2月13日夜间3 N) j% g+ C( W W) h$ d3 i: b
日军舰队突入爱塔佩滩头- z* [% R* J' n9 Z; q( W
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ' p1 _4 f. m! x$ \* v p3 p% A+ B
Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
( ~' u' C& R( t; s! c9 } }8 P+ Y6 i' f1 m4 z
Japanese Ships
6 ?9 s; @; ?" ]+ qCA Myoko, Shell hits 1
: `9 } o) o! fCL Kitakami, Shell hits 1 8 J( j7 B1 n/ v: a6 z: c
CL Yubari / {. s/ o8 C" n% ]
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2
: Y8 o/ f; \' ~$ w: k! ]% VDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire
( Z9 v# \0 q/ N8 SDD Urakaze
$ ~4 s; V B9 xDD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
7 n* \/ l& `0 [# @DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire 5 _" y- C$ F* Z( B7 C0 Q- D
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire % ?6 `% m' [" c( D: r& S* K; |# j
DD Shinonome
% R1 D& i$ I4 [- _& N2 S) Y$ g# ?
Allied Ships 5 y( G; ]6 Z5 o, a: L' B
DD Hazelwood % a/ M: N' Y9 K: O& o
DD Hickox
# m/ e% P: f8 WDD Hoel + E2 p1 g& Z3 P
DD Hunt ' `; {( S0 i1 Q. f+ X! Q1 C
DD Mullany , }+ w4 d" [: A9 l7 Z! }7 A) {
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1
7 o; P& L: U% P& R% NDD Renshaw
4 y) C/ ~: q9 XDD Wickes
8 H" g) _+ W& l/ YDD Stack
0 H- G* W3 N) x* e0 JDD Wilson
0 s! W8 y) Q8 p& V6 [ Z7 CDD Hatfield
7 o3 l5 ]8 R2 Q: v3 C d# h4 p4 y2 z, ^& \8 ^! B; e* ^# ~
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
! E" l q& Z4 K" NNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
1 u+ e6 ?) R3 B) t! G0 @; ]
; o/ G- {& T) TJapanese Ships 5 e3 I3 ?$ V5 I6 Y: {- U
CA Myoko, Shell hits 2 6 m' T% k+ W' h% H T, x+ b# g! n: y
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 3
: u0 C0 i) b* L4 K, H+ r+ J: xCL Yubari, Shell hits 1
& A9 o" y0 ~% YDD Natsushio, Shell hits 4
2 }2 j3 o. l7 g1 v* QDD Hayashio, on fire
) F- c* u) m4 K; s% O& n8 ~DD Urakaze, Shell hits 1 2 I6 x' _" ^0 I& i+ P# W0 p4 y1 ^
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
: f2 B9 W0 a7 @. a7 ~; UDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 1 b% U2 f! P% [; B3 |* Q4 @
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
) i% l8 l1 C6 [/ ~1 t$ a5 aDD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire ) C/ X; U. v7 ~ `% ]
- d% u) r5 r, n5 N) b0 R4 r
Allied Ships
; f9 t, o4 U1 S( l. J$ f& GDD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire 4 t- h) {9 S* Q p" c. W
DD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 0 X) K: e/ J5 `- I4 ^* R+ l
DD Hoel + h) }# z# C. }: n0 ?; _1 b
DD Hunt : U' }1 m& k2 }# [# e* @ W
DD Mullany, Shell hits 1
3 }/ O J4 T, m; l& Z& ]" t+ rDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3
$ c6 B, N- E: ]$ R5 p8 XDD Renshaw
9 N6 B- k/ k8 {/ I- X9 a8 TDD Wickes
