2月13日夜间
% t9 }% {4 g# |7 M3 {日军舰队突入爱塔佩滩头
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+ l. c. s* q* {) Q# f) nNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 8 h1 u# }# t% _( H" ?! S6 Z; Z
& K% z, a$ t" {) i+ qJapanese Ships 9 ]8 O+ M0 U/ K- \, r, G6 j
CA Myoko, Shell hits 1
3 C. D0 D$ `( M- X# fCL Kitakami, Shell hits 1 5 n% l7 D* A! r; [
CL Yubari $ V4 w+ ~$ s% f: n" r
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2 ! Y) S0 i+ k! ~( C
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire 5 c2 N2 {7 x- Q& a% g0 d% u9 a
DD Urakaze
" Q" t# ^( l. N7 A. j4 x6 lDD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire ( ^) n- l+ m+ M. f* H% f6 p
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire 2 v- Y7 U! Q0 o3 [. G! V
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
, D- D: v9 h7 p! `: p' [5 YDD Shinonome 5 \3 K, q, A$ l: |* s" y' h ]) \ @5 l, Y
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Allied Ships
5 h B: v$ d5 o& u- z+ p/ [DD Hazelwood % j' J! \0 F6 `# D- G- C" k
DD Hickox 4 X6 y3 z) N8 _9 Q
DD Hoel {; a/ ?( d6 w9 Q7 M U
DD Hunt
# E3 D: m( j* nDD Mullany
, i ` ]6 q/ G( w" b) dDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1 9 `) W2 v0 y" m+ b. k; J
DD Renshaw
# m1 A" l& }: Z) u5 Q* Q @# DDD Wickes , x2 S5 L0 P& y$ D
DD Stack 3 z" J1 m1 A. p$ e
DD Wilson
" y- p) y! T6 Q! j9 VDD Hatfield 4 C7 l" t8 E# [! V8 b; ]- p; ?; C
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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8 `# C) ~2 a8 d3 J/ c! p- m6 S: e8 FCA Myoko, Shell hits 2
1 K- T- t8 G8 Q+ X* I6 X3 v% O! yCL Kitakami, Shell hits 3
5 C8 P& r7 V0 \4 u v4 _7 f$ W! D% ]CL Yubari, Shell hits 1
. H/ ~( \! X) U4 W0 }% sDD Natsushio, Shell hits 4 8 e, K) }7 O8 [/ \+ E4 R9 F
DD Hayashio, on fire ]" L4 ]- W; M0 l* C0 T4 \, V. C
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 1
& ^- \/ B4 W* T6 V; a; BDD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk % e* _7 M, t; L+ I
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
) n4 D6 i" H5 [) M/ A, {. _DD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage - a2 @) F( n Y# \3 U
DD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire 7 L5 e! z+ f4 ~% W. T3 _% q
1 I1 j( h9 o0 x& PAllied Ships : d& Q; G/ O' r" U- h. U4 w+ d" d! E
DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire ! g( J+ t1 a. y1 A" L( z
DD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
9 e* p4 `( W9 b9 t( vDD Hoel
5 s. `# k0 N" P! s: w- \DD Hunt
4 F4 X v5 \$ ]DD Mullany, Shell hits 1 * d0 l5 T) e6 R) G' G' E$ G
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3 + z8 ~ o4 {% e& E' X9 `6 t9 n
DD Renshaw
+ L$ H- M* n2 k2 Z5 IDD Wickes
