2月13日夜间
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 $ s& N) L3 ?* e8 R1 }
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5 B2 m5 ]' e* C2 Z4 |+ dCA Myoko, Shell hits 1
8 Q( s# {! r, b5 Q) a4 c5 iCL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
1 _# P u, o/ _0 KCL Yubari
7 u" S# p; c ^9 z% i8 c* P0 qDD Natsushio, Shell hits 2
F& H& a% A) E& R# U6 B+ Y% iDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire
, P, v# m' Q' |9 v$ HDD Urakaze : T' n+ X( ~1 W3 L4 W3 H9 K
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
* {! g+ }( i' ], aDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire ; `+ r9 L7 g8 G6 e
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire ) }; H0 P% C" O: L
DD Shinonome
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' A1 t# k8 l! I& [DD Hazelwood , g5 e2 ^" F8 E: R
DD Hickox
! [% o. |+ n5 J$ F; ]6 Y8 i7 ~DD Hoel . K" a) g$ g2 C; W
DD Hunt % W2 G" h+ B+ {" E6 M
DD Mullany 6 G1 r" o( M* Z. A
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1 ! z' q, `# K/ \; G' {' m9 I
DD Renshaw
0 M, k3 }$ B3 pDD Wickes 0 i- z3 k9 Y3 @4 ~2 `8 M" g% I
DD Stack
2 X, C/ r( B6 I$ U1 IDD Wilson
) A" H, n2 g0 ~% fDD Hatfield # J! S G( c. ]& Y
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7 B- e/ s- T! P. @Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships
) J. w1 g/ p/ V# }5 m! vCA Myoko, Shell hits 2
* p2 `+ t! F. ]: T8 MCL Kitakami, Shell hits 3 & W& U- y' N8 s3 i
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1 7 \+ V4 O( g! ~8 @
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 4
" C" l" }+ I% z e, D8 W8 d( o+ HDD Hayashio, on fire 1 l( j L; m4 _5 m8 p
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 1 o, [8 {+ |: v" w; ~0 Y$ I
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
/ O5 M2 z5 `: B" rDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
2 J# i/ j: z( K. r8 C& n, Y5 W vDD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ; q5 q8 c ?4 R/ r1 O; L5 s
DD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire
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DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
: u# k7 ?/ X# b. G6 CDD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 3 {2 L V: T6 P) m. W6 y
DD Hoel
6 k% K6 D% Y% ^, z# G8 N2 h. xDD Hunt
0 T+ j$ X V/ XDD Mullany, Shell hits 1
2 _' ~$ W. `& g; g, U& eDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3
6 ]) j( {1 ?& [9 rDD Renshaw . X- _' y, k, k% C* \4 e0 r Q7 N
DD Wickes
5 n# _4 n7 |; U, k( l- bDD Stack
% H8 @1 T* P- e' G& u$ {+ pDD Wilson, Shell hits 1 + a* g8 F, \5 T# f
DD Hatfield
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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CL Oi, Shell hits 3
7 ]' b2 A, n% q }. uDD Tamanami * R" s& O3 z& G
DD Onami, Shell hits 3
# v- [; T; f: Y I: G+ V4 ^DD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
2 n. M, w0 a" d& M+ w$ c0 f; mDD Hayanami, Shell hits 1 / Z) ^) \2 \; K. n, ~; z* U8 x
DD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire / j9 d+ b0 r4 a
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 2 4 Y$ @2 c% z0 n9 K7 z
DD Hatsukaze
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Allied Ships
6 i* S7 P6 x5 F% y: n) |1 O, DDD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
% [! z: F! z+ }9 |" H& ?+ XDD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
- ~$ {9 e* d, \) `4 [7 W7 h4 }% LDD Hoel, Shell hits 1 4 P& c% ~7 C2 J" Y" v; i! Y. w6 [
DD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire + y; m0 c# }, F0 ?! O$ z) v7 K
DD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 8 i) K6 r: |( l2 c% P# s/ E2 |
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
5 q: ~" c# L0 h% mDD Renshaw
6 W8 o; N I, @5 j! K$ KDD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
; t" \- Q D' H! @7 EDD Stack 6 P! w$ s9 V8 B& g( v- y
DD Wilson
! h; F6 m3 E2 E7 h& j, Z2 IDD Hatfield
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+ l+ x! {# y8 F4 bNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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/ {6 Z9 p5 a2 ~: DJapanese Ships % n1 f$ S- W R
BB Hiei 9 W! j9 [! F' U9 u5 p
