2月13日夜间
6 I" h7 H& O8 y) `, m7 j3 R. F) _日军舰队突入爱塔佩滩头8 _' E" B, O2 L0 q# Z- f9 F$ ~+ i
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5 B7 a% N X9 R! k0 c8 f# l+ ONight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships
& D5 O0 y6 E1 T6 Q2 S6 vCA Myoko, Shell hits 1 + N- ?: P. |* E" g
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
- y0 ~4 R- K( Y7 X$ q- j9 C; zCL Yubari * |* @5 {6 L! g0 P& S
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2
}$ E* |+ W6 V$ v6 O# s/ FDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire . Y7 e, q0 n. d! Y
DD Urakaze . }6 ?2 Z2 r/ [, `& W
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
" ?. o1 t9 E9 P0 X. L+ R1 K2 bDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire 7 M( q6 _% A+ y7 ^+ A2 ?0 H
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
' I. I. \, v T @7 t+ Z% _3 \1 d( WDD Shinonome
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Allied Ships 7 w. G; Y$ i' G
DD Hazelwood
6 ^ t) ^4 A; ~# f! |DD Hickox
# w& l+ [$ r2 y* l2 m. v* GDD Hoel
1 Q! h E6 {4 DDD Hunt
$ X$ s* \3 l+ E+ N+ [, G) }DD Mullany
4 z8 q% N0 x) u: J6 q% M# }DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1
/ H: @$ a/ O4 {3 F* }DD Renshaw
# l' J" V* l5 l$ i$ k3 wDD Wickes
5 o8 H. e2 A) rDD Stack
) p' F( U: D6 y& A- t$ FDD Wilson 6 B2 l5 b5 G' }9 z; T$ \8 S) _
DD Hatfield
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- K1 g2 f6 E2 [2 q, c) f, {Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 & [' C( A) n* L5 T3 f& j
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Japanese Ships
8 |1 M& O& d! Z% p8 \0 jCA Myoko, Shell hits 2
9 i' P: \- J+ k2 e/ @, e6 ?8 {CL Kitakami, Shell hits 3 7 {7 Q- W/ Z7 E: `. L
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1 * @% C; f& h W' {
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 4 8 W: {1 W# E5 F6 M
DD Hayashio, on fire 1 w7 J: t( e0 t- f' R' H
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 1 ( ^5 u/ D, n9 P
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 5 E# Z( Y# Y- `% h. _& c( E$ a
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage , v$ L/ n4 U% U- t# i. V; s; c4 Y
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 7 D8 [* t3 U! I0 s
DD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire 9 p( G5 S) Q! n1 F$ g( r1 ?$ k
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Allied Ships
+ W* a! f* ]' m& |) i7 c/ aDD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire Z2 ~/ B: B L
DD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire # M& f2 n C3 D+ g7 R( w5 \
DD Hoel
) H# p: _) \7 a3 p2 w% b8 Y oDD Hunt
+ R I6 ?% r7 j& U; `4 |DD Mullany, Shell hits 1 $ _# u" Q h8 o5 J- F
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3
7 e: A3 d, `" o% x# l7 ]DD Renshaw M+ }7 w: g$ m# m
DD Wickes : p$ X, F% ]: _
DD Stack
! D' b% u7 Y4 {- m9 VDD Wilson, Shell hits 1
' o7 W% v: T6 w' B7 q- ODD Hatfield - ?9 |0 t. G: J: e# u
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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CL Oi, Shell hits 3
; B, p+ l" @7 a% s, S8 F0 iDD Tamanami & j+ }% N! O N; k% s
DD Onami, Shell hits 3
- V) c/ ^1 J! ^* }8 K$ v, m3 G7 zDD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage * u8 [# T& a( w c, q' c& ~3 e
DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1 ! Z2 [# _2 i- F& g* N
DD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire
5 Z$ B! z2 ] M) [DD Asashimo, Shell hits 2 % c5 ]% `/ A! z9 X! \: Y& F
DD Hatsukaze 5 m) L' W, T+ O0 k) \( |
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Allied Ships
* \ x7 y7 Z0 D9 S' m3 rDD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
* L2 I5 Z% E7 O* T/ q2 YDD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
) T; R5 Q# d1 `; D2 G0 XDD Hoel, Shell hits 1
7 @! Q6 @1 ?3 i$ g/ TDD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire
5 z' q& N( a; @( EDD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire / G; C. W" N5 ~4 q. k) d6 Y
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
( w! Y9 Y& t9 o& D$ yDD Renshaw 9 |) ^3 Y4 P3 r8 H. S& F
DD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk ' w/ \. N7 C; b& b9 F) j
DD Stack
! o6 C! L# k* ~7 E, E0 M) {8 X* S: YDD Wilson 3 L7 @3 g, A9 O( q
