2月13日夜间
; c+ V/ s* @8 `: t7 ^" @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 & y, m1 G4 h8 N* i* A# O
CA Myoko, Shell hits 1 / T" {8 r, e" ]0 o) g6 _
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
9 x# \; l# V# ^# f# V% W9 @3 |& i% xCL Yubari 6 G: H1 l ]# A5 l
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2 / O% \2 b1 M& l2 D8 N) _3 ^/ B
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire
[5 h* k2 H2 _3 _DD Urakaze
) e" J: o% L; H7 o9 w9 ?DD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
$ |/ r/ j/ g2 N" o2 wDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
9 t) k) W2 X8 \3 RDD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire ' k/ R& r8 @9 u5 R( C6 g0 I; \
DD Shinonome 0 I$ @1 ?; g! w8 P s2 [. @: k4 m
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3 p# Y- k1 X* u' z+ t! d$ UDD Hazelwood ) o- ?6 q0 w0 B0 Q# \
DD Hickox : l r% `- w2 R% ~7 j* r* g
DD Hoel ) m0 A7 Z- e# h- S: t
DD Hunt
$ j. ~$ @! h6 I, ]: V9 \DD Mullany + I3 \" q2 m' e" {# u
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1 ! M5 q+ y* c5 P B: \# u
DD Renshaw
2 ~) G# X9 l3 D5 ~7 H3 u" ?DD Wickes ' H; U. Y) A! m" y6 M3 s2 L9 L
DD Stack ; s- h% H5 H* m( d7 Q9 B& h- b
DD Wilson
' V! d! \3 T* d. O. P) {7 X2 f; DDD Hatfield ; o! |) g6 X( v! {7 A
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Japanese Ships
6 y7 i2 A6 I3 c1 bCA Myoko, Shell hits 2 , P* b1 X6 ~/ A3 j+ @
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 3 ! H. q1 ]5 D. L! X
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1 E& a7 M3 m# {
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 4
/ L, H- N% m, uDD Hayashio, on fire
9 Z6 q2 k5 n/ J2 [0 ^DD Urakaze, Shell hits 1
2 N Q& d2 p; m: y0 Y* UDD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
, a1 a+ i, Z. l+ z# T, j' V- P) H& h& xDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage + A4 N* `% `$ c1 S" Y" w7 o4 o
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
& j# A |7 x- P4 v1 I2 P5 TDD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire , ^ ~! t& q; t# c' b- J
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Allied Ships # {3 c! P1 T; K' n! z: |
DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire 9 c! S" v5 P: s: z/ o
DD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire : w+ U8 W; O; F% R/ T" V" m( G {) n
DD Hoel
) u' q' H* I4 g5 y0 J/ W# qDD Hunt : A# C, L( k" Y# d, a3 \7 ?# w
DD Mullany, Shell hits 1 . }3 G. o% t! y& t5 s. P) {
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3 # n+ n& u4 r1 t0 s b: X0 p
DD Renshaw
# Q6 m R& T* S) |# aDD Wickes ) r5 T# c" j% G1 j+ p
DD Stack 0 h/ O3 K' }, t, {' x0 ^; [6 U
DD Wilson, Shell hits 1 . H, x5 U0 v+ `0 K8 ]
DD Hatfield # H4 m1 Q( p, _ f
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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9 q( ~+ `4 y" ?& b2 ACL Oi, Shell hits 3 , ?/ i- ^ E. f; v5 B' P) q
DD Tamanami
+ X# `. z$ o0 Z3 h; |DD Onami, Shell hits 3
- X. d- `, d% \/ `$ ?DD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
( c+ {" `% a/ R7 R! V, eDD Hayanami, Shell hits 1 & \9 e& `2 M* m) U/ W
DD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire 2 e) d* x% b. K
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 2 , X9 k) Z. a6 ~7 T0 O, c
DD Hatsukaze
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Allied Ships * \& i3 B! g) X8 A$ L5 I% W6 F
DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire , V! |( _, e# r/ i8 v0 K% K+ P; \
DD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 6 t) N* z2 x: D% M( T. {4 W
DD Hoel, Shell hits 1 $ Y; N& h1 |, ~5 M
DD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire ; {3 G7 i+ n* d L: S
DD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire - V( y$ o: }0 _1 R
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
2 q0 S( g0 N2 D* NDD Renshaw
3 Q) K/ H6 Y3 ]" @! F4 W4 U$ h2 ~DD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk ) F9 n R7 M1 B" F! |: S2 \, B% X, U
DD Stack
9 b% D( z2 {5 ], l5 SDD Wilson
: u# f: Y* Y6 M8 |DD Hatfield