BB Kirishima
* d# a( U' R* n1 A) r5 I- |CA Aoba 9 K; ^7 ]7 f5 t6 ^
DD Akizuki ) l/ r, s: D* @. E
DD Teruzuki
6 z8 i! ^+ i5 U: ^+ ~( X, fDD Amagiri & e& Q" @: C& `* z% f7 }, \) v7 Y
DD Hayate 2 |$ k$ ^. V) I$ j! e- Z1 i
DD Yakaze 7 v0 _5 l5 M: Y8 c2 Y% l# t0 Y
DD Numakaze
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% N; V. \" P2 W0 UAllied Ships
) j. G! B; C9 dPT PT-129 / J9 f1 m1 E% i$ x) `
PT PT-130
* Z3 v5 f5 x9 m1 {! K- N+ j' cPT PT-131
" e" M3 J- `. V* z8 jPT PT-132
p/ d( k: A# D% Q5 W# \PT PT-133
I8 T0 Z2 C) q+ c& O9 p3 p% `PT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
8 k! H7 Q) m: }7 o BPT PT-135
/ S1 x$ h% [$ l& x5 Z$ BPT PT-136 ! V" @( y, k! f7 O5 D: a5 `
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 * Y' O8 [! E: [6 `% a
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Japanese Ships + _& P! R% `# j# k& Q
BB Hiei ) P7 ~7 t: y0 x. H9 r) l* a
BB Kirishima
& ?% q3 H4 z8 ICA Aoba
( m7 o$ L' ^0 V d7 X G& T+ u6 V, {! ZDD Akizuki
6 n9 M: v/ R- p8 ?+ Z) ^* |) L: EDD Teruzuki
) X' a3 e1 q% @8 |DD Amagiri
: u$ k$ w1 i# u" P; ADD Hayate - y& }. t$ r+ z; }0 ]
DD Yakaze ) _5 A5 _# D, d* Y0 ~$ |
DD Numakaze
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Allied Ships 6 B' d% v& D5 `
AK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage # V/ E' E4 J' F" L K
AK Francisco Coronado 6 h# v; b8 e" [8 N* w( I* e( X
AK John C. Calhoun, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 7 X" I9 j' ]# C/ U
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. I% I8 r5 ^/ Y+ i- h+ BNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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BB Hiei 2 T3 R8 T" b* g' r! r
BB Kirishima 0 d8 o7 Y& L% `1 @+ u4 ~' r/ ]
CA Aoba 1 _9 Q( F* Z. c6 h, a2 u, Y
DD Akizuki
) i0 Y i! t7 {0 }DD Teruzuki
% M) \' b' p6 m7 W# @DD Amagiri 5 p, c: u7 o+ j" P7 J2 H) i( w0 L
DD Hayate 4 j) _0 G' |! Q3 a" K9 J: q" i
DD Yakaze
8 w1 z) G3 Q8 L2 BDD Numakaze . n" f! F, b. n0 v& f: g
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Allied Ships
3 @5 _4 H% l3 o& {3 z- V* ?SC SC-1063
3 H, v5 g. M( AAK Floyd B. Olson " d5 e; \) j3 S" y. z- ]2 k
AK Stephen H. Long + N/ E/ d6 Q3 |1 u" O& P. T) x
AK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1
0 M( [3 g7 _0 H# zAK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2 5 ?* [' E% k3 |# N0 X
AK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses:
% j3 H8 j. T; E$ s: `$ N26 casualties reported
7 S4 e2 ^/ k, U- DVehicles lost 2
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' h, l2 p9 P( {; m2 z8 M0 ONight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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DD Tamanami, Shell hits 2
, @2 K8 l' N6 `+ L7 r/ DDD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire
; R0 s& k. Z1 [0 NDD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 2 I9 E8 _5 y) K" S8 C& `
DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 3 H; A# o% x6 A( W6 {$ F. G+ |: `
DD Hamanami, on fire 8 Q. M. f7 q( [
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 3
j( u: a2 q0 c2 iDD Hatsukaze 5 S# l9 v6 G6 _: c( P7 Q" A9 E
0 K- X3 l( u3 d) l5 YAllied Ships
9 B7 l) m: {. [/ S, N% p6 t( T7 ]PT PT-456
$ h, [" Q5 f9 m4 K; c) Y3 p# G; @: \PT PT-457 J# e6 }6 g7 M( U' w& q
PT PT-458 - I {: C5 q. L; q& s% \2 K4 u
PT PT-459
- i5 T+ Z; T, n( D% B2 U1 GPT PT-460
3 a9 Z! b8 N S: [" b8 z: v2 c0 j: EPT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
3 F( H' m* J1 lPT PT-488
! Q. p' _5 \6 z9 b+ W6 L' Z$ }% kPT PT-489
Y7 j9 M9 l0 k0 q9 N( |% wPT PT-490
; ~; f+ g! j' i" I$ |PT PT-491 - {; d7 `% O L9 p4 p B
PT PT-492
+ X+ |8 _. l, p% \1 rPT PT-493 , k1 _3 J5 ~. l# f: P n
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2 v! i0 L$ S3 G) r" NNaval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80
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6 N) r, f& R- VJapanese Ships
: g$ o+ u# ?1 m$ r. W) r+ kCA Aoba
. G% Y! b! C- i2 cBB Kirishima
9 j7 `$ \' w1 P: E# {BB Hiei 2 J6 u0 Y7 {# d) z
8 b: |0 r8 O7 ~( L' t* GAllied ground losses: * o4 Z4 f" a$ C9 B" t
218 casualties reported + h' p! M0 w v- }
Guns lost 5 |