT PT-133 9 n ~# c- Z% I0 B8 e. v9 Q( M. P4 W" q
PT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
8 R- A2 p: p; h6 t' y- @0 J. lPT PT-135
( U: j) F. Z; q2 APT PT-136
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" l6 m7 W0 B5 I( b0 K) Q5 mNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 % F1 O* K- i. j% @4 j# H
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Japanese Ships
* Q; Q9 V5 r5 I, w7 F8 I4 pBB Hiei - E N1 w' s5 J! \7 c" }
BB Kirishima 8 T0 i( e$ b) r( g
CA Aoba
* E+ I( K, V3 CDD Akizuki # P, ^6 |0 c; R4 \
DD Teruzuki + L7 q+ L9 R _
DD Amagiri
3 t. u! A' S+ O7 `8 w! R \5 hDD Hayate ) O& G; L: ~& E0 O J; ?, O( D0 K$ N
DD Yakaze 9 P5 A+ _" Z9 c) d8 @* u7 B9 A
DD Numakaze / A7 ]. P% C+ N ?2 Z4 ^
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3 ~/ k$ F ^; HAK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage 6 p- O2 A$ Y1 i# n; g
AK Francisco Coronado & V s8 ?# \; y1 {1 u. {3 [
AK John C. Calhoun, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage , P/ [% n# c6 S) W$ v3 V0 O
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 $ o4 S* y2 @2 u6 `
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Japanese Ships & q3 x( E5 t3 H- I" z. @
BB Hiei
9 s# ?0 H& O+ J. N1 NBB Kirishima
2 b; T* y" A2 l3 s; r1 n! ICA Aoba 8 C6 D ^( O2 C' @4 z
DD Akizuki : S P- k7 p7 C" @3 c
DD Teruzuki
G! I6 U9 a1 R& G$ wDD Amagiri
" r6 o: E# c h# E3 ?8 s" GDD Hayate 5 j9 v% o7 X' T( |' |
DD Yakaze 4 C% C/ f7 d I
DD Numakaze * m( P. e. N7 K; ~* P. o
/ A8 K+ `$ K! o7 MAllied Ships 3 {; i' J- M, D
SC SC-1063
J: F1 r9 w s% i5 J* aAK Floyd B. Olson
! X4 r. O1 |" O2 Y6 ^1 xAK Stephen H. Long - x& d& z) n; ~3 H' U9 ~1 q
AK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1
I- ^9 S; @# J1 R/ h8 z1 G! wAK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2 8 L8 i; M. i7 _. [7 K/ `0 K
AK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses:
5 }! @4 P- P& ~* I26 casualties reported 3 D" h5 [0 u' W3 R5 J* j
Vehicles lost 2
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9 b$ q8 K" h* r5 B3 z. @* F$ ]Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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: {0 D9 ]1 Z4 F7 D TDD Tamanami, Shell hits 2 ; M! r! T" {2 U0 v9 c0 Y
DD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire ; n; i/ @+ D' v7 T; v6 `0 T
DD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk : Z( ^$ D5 x, p% e5 s& X4 {
DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ( ^$ n/ Y, A0 J. G, u1 K' t* {: l- [
DD Hamanami, on fire 1 T/ }+ f& F" h# y+ H5 b
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 3
5 c8 Q, ^3 {4 A& WDD Hatsukaze 5 T: e X) m9 r% r! ]1 L
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Allied Ships
0 `) L! q7 l% c* qPT PT-456
6 Z+ b1 G( \, y, X0 ^; sPT PT-457
. t+ F4 _# |( I, N3 {7 OPT PT-458 % z% ?1 I( f6 h, c
PT PT-459 4 k3 N; K9 O5 [" a. r* N; B* i# r" O) @
PT PT-460
) u3 ]% H l8 q) w6 ePT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
, g. H0 Y( W a5 E" J; hPT PT-488 , c" u: c$ D9 y" U
PT PT-489
7 f$ \% o; ]% \PT PT-490 " [; X0 A1 k* `: \# |
PT PT-491
, c% m* j# ]( w# C& R' B5 rPT PT-492
# S! ] p' S3 }- iPT PT-493 3 n: u" v' H1 A% c8 T, ~( I
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8 _4 { b, r T) P/ X/ H7 ANaval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80
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$ D5 v+ `- N c9 wJapanese Ships : v/ @, V; y r, Y
CA Aoba
$ [4 t5 k' H* @BB Kirishima # \( o" I- y) Y3 `6 r7 l" `
BB Hiei
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2 Y; ]& R: }5 W5 bAllied ground losses: , J. Q5 {. r: p: |- n! P$ G
218 casualties reported
# \" Q" k% w. _: j1 y* n8 SGuns lost 5 |