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships 1 d9 K/ q8 B* d, o9 ~! G
BB Hiei
' \6 m: S% ^3 W/ l$ f0 ^' SBB Kirishima
. p' J( d* S9 ]4 r ]$ V( OCA Aoba . E0 g! y4 F2 ^. t0 f: \7 r5 u# q! u
DD Akizuki 5 r) f% w) l) v8 ]2 r
DD Teruzuki
" c, T, ^8 k4 |, z; }' {DD Amagiri
0 O7 q; F: d# o6 a1 eDD Hayate
# f( Q4 K, y" L* l4 EDD Yakaze
' T' Q; B# [2 hDD Numakaze 3 `9 H% k" c0 U7 t' |0 u R2 a
3 F" t K/ f8 V9 Y% U& AAllied Ships ' t, l2 k# w5 `8 F2 M$ O
PT PT-129
3 h: O% J+ x# w& t9 b( @* qPT PT-130 / I5 y7 t+ w6 q7 D7 p
PT PT-131
8 Z8 w+ X+ W/ L4 ^ mPT PT-132
& E1 j3 u# |# ]PT PT-133 # Y& s( Z% h9 V& e
PT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
7 u: O- b) @$ r( lPT PT-135 - j2 k" H% i$ ]. J) U, W4 [
PT PT-136
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 , f6 {; F s _3 h W
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BB Hiei * _( r' h8 v7 G
BB Kirishima
W5 g' s* E. nCA Aoba
4 |7 f' U" D; w9 J2 ]DD Akizuki
' {; P* _! n2 g6 [4 U% W) CDD Teruzuki
( s- q/ |9 b- J* q) M4 d+ }5 |DD Amagiri ( O2 _8 _$ G/ `2 `: s" f) }7 E" U
DD Hayate
5 ]5 m8 C% j9 `6 EDD Yakaze " m4 _+ [4 l6 Q' e. r
DD Numakaze
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8 T; E' T' x( P' ~" z" xAK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage 7 g9 |5 t* K8 Q: d0 i) u1 m" ?( W
AK Francisco Coronado 9 ?* Z8 W" h+ J- S3 [
AK John C. Calhoun, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage / o8 \1 }0 I/ e- p9 K; L
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5 j) j) f% O! E- aNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships + c7 [5 p0 v; m5 U1 n
BB Hiei 9 m9 r! Z3 K: D/ d5 t# I: {4 o# z
BB Kirishima 0 Z- M- _2 Z- A0 }/ K
CA Aoba
) m v0 _# ~1 [' V3 G' W8 L, B- [DD Akizuki 1 t! t5 [" M' N
DD Teruzuki
6 m$ G' E* @/ t8 R9 q6 Y& yDD Amagiri
( z0 z3 K$ r, S8 h$ U! g) nDD Hayate
- M5 ?( X$ U) v' PDD Yakaze
( [; \: M! g1 EDD Numakaze
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Allied Ships
8 W$ \: m+ ~ q. Q$ o" \SC SC-1063 , H# l' i7 A& ~) L! E+ k& _
AK Floyd B. Olson
( E/ e" S9 y/ p5 IAK Stephen H. Long 7 A; u; Q) v6 m. \9 R
AK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1 1 U" Y+ H9 Q! O+ F9 [1 Z
AK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2 ! m8 b7 p T7 m
AK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses:
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Vehicles lost 2 % Y" e% H- r% V. y$ |
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 4 Y$ L3 ^8 j# t h
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Japanese Ships $ O; V+ c' d9 X) O2 D% S& B
CL Oi , g/ @9 K& M& H1 K; l# l
DD Tamanami, Shell hits 2 ! z" N0 ~. j9 g5 `. d! R$ J
DD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire ) X- v! r, ^" i5 s
DD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk " x$ I; @8 E/ a
DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
2 a+ T1 n' U9 M0 b/ U2 |6 RDD Hamanami, on fire . W% N6 l8 _# u! s) m
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 3 + x# ~8 C; G6 O- ^9 u
DD Hatsukaze n+ t# [( \# I$ S5 A* e/ n
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Allied Ships ; g; q5 }5 _$ c
PT PT-456
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PT PT-459
5 s5 E8 F7 j- s* Q3 v% ePT PT-460
! H; B- \4 C3 Q" f" p6 VPT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
5 t; C0 F. G. |. tPT PT-488 # ~4 O9 V7 |" ~% p
PT PT-489
& N0 V+ i1 \& T" {/ [PT PT-490 + P; }% h% U4 A; k1 r6 ?
PT PT-491
8 A6 b) N$ q1 j; Y- DPT PT-492 5 _& _ E2 \' _, N% J5 J" ^
PT PT-493
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{4 t4 N, J3 ]" a* O/ ^( MNaval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80
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! u4 [9 q; v5 b3 |7 xJapanese Ships
+ E. I0 I& \) J2 iCA Aoba
9 {3 S S; A4 _. HBB Kirishima 2 S( v+ e# V, E4 O
BB Hiei
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b9 v8 I: v% K, W8 D+ hAllied ground losses: , V9 O+ Q! j! ~2 n
218 casualties reported
% \! R" R; ~ y5 d& u" G4 ?$ oGuns lost 5 |