DD Hatfield ( x$ N/ {) g& g6 i
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; C$ Q6 ?. c ?- }2 lNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 * B w! j% Q0 i2 p# E I) \* J
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Japanese Ships
- _* H5 w) h! HBB Hiei 6 j! g4 N# ^; z% Y- S( N# W
BB Kirishima 3 T u0 R: R, G/ p+ G9 j6 x' g/ h
CA Aoba
2 s! c! d8 t* i! M6 v2 SDD Akizuki
1 d: D& ^* d5 o7 S; J( e' \- PDD Teruzuki
: D. N! s0 Y0 J/ y8 QDD Amagiri + F' e" u! k" f3 V8 F) o. K
DD Hayate 0 h6 t- _% `) f3 d
DD Yakaze
2 [3 J7 a/ g. E ]7 l5 N2 ~6 bDD Numakaze
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Allied Ships
/ u, ?5 Q/ s1 ?3 ePT PT-129 7 @& d5 b, @4 w$ \4 K$ `
PT PT-130 , j1 z- e" X' e9 C/ B* ]8 W
PT PT-131
8 t9 S- B4 Y5 x$ P5 iPT PT-132 * R' E6 G' @. x, x0 ~% g& J
PT PT-133
2 n" t$ L5 j% U5 EPT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk 9 p6 Z- z$ F" @ ]- l. b
PT PT-135
* N4 ^$ P" K4 |PT PT-136
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: {$ I. d& ^! }/ l: f9 k. h- R9 xNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships
& U2 X& Q! c t: j/ sBB Hiei 9 _1 h' l! Y8 h9 `# z) ]
BB Kirishima
9 Q( R& @6 N% t1 _ ZCA Aoba 3 R t9 M) o% z0 b
DD Akizuki
1 K) {( \9 l: q0 [5 H1 ]+ `7 I8 y2 }DD Teruzuki
' y9 v, {5 e/ R7 `DD Amagiri
; ?, N' D3 P. Y) G1 ODD Hayate
5 `! d5 N# q+ C& cDD Yakaze
( O- S" i2 z4 y& I# V. f; R6 tDD Numakaze / j4 {( k4 c& t( A$ s6 c9 W
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Allied Ships
9 y6 \7 ]9 P, e6 Q$ Z/ i2 K+ oAK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
& x8 U) T; N* z2 @AK Francisco Coronado
% s! B1 E6 U0 M9 a# VAK John C. Calhoun, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 / s- I% j! A5 I4 c, j6 v7 R
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BB Hiei
$ u8 D' o$ Z0 P9 |0 \2 `BB Kirishima ' H" J+ k, _7 h- V7 W: C
CA Aoba
2 T6 A' o$ e' p$ \DD Akizuki
$ M7 ~! Y l( q% b5 j/ a' r. bDD Teruzuki
' ]1 z# x) y! j. }DD Amagiri 4 B) ^( ?* E" x; K4 _
DD Hayate 5 U5 Q" T5 b* e/ F* ]. c; z% C
DD Yakaze
0 d; Z$ Y- T' c3 X3 lDD Numakaze 2 m$ _7 G- t% v# P# Q# z" e$ b
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Allied Ships 5 w3 ~3 G- A/ u7 L% N. ^8 w
SC SC-1063
4 ?0 Q* `0 _2 U& |AK Floyd B. Olson
3 T% ^6 l0 I. s+ L1 Y6 x0 G* }! cAK Stephen H. Long 5 [( w1 {3 C$ n7 @
AK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1 7 D4 c. q1 n' S* |6 U9 I
AK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2 ( N F- ~& S1 G+ R# o
AK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses:
A& \8 W- a$ j4 m9 C) ]+ {8 p( L26 casualties reported 2 l8 }8 a7 q6 f9 M
Vehicles lost 2 1 J2 _2 e+ u2 R5 W# L- \
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5 y- d8 Q# W. RDD Tamanami, Shell hits 2 . T3 M3 V, J& q: e8 }; n4 T
DD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire
4 c2 p' `6 U3 H: Z! j. pDD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
# l( x$ w; o# V% fDD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage $ U% s# b3 y% d; c, G1 X: Y
DD Hamanami, on fire
0 s: F6 M3 h2 V' }) q+ V& QDD Asashimo, Shell hits 3
, X9 a: @+ W: v$ z. B- z7 y) HDD Hatsukaze
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$ {6 E# G6 @. _0 Q: Q; b" r1 qAllied Ships
3 N8 Y+ p# F% o, Z! @, A# oPT PT-456 0 r! q* ]$ z7 w6 I3 N
PT PT-457
% Q; K# [/ Z" j- r& m! H* t, mPT PT-458 & o6 w A+ v J2 t, V; ?: q! n- r ^
PT PT-459
- [ w# B% w) z( `. E8 V$ K5 ]PT PT-460
- s a$ E2 D0 g$ x' IPT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
1 _ n% S+ [; ~% O- R7 u: J! dPT PT-488 2 J* e: H# Y; [! M
PT PT-489 , g; }; E1 Z+ A
PT PT-490
, V2 a. R3 \; q+ w: W* m' }- FPT PT-491 : R- n/ W% e ? G6 {. U
PT PT-492 9 G4 ^5 r3 ?3 v- v6 Z+ _
PT PT-493
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Naval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80 ' D% v0 P+ p1 D4 U( N2 j/ l
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Japanese Ships $ Z& O3 S- h7 ?
CA Aoba ( H/ ^, T3 C0 T/ g l
BB Kirishima
9 a( G0 A9 a$ CBB Hiei
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5 [& M' F' T- H2 N# @Allied ground losses: 9 {* F. A3 E7 O- o/ s% W
218 casualties reported
8 w( L: y M& y) t5 D3 @' zGuns lost 5 |