5 }$ C- F0 O! o; hDD Stack $ a; k$ V+ ~& X, g0 z. A* k2 n
DD Wilson, Shell hits 1
' Z% Y. ~5 m. C- LDD Hatfield
, M7 X( A3 Z! i4 R2 T( D' x! A* a4 k# Y: e+ h, c8 l
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* T% h# h3 @5 z4 YNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 / R% j; T$ T) T) @
; t* ^6 ?6 C2 \" L
Japanese Ships
# l" }3 B! I x( W" CCL Oi, Shell hits 3
" C" P# U6 e A6 M. P4 T# Z/ JDD Tamanami 0 y" M s7 R9 H2 u- q9 d
DD Onami, Shell hits 3 0 [( X/ B# J( U0 \! W s9 t& Z3 }
DD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: ^9 D& M' _4 R/ D9 kDD Hayanami, Shell hits 1
. \( D2 q) u6 V3 R: ?DD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire $ _+ n! ?0 O5 u- T
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 2 ; [* e4 l) a, e0 x3 a
DD Hatsukaze 4 g" z: F) d; X* s4 ^9 N: ~( _
% Y; G ^$ A. w& g# h6 o$ \Allied Ships
1 K Z8 E" H, B% T6 h5 a+ b9 S2 KDD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
! a3 V7 K9 ]5 _4 E4 ?DD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage : I0 f8 U \$ M2 \3 U
DD Hoel, Shell hits 1 {/ |6 Q: e( V# p1 {: t4 W$ F
DD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire 6 S9 X2 w m! ?: n6 q( |3 S) _- i
DD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 4 y6 Q9 O* V, `/ g. K! i8 U
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
. f B6 o1 I ?9 h( | E2 jDD Renshaw
2 [/ x) C0 d3 FDD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
' Q( ~% F2 L& bDD Stack 4 ]0 ]% o1 t& O5 Y
DD Wilson
) ^' G) @/ T% ~6 O7 E9 HDD Hatfield
b9 G8 U7 g. a$ [' p
6 G4 |' Q; h- \7 t-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 u# ~* u' U" Y/ {
Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 3 k* J$ j/ j6 S* ]' _/ g
$ Z$ ^( W) m3 s( n9 `
Japanese Ships
% G& ]5 v1 m( y2 ~9 WBB Hiei
2 |; O5 Z0 D- c$ V5 N& ]& ^& TBB Kirishima
6 `, U/ U2 Y4 L8 z) f8 R8 }$ @CA Aoba
- l# r, ]* V0 J5 g+ `% n3 ZDD Akizuki
" E8 G+ W+ C0 C( D* S( |% T }DD Teruzuki
+ e# x4 X! S8 G6 J6 W, j$ zDD Amagiri 4 X3 z2 w6 F2 x( Q9 k. ~$ T: h1 ]
DD Hayate , L8 L- I2 `! R7 G" p
DD Yakaze , H* D- H; ~- H- ]9 j
DD Numakaze
0 @* p% {4 r3 j$ T; p8 Q$ W- C6 v( p" F6 T2 ?: t$ e
Allied Ships
% N# A" O: a8 mPT PT-129 # ?/ o; Z9 u& [# a' W0 k
PT PT-130 : L" D1 f, k; ~' S$ g9 ?6 ?
PT PT-131
2 d6 T0 O8 q z! Z- G* \PT PT-132
9 E; C# v/ E w% ?8 tPT PT-133 8 [ H8 x% j5 S# q a0 Z
PT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
0 E2 L% x, `! p$ o3 ^4 kPT PT-135 ; M8 G* B7 V( e$ E7 ]
PT PT-136 ' A( c6 }0 X4 l* v9 Z1 S
& n6 |) M9 U1 ~0 f! s8 \% \% }
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 [: u& E- k1 _& C
Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 - N: i) ]3 j; D# v) V, j7 I' O
6 c& i2 i) X; }1 S) q! ?
