2月13日夜间
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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* c6 c2 G8 z) {# o& bJapanese Ships : X+ z3 v# x: R$ e$ o. ?8 ?
CA Myoko, Shell hits 1 8 G4 o9 x- A% L- {. a2 J) z
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1 ' O X# Z: D5 u/ t* U* C
CL Yubari
7 V# a9 }( M# ~! `8 E0 g/ FDD Natsushio, Shell hits 2
. q1 n) K- N/ j' ADD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire
' u- M" f& J; i( lDD Urakaze ) L3 u; u1 ~! y9 s# @8 e
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 0 [& l$ R# q; R& ?2 [
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire , D: w [# }: k* P- p' \
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire , N8 R1 h( @8 y; ^, x c
DD Shinonome 2 i8 M: q* |5 o0 c1 _6 M7 l
7 T! D _ ?; O& M) K- O. ?Allied Ships
) E& \' l1 I% `9 E8 o8 d3 sDD Hazelwood * @ ? g- D, z- v% T5 m, I
DD Hickox * K& G* w: s% J7 ~ ^
DD Hoel
l6 e* k3 B S9 Y6 cDD Hunt
# X: b. w! j5 w2 vDD Mullany
7 _1 |5 p: F' z/ _3 iDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1 * Z- K1 b+ T- @9 N" V
DD Renshaw
# E* Y9 k& ]' v! {. vDD Wickes : @% a/ v' U$ c5 n" S# q
DD Stack
, `. I$ J) B* g& C7 D7 y9 T8 e4 x+ kDD Wilson ; x" O2 }1 e( C$ u; f
DD Hatfield / X a2 X& L3 l2 l4 `0 a( U! z
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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CA Myoko, Shell hits 2
: B n& G4 | k7 M- b2 {CL Kitakami, Shell hits 3 ) f3 U0 A# c" A- Y8 s
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1 " g( [# @% s0 Z& m5 @
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 4 7 I& ~8 I$ S ?0 t' E9 ]. m
DD Hayashio, on fire - R1 y* C! t, l7 ?4 L
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 1
' x! }$ s( M9 xDD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
, f' z# q0 {- |% |5 w* @DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage % m! Z( {8 x) o
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
6 Z1 U' I- @: W; x8 gDD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire
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Allied Ships
* b: v) @' d2 Q1 J! U( C6 ^DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire , Q1 U7 F; a% Z
DD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
q+ j3 n! {" f8 W7 P4 }1 f* ADD Hoel ; h- N/ c) L# Q( `& C8 x
DD Hunt
. @4 O- i! F* rDD Mullany, Shell hits 1 % ?. e: p& X4 @+ ]/ r
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3
% G$ C1 [3 W: q/ z+ u! DDD Renshaw : g2 Q n! g5 N9 R) [. V! W/ o
DD Wickes
* ]' e& w5 Q) I" F/ Q2 {3 Z: H0 ~DD Stack 5 H3 s" [/ t# i1 p \
DD Wilson, Shell hits 1 / i, o' J0 U$ X- u$ @
DD Hatfield
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 - L! C4 f: L' c8 ]7 C8 c
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c2 N" p9 q' E7 i, A' P& \CL Oi, Shell hits 3
/ o8 z" r1 f2 f( [+ u: |1 ]DD Tamanami
: g) s' L* y& q( `* N- QDD Onami, Shell hits 3
# `2 `: m2 Q4 D: j7 kDD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ M2 X: `. [8 L2 l" |) i" xDD Hayanami, Shell hits 1
% F) I+ _8 J; B/ {: L" N+ E! G/ e9 ADD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire
, Z: q2 g* N/ |* c* U% ~7 A# VDD Asashimo, Shell hits 2 & [/ @/ R+ k L! b. F
DD Hatsukaze + t1 o y% o1 q
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Allied Ships
7 l# l3 V) i1 u9 q. K5 R+ eDD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire " o8 m: ~+ e; p' w& \
DD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
5 u: y# f1 z) [" D0 zDD Hoel, Shell hits 1
9 n' L4 v6 O- k) f/ Z: \: W7 y) c) q' GDD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire : {; V" t9 r3 E: t
DD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire ' O, K# M% `! e) `
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage * s! c/ |# s0 F6 b8 M3 h) `
DD Renshaw
7 h: F! z! _( h; v' |DD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk - P( }0 T4 F' K/ S O2 B! k; k) I5 f5 w
DD Stack
; E% M( W1 D: C) @) H6 }. y3 u1 s; `DD Wilson " t$ s# `: ]& W/ e7 d. X. j8 f z; O
DD Hatfield : H& j' r! e; f, b ~5 D
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships # k3 c0 z0 K) a+ j! M: p E* g
BB Hiei 7 ]+ A% v. r/ v3 ~7 t3 B5 z7 s$ k. O
BB Kirishima
3 r$ G- M1 r/ ECA Aoba $ v" Z5 M' z2 R) a! B1 W1 x9 r
DD Akizuki
6 v5 A: a$ p, @2 H: t1 i N0 c2 SDD Teruzuki
8 H" k ]6 i3 v$ f2 f" [DD Amagiri 2 ]( ^/ d9 ~8 {% `$ d/ _, j
DD Hayate 1 {- r+ v2 [9 T5 o! B
DD Yakaze / v5 U. E5 e" g6 N; ^# b1 W! `
DD Numakaze
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Allied Ships
1 ]) i+ x3 m" [" r- z1 S& I' PPT PT-129
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- j/ O- ?) n2 V& G, ^PT PT-131
& w+ P2 J, N2 E) l4 K$ e: p/ JPT PT-132
. V+ [3 M6 P8 L; Z! j# ]% |# BPT PT-133 % @' p l( y) G+ B1 E9 i
PT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk & C! J1 w+ d9 D# c {% L" r/ N
PT PT-135 2 T+ M; C2 K. A8 \! g/ m$ |
PT PT-136
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}; i6 N5 ] r& h% RNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 7 d- v9 [, K4 E; u1 m
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Japanese Ships
, W0 H8 T1 a& S XBB Hiei
3 x K" G4 h! N. A+ z4 HBB Kirishima . N3 ?. ^+ X$ {% z1 O
CA Aoba
8 U& ]+ t* F: GDD Akizuki
& X% y. A& u- \& a1 z# @+ j6 R: }2 xDD Teruzuki
9 A- M4 w0 s* Y0 w- l: n3 g3 {DD Amagiri 6 Q0 z7 v, a R% g
DD Hayate
5 Y7 n) i* t \& r( \DD Yakaze
8 J5 D% ]$ }& ~& \4 MDD Numakaze
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, A; p6 T: X( C, Y0 k2 HAK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage ( T" U2 l/ j: h7 ^
AK Francisco Coronado
3 h' b/ A& W5 s% z& CAK John C. Calhoun, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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( | |/ p8 e# \, }Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 # _( \" O" p! s b# i: V% n2 ^
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BB Hiei o" U. U- M. F0 X) q1 n4 C! z
BB Kirishima ) c+ ]" Z1 ]' S. h6 x3 I
CA Aoba
1 ?* P' N% I3 m' XDD Akizuki 8 s; a/ f2 O, Q0 s/ c8 e2 S
DD Teruzuki
" ?+ t" _2 w. y7 s, J3 M3 GDD Amagiri
, k: ?- w/ D' U, j4 Z. j E v. xDD Hayate ! G) E2 {" w4 {2 L/ Y& l
DD Yakaze + O w0 E, o$ }7 g& H) A# p
DD Numakaze : q3 R* U! m+ l, I! w( X8 v4 w
( `$ |, J& I" }$ l$ m5 g: uAllied Ships ! I* x) J5 i5 u- j
SC SC-1063 d6 K* J" h6 f
AK Floyd B. Olson
, O2 `; Q$ e$ L9 [3 n$ e+ nAK Stephen H. Long
9 E* G7 i5 X4 l, \AK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1
N {" \& Y; o; yAK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2
& k. K1 t' T$ Z! q' i" b, ZAK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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/ X, u9 C" T* r& DAllied ground losses:
$ }8 R" W' t/ B9 r% q- I26 casualties reported . x3 M# k5 m+ H& M! g
Vehicles lost 2 $ H% m, j: i" [+ [2 A8 ~
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f/ Q; }' R2 I9 bNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 5 w8 e" t) p3 ]
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DD Tamanami, Shell hits 2 + Y" I! L: j2 i, B* K& g
DD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire \! Z: d) J7 k) Q$ i8 Q
DD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
! e8 U0 z) o5 o% O) E7 vDD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage , N) K2 A2 a3 o. R* T N1 t6 C
DD Hamanami, on fire 5 }3 W W C3 `8 D" {" G- T1 ?
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 3 1 i/ m" m2 S6 i5 Z& r q
DD Hatsukaze
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Allied Ships
$ L; Q2 [8 I! U! t' CPT PT-456 * i; `5 X9 g8 A; U0 P
PT PT-457 5 M- ~& s- A' P9 ~
PT PT-458
- [! f( A+ M+ d$ @( b6 C, d( DPT PT-459 0 N; |/ H C) A7 M) o) ^ V4 Z, ~
PT PT-460
% O4 G$ N, Y" S$ K2 w% zPT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk 7 R; G' B/ Z" Q m% p" q8 U
PT PT-488
2 K/ C5 k' P* ~% L" x( pPT PT-489
: J, N1 \* L3 @/ u8 rPT PT-490 2 C+ y0 m2 l" D8 ?& l) J
PT PT-491
; b7 N2 v6 N- Z+ G+ D4 \% T$ \PT PT-492
8 S% B+ i& y% Z' JPT PT-493
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5 `( u$ {8 E/ H* m2 CNaval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80
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Japanese Ships # j) i# ~+ b& n7 J6 e9 O
CA Aoba
; H$ j& A' g9 w4 ?: Q% m/ ABB Kirishima
8 }# a) x; B4 ~4 }6 A: F6 J7 JBB Hiei l: }; T3 c+ V6 t3 ?
4 t% z( j5 P2 J# mAllied ground losses:
# x V. o8 t7 _; B6 }, n- b! L- _218 casualties reported ; y; L' A$ T1 Z) k. j C$ N
Guns lost 5 |