2月13日夜间
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 ) g0 c3 D0 { j3 N+ x
4 L6 r$ t: b& R& w7 _- w2 sJapanese Ships
2 K: p7 [: ?6 z; W7 CCA Myoko, Shell hits 1 + s7 F: `5 R) m6 s6 `+ X
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
3 i0 N! n8 o( i8 x$ Z9 ?' u7 @2 FCL Yubari 6 Z- r- t% s: A# L! L
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2
5 Y% i2 f6 M! aDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire 8 f# V$ @$ P, T% Z; y _2 \/ l3 G
DD Urakaze
% w( N9 z. v0 \/ }, z7 T3 R% G% nDD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire $ _* Z" T' e4 I \8 b- c
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
. j8 A5 c$ p) G1 b$ \9 b/ xDD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire / C+ a6 L i9 ^! m% p( l9 H
DD Shinonome
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Allied Ships 6 ~& a ^% E6 L: M5 Q; A4 k% C
DD Hazelwood ! ]4 [+ B+ ~% a3 s
DD Hickox - j8 Z) P$ x I5 M s) l
DD Hoel 9 c% z( M+ B% z; s# O
DD Hunt
6 F, m2 u5 g ^6 [' tDD Mullany
* s, z& w u- p6 uDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1 ' ~9 L+ |4 I4 k, L4 Q/ c1 C9 F
DD Renshaw
" z7 x# z! n9 d9 h& @5 IDD Wickes 2 _7 _( y( L# b( b1 }7 D3 |
DD Stack
6 [& J/ b) q5 Q7 ]8 Z8 J$ s" tDD Wilson 8 T* B% V- H8 [# G. ?) O) O! R
DD Hatfield
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Japanese Ships B K- r7 K( ~) r u3 T5 X% F) s
CA Myoko, Shell hits 2
9 f$ z/ H; R8 y; E) qCL Kitakami, Shell hits 3
2 O# H5 N; _' m3 j0 A* ~+ hCL Yubari, Shell hits 1
) j% i& ?/ I" A# _DD Natsushio, Shell hits 4 : M/ d( D, N/ \- ~4 J1 l
DD Hayashio, on fire
" ?* o2 H8 A4 J" _1 MDD Urakaze, Shell hits 1 # Z- {( d0 i; s( z
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
8 E' @" ]( w' v4 rDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
+ x( [# n: O! U0 GDD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage \ z, Q: f7 O% T+ F7 `) E
DD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire 4 a: y8 I& u$ h( x
% [- r0 D5 p" d' ~Allied Ships 8 ]0 W! ?; l5 K3 [5 \2 o7 S, Z
DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
! ?" [. {! p/ ZDD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
, [: J! a. K: h5 t; k8 `DD Hoel
9 o3 V3 W- j4 A# ?+ C/ K$ DDD Hunt , m6 m* B3 g: ^, W
DD Mullany, Shell hits 1 0 {; Q$ O, w8 b
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3
7 ?4 ~1 @& S& l X) CDD Renshaw
$ \4 F9 u) B+ L$ V* W: CDD Wickes : M# i' m8 t6 q4 }0 M
DD Stack
6 V) H, z" d* k0 \4 y" CDD Wilson, Shell hits 1
- k) J' n4 g+ c/ p8 b1 l% F, k4 wDD Hatfield 4 ?2 y. X; v3 w7 N) u) O! A
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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CL Oi, Shell hits 3
# ^+ N9 h6 a& s# U B0 hDD Tamanami
+ Z7 \) s6 O* UDD Onami, Shell hits 3 u& J- _3 e: j2 e" O+ _
DD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 4 j- t, ?3 G" o
DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1
2 L2 I% m' x1 W; Y2 vDD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire
}4 b, K$ w6 m" kDD Asashimo, Shell hits 2
) _ @, ] R3 \& B' y8 zDD Hatsukaze
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Allied Ships $ k r+ c7 }3 a# z; A
DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire ) l: Y; Z, Q( ?