Japanese Ships 5 r3 B: G$ Z( d) d' `
BB Hiei z# H4 A+ o C* X) l; m# e& k
BB Kirishima - ^ ?% n: {4 f3 ?) r1 ]
CA Aoba
: r0 J M( _& U8 m1 ^DD Akizuki
; \; y+ J- C F- U b" S l$ J, ?. XDD Teruzuki
( m; X e, a8 I/ \6 H! KDD Amagiri * N8 U, c: C$ \: W
DD Hayate ! f+ U) \; j. [* C
DD Yakaze
. Z4 {& G' }8 FDD Numakaze
7 P% a; @1 X$ N0 G m2 V! T* Q Z" @; _9 e1 j( j
Allied Ships " Q1 H2 y `3 L+ Z, s
AK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage 4 P& |& _% b9 L) h
AK Francisco Coronado
! Z8 f ]5 ^. g9 V! Y9 _( qAK John C. Calhoun, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
0 \( v2 B9 x4 X3 @& |1 _, D% g* i& R; B! I7 E5 E
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- , Y0 T* q. }1 F0 Z8 o
Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
$ U8 A9 u+ ?. l. y/ o c" m' Q3 `6 h) l' i' v1 [
Japanese Ships " g0 N+ a& G L" }% w- b
BB Hiei # {8 d4 S. i5 o- y K/ q
BB Kirishima * n* r% U6 ]2 e
CA Aoba
9 [" D; M* B* y: `' P ^: o% U' {DD Akizuki
$ Z3 f$ F7 x1 Q+ X6 G' F {1 BDD Teruzuki ) G P* _0 o( n. d2 e
DD Amagiri
: J% [6 z, h9 R4 fDD Hayate - Y, h" F u& _* j$ Z1 u7 _% c
DD Yakaze
4 |: R- Q3 `6 k6 v% ^$ {8 oDD Numakaze & j% i# c& z/ h- c
; ]. h+ X% T$ _Allied Ships
8 s- }1 `( k% B7 f; ~SC SC-1063 9 d8 X! J# b. m8 \% P
AK Floyd B. Olson
+ f* m7 ^9 H. ^6 X; |AK Stephen H. Long
8 C( x2 y' F$ {9 y: I) D3 a! z$ BAK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1
1 e4 O& F H2 A( |8 _3 @! uAK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2 ) k) ~- w& j. @
AK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ( a( N- G2 D7 o: E9 |0 a5 A3 U1 [; P
* R5 K: S8 G# u( {& J" m0 EAllied ground losses: * v3 J2 T* u9 J, }4 V0 j
26 casualties reported
$ B3 h% B+ L5 V- a- Q0 x' D3 V+ dVehicles lost 2
" e. O( ?* e. j
6 g' j) X4 N+ w: h$ d3 @& R: N-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ( v2 |- O: O9 _0 W/ k$ k. m4 m
Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 $ W7 d% A2 J- p& u! J
; j f$ {0 s/ E7 U6 Q
Japanese Ships 4 O0 v6 v ?0 t7 r9 p( ]
CL Oi
, I* P5 m: `, F+ r; ]! WDD Tamanami, Shell hits 2 / @( ]# {; U5 n% \' y; h
DD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire % Q9 x% F; u/ k4 ]6 |3 ?1 Q% H
DD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk - U% M( j% k7 f6 Y
DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage # p- m) x: ^: L
DD Hamanami, on fire 9 i" [: L8 B3 |& }
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 3 8 b1 R- j, I8 k8 n3 N0 F
DD Hatsukaze " A; G* l& u1 Z( H; E- Y) C. m
! P( y" F& T8 v/ C0 I
Allied Ships
( r0 A. @3 I) y) y" QPT PT-456
) b I# ^; R6 m: h) h# mPT PT-457
# @% g3 x( J P! n8 tPT PT-458
) \: A7 w7 I' t9 F- `PT PT-459 7 K: ~+ i2 K! V2 H- \! j: r7 \' _: g6 i
PT PT-460 ' L, r' X9 M" E8 W5 {
PT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk 0 j5 O" m- i- [0 B+ f) s
PT PT-488 4 Z5 c; b& q. Q* d$ K
PT PT-489 9 H! v$ s1 S# ?/ z+ i! t# z
PT PT-490 * [. y' K9 y5 t0 A& R
PT PT-491
' d% e) t7 M. \- ?" N% [$ x6 SPT PT-492
2 \5 r0 p+ i- r, ?* N5 |; jPT PT-493
' \$ w1 j5 u K9 B ~
& t$ j$ @- Y* l/ V-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $ h8 k/ p$ Q8 I0 G5 z' {$ t) M- w
Naval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80 0 L8 O$ J6 o5 X9 x5 v* p8 o
! @* p9 V5 X5 X, K* s( g6 ~6 oJapanese Ships
8 Z, v7 ^' u/ |. l' j% y. TCA Aoba
$ P+ h! g4 V. m& s# B( RBB Kirishima
5 ?& ?/ G6 T* \BB Hiei W3 `% R. ?, \
' w, Y" O. |. |, j; G0 ?* Q, ]Allied ground losses: j/ z2 e# Z- B2 o2 a6 t
218 casualties reported & s A4 o5 H% n, M0 j
Guns lost 5 |