2月13日夜间
# F) a5 ]6 \( p, `. y日军舰队突入爱塔佩滩头
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& }- w6 I( ~* Y/ pNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 8 Y, }, C5 f" }
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Japanese Ships
% y x& b. e$ F3 P ECA Myoko, Shell hits 1
I& y! ~. r5 H3 ZCL Kitakami, Shell hits 1 # e: R2 J3 X1 J# p3 \- w9 R
CL Yubari . I6 {1 o* B+ b. p/ I- g
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2
" B$ S) j+ J3 ^* W Z3 d6 Y" ?' XDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire
' C3 D, d; z/ e& UDD Urakaze / l5 e0 @' l$ x8 Z
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
- P7 M# q X8 @ g$ [& Y9 e! aDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
5 w) y' {* H0 Z( ~DD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
1 N" R3 `1 `4 B* x6 lDD Shinonome
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. J# A/ k1 j8 s+ AAllied Ships : C0 ~% N1 C3 ~0 m4 W1 G1 e9 m
DD Hazelwood
: ?8 a! T( H* c, o7 IDD Hickox 7 O/ q& _' ` ^0 ^) R$ d# }3 W/ ?
DD Hoel
( ` T) I. j- c# o, _$ H$ SDD Hunt
$ u3 x2 j) L: q g: g- Q$ ~DD Mullany * h% n4 j; W6 H; N- A# w
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1
5 b, {; i& r9 x: X4 n5 A1 Y* _* GDD Renshaw
. d4 B- e0 [5 ~: \4 T& WDD Wickes
0 g$ I% l8 Y# \2 H M YDD Stack ( {6 H, ^& K7 h" ?
DD Wilson 0 a# C3 g7 I3 ^, L, W
DD Hatfield
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0 r+ s2 Q' m1 kNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 2 G) A; U% r( | ?
0 c0 R, L) Z( J RJapanese Ships - P! V. A1 g+ F- b2 K) s0 z
CA Myoko, Shell hits 2 7 ^! r, }8 f* `( |- ^2 b6 n
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 3 ! z3 q, Q% J* ~% W q
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1
n& h5 [# y: L/ X; h o q+ g& w1 IDD Natsushio, Shell hits 4
/ E7 P6 e' f" P5 n$ N# RDD Hayashio, on fire y3 j. [5 \0 r9 c9 M
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 1 / G. }# J; c2 G
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
/ O) z& ~& L- E \' Q- i' tDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
2 M4 V7 r7 @ W9 O6 z3 E @) T) ^DD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 9 h: N" e! p3 l+ [1 j! c# |: F m
DD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire 6 _: W, c+ z3 S0 l" z u& N
/ Q0 l8 G" w/ t; S2 YAllied Ships
9 h8 u! n* L. Y- N+ FDD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
; A) E6 z: H6 O* lDD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 4 D! H6 Z V: G- q N4 O
DD Hoel
. N1 c' L7 |+ D$ bDD Hunt 4 l K) Q. m0 [' p
DD Mullany, Shell hits 1 8 P$ H: B1 S. W; s- C0 `
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3
# _1 p# t0 g' Z+ ZDD Renshaw u$ b: |/ [* L c8 o! s/ E" ^
DD Wickes ! ~, M& X% i0 ^
DD Stack
. U) {: v- M2 n; s& \" GDD Wilson, Shell hits 1 6 R q$ B& @8 l- o( w1 I, }
DD Hatfield $ p& i3 f P( x2 E. B8 \+ j7 ]
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 / y/ L+ \5 j1 l( M
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CL Oi, Shell hits 3 ! Y Z" M# ] o* N' ^* M
DD Tamanami 7 }1 h/ o; G |; u
DD Onami, Shell hits 3 ) b. f4 k' U" z: ~
DD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: j0 |- t5 |9 p$ Q' X9 KDD Hayanami, Shell hits 1 9 U+ v# D/ N4 k1 r; G
DD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire
; s3 V6 F: E: v/ d4 ]% x8 X6 DDD Asashimo, Shell hits 2 : t" B( a% X h: n% L
DD Hatsukaze B& P* _& q* D7 t$ \% I
! Y6 w6 _: w0 B& wAllied Ships
4 \8 c. z- l" G# |0 s* VDD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire 7 g5 P) r# @% c; G# D
DD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
5 r3 m: g7 j$ O0 j! B( F% y p0 |DD Hoel, Shell hits 1
" [3 X" o, ?( { t; KDD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire
1 S4 `2 u* Q5 ^DD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
G; ^0 a' H' \; ]6 `7 {4 |" @DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
1 B0 b1 E5 G4 aDD Renshaw
2 w1 U. X3 n& k8 c6 T' E* bDD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk 5 _8 i' U3 S: |8 y) ?) w% i; ?2 u
DD Stack ( I7 Y4 C! S* b4 V
DD Wilson / ^/ B) {7 U j& @8 I$ E' I! o! j0 x' w
DD Hatfield 3 W9 V- L9 C3 h; m! J1 k