DD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
8 r5 b6 u+ i( N: |7 ~, zDD Hoel, Shell hits 1
7 J$ J- I! F( X4 L2 dDD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire 6 b3 Y. c6 V5 I/ A a! v
DD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire _- K$ H4 u) Y
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
( e; O5 v) M" b! r/ SDD Renshaw ) n$ c1 \- f8 q, @; n( @
DD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk . i0 ]/ i/ U) k( M
DD Stack ! T+ b/ {# }4 x
DD Wilson
0 R4 K/ p- s$ g$ F1 [DD Hatfield - W, U6 G6 @5 x7 p7 G
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BB Hiei
% K) N7 R) s! {) r9 n4 zBB Kirishima % {" G) B8 e' Y
CA Aoba
) U9 U u+ ]. N: h+ @7 G# jDD Akizuki - a# W( [9 ^! c& T/ s2 N
DD Teruzuki
! `4 q* o& K" h9 ODD Amagiri 9 B% S* L/ @3 U4 O+ }
DD Hayate . I; p# ?2 b5 P' y3 R3 z
DD Yakaze
6 q" M, ~2 a4 w4 J! ^ H( eDD Numakaze 5 O% o0 A- L A/ a# y
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Allied Ships
) o; ?( ~" W) c9 P7 u CPT PT-129 2 p4 {1 X( D, k
PT PT-130 + c( t. ?: m2 \9 ?1 O6 x7 h
PT PT-131 / B# A/ h S2 ]6 S2 {# ]
PT PT-132
: [2 G* I( V- o: l. \" {PT PT-133 ' M' V/ @& n& x9 a, Q9 o
PT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
! U. I4 E" D& a1 y" zPT PT-135 " P1 x4 c6 h' L
PT PT-136 + J* y+ J% f3 Q, n' N$ b; i
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Japanese Ships
3 G8 T5 d! T) g. HBB Hiei # G6 H, `0 ?6 {( y0 s( T l4 t- a! T
BB Kirishima ; G1 C! W- S, _5 c t
CA Aoba
$ f7 z2 b- ]; g$ yDD Akizuki
# ~1 U2 N% L2 g* j* PDD Teruzuki
, [$ Z9 T+ Y" w0 S" ADD Amagiri $ j6 s2 ^' D4 ]4 i4 v4 n7 m
DD Hayate 5 N' f; x7 | |2 C' D* _
DD Yakaze
3 \4 S: D; T G% kDD Numakaze 9 u W% p! u9 {4 W$ [& G
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Allied Ships " m+ I( [1 p1 U/ ?
AK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage 5 |1 }3 i1 w) o% C+ X5 R/ B
AK Francisco Coronado + l0 y& l; L9 D$ h0 U" A
AK John C. Calhoun, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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! K$ U0 s0 v6 [) `% ENight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships
( |3 C6 w* h# C1 MBB Hiei 2 E+ n/ N2 @% W4 Q9 t
BB Kirishima " V0 g0 y6 B4 P9 e3 ~
CA Aoba
8 b/ v/ O5 ?1 u1 j6 h9 }DD Akizuki : p. j! `& J, s, H" ]2 |4 ?
DD Teruzuki
; x4 b2 S; u( w6 H: Y; O4 qDD Amagiri & x' I+ V5 {8 x
DD Hayate : M: {0 a" E* S( p
DD Yakaze
# I$ ~: L' ~" ?$ X+ N: YDD Numakaze
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Allied Ships
5 S' G4 ?/ s# cSC SC-1063 7 @" |5 C( \- C5 S
AK Floyd B. Olson 0 G9 g) P! S( f1 a$ T, E, j
AK Stephen H. Long * {' H X5 a" v2 [
AK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1
+ J: D4 U7 b. @% R( ~' u) r* B5 oAK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2
/ [4 Z) a. l! ?: IAK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage . N2 V- ~3 T( F% l7 v. B
6 g, P( R1 \; m" M0 @+ qAllied ground losses: 8 l- s; C0 Q) i8 C7 U
26 casualties reported " V' s* i: w4 S4 A9 B
Vehicles lost 2 2 ~1 W" M+ M+ t5 V; g3 P* s
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 2 U# H9 [: l& H6 l+ d1 g" E
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Japanese Ships
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DD Tamanami, Shell hits 2 0 [7 D" ?3 @) d9 |( B5 |% ?
DD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire * s) P8 G7 Y, T0 p) H) J5 E
DD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
0 I4 B' ^& W% H( _! X, [0 w1 ADD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage * O* ?) Y2 F8 k; D# B
DD Hamanami, on fire % x' c+ P+ S/ C! n
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 3 + a2 Z: F" |/ h4 t# @5 n
DD Hatsukaze
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Allied Ships ' W, m9 `1 j# f" N. ?' p: `+ w7 n
PT PT-456
Y' h# q% v2 i% {PT PT-457
/ G1 X2 Z9 ~9 K" k2 H- g: `PT PT-458
. V1 b& [5 s) G P7 PPT PT-459
$ |3 Y% B f* q$ K7 ]PT PT-460
1 Y3 u7 ?/ N4 b: [* b/ HPT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
8 k3 b2 S3 i2 @: t6 L( R, FPT PT-488
G; W- p( b+ k) ~3 l* j7 _PT PT-489
9 @8 O* [0 w1 ?. m$ Z! Q& BPT PT-490 4 @* n* q: T9 t; u
PT PT-491 5 H! W" ~! m& C0 b* e4 h
PT PT-492 5 d5 t/ @; X0 l
PT PT-493 * \+ E* B9 D0 P( ^8 k8 b* U
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8 ~2 e4 N7 I. ^( O6 \! kNaval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80
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Japanese Ships , s }) T- j7 _) ~' Q
CA Aoba - m0 g7 B3 h& W
BB Kirishima 8 g& x8 y1 b& I3 U( E) D
BB Hiei `# I4 @2 H. W* v* F
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Allied ground losses: 0 L; ?1 }/ {) ~; ]
218 casualties reported 1 ]* I" h' T( J% b& o
Guns lost 5 |