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 ' g; a& @7 I& h. y2 o2 z" w7 U `
# x. D4 X9 Y' vJapanese Ships
: T3 | u w5 g8 x7 ?: ~0 P2 E6 [BB Hiei " G7 r' X6 S/ v9 k0 p
BB Kirishima
8 L5 }# T4 F1 uCA Aoba
$ m6 p$ ?& |% C" N0 d3 c; n3 hDD Akizuki
3 }% R, Z2 D/ sDD Teruzuki
5 _* ?, [6 L# ]DD Amagiri
/ r4 \2 \+ Y% CDD Hayate ) W9 X: ~2 m; j" I/ V
DD Yakaze
N$ x6 L( x; V4 bDD Numakaze ' }) `# j, I, Z7 H o6 f5 `
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Allied Ships % F" c# X6 L9 d) d7 ^4 l
PT PT-129 ' G# j1 S* r2 U3 ]" B
PT PT-130 4 s4 q. ?* |( t o G8 d. E0 G/ Z$ ]
PT PT-131
$ Y+ ]* C* t$ n5 j" H& S0 aPT PT-132
5 D, v2 K4 B H! z$ E4 NPT PT-133 $ \' [5 u" {' }
PT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk ( Y1 C* p6 p ]! h
PT PT-135 9 `) j) X5 M8 s* i# b. S6 {4 L, L
PT PT-136 2 _9 n7 e5 X) k; }
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2 X4 y7 b- W% l; G* S* T4 HJapanese Ships 2 l/ K( T$ L: h G& w$ u, i
BB Hiei
( z; y% r) X6 |& ~BB Kirishima
4 W* v, v( _1 J- y/ I- B$ mCA Aoba
! U4 q/ P3 a5 x6 [DD Akizuki
/ B. H7 _( R# {* G; i$ {0 W/ z8 yDD Teruzuki
, w! W4 w' g2 _- V, Z+ [DD Amagiri
4 i, z* E; b$ UDD Hayate
/ r$ I4 C) j* a) i- r( U/ CDD Yakaze $ C7 F$ _! Y1 P3 f. r
DD Numakaze
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Allied Ships $ B: u6 |" e$ i* V, Y/ N
AK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage $ c9 k# v5 a7 i/ {) B1 q6 G- c( h
AK Francisco Coronado
6 r; M, b: Q, o% jAK John C. Calhoun, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 7 {! F! ]0 M p9 z, }# |
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 ! n" q3 n* r7 x8 v8 T& o5 n
1 _4 D0 P" S, ^( S- gJapanese Ships 6 [7 E! a! T/ k" h5 n6 I1 Q x) P' D
BB Hiei
8 e, o. ^( U( e5 ABB Kirishima 1 S$ e* k2 G& h* K; L; e f9 F
CA Aoba + y' a0 L! T5 S( V' }/ D( S* U
DD Akizuki
/ T% B# w6 w; S; A% E* x, ^DD Teruzuki
: V5 y9 [2 _* w2 E: cDD Amagiri
: i; \( R( C7 ^9 E7 M7 _DD Hayate 0 L# [) ]9 y4 ?3 e, Z! y, `
DD Yakaze + V7 W" d8 K% f" l5 t- d
DD Numakaze - l) B' v) T! C
5 J3 p% M( S2 q* _Allied Ships
, u. u- F" c- ISC SC-1063 5 y+ p# ^$ M1 \; D% L4 }
AK Floyd B. Olson + a, o% j ?+ \
AK Stephen H. Long * f& F/ ~: z7 l- l% I
AK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1
0 B9 k+ K6 b5 z" H) dAK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2 5 Z: r) l% c7 M8 X n
AK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ( C: U1 S% y4 Z5 [
! N# e. X- l* }& m. ^! uAllied ground losses:
2 @3 \7 X' _& \! f* L- Z26 casualties reported 4 Q& B: ~0 A0 Y4 M; ?# \" a
Vehicles lost 2
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 T. Z7 Z0 H% J0 R, x( y1 E2 y
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Japanese Ships 8 k. G& o& f w& Y, c8 J
CL Oi
2 O/ j t; D( s5 s" t/ XDD Tamanami, Shell hits 2
5 {7 a! \5 D d8 o: Y a6 i8 wDD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire 1 | k, W! k" B9 i* V5 u% u
DD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 9 _+ g' {9 R( y" {
DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage * k# P0 _2 A5 P; m* ^: S
DD Hamanami, on fire
/ y% l$ S8 ~ q! ^; k- kDD Asashimo, Shell hits 3 g: ~+ x2 N; H6 S. x, d! f- @% S
DD Hatsukaze
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PT PT-456
1 R4 ]0 T% P! f3 {/ a0 BPT PT-457 2 h5 \! J+ Y& W# {- |
PT PT-458 ( s5 ^; g6 w: B0 r
PT PT-459 - d9 F* u' j4 i: B
PT PT-460
& Z7 D! t- C# q9 E- KPT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
& d3 U$ l' Z0 vPT PT-488 4 X0 ?& J$ j+ v _8 z' I
PT PT-489
7 ^6 W& p) k O; fPT PT-490
) f4 P( ] h3 j" N. \" u9 n3 o0 jPT PT-491 ) i( M+ O4 y: Z, T3 N( V- q
PT PT-492
+ Z7 O( t1 M; I. s2 o4 I' xPT PT-493
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5 }, j) I3 s3 v* a0 ^0 y! iNaval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80 1 d! l1 z$ l9 V- t
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Japanese Ships 1 \* d8 @1 E( f% S" B+ @
CA Aoba
% o0 J4 P; l; Z, A' ?BB Kirishima
% h8 [& c5 X) g: N; W0 v% u. RBB Hiei 3 Z$ |! q6 [! t4 F( _ k
% u8 t3 d) g& T' b+ gAllied ground losses: . l- f" N: X2 S5 _6 a
218 casualties reported 9 c0 ~: U/ {. X+ P2 z
Guns lost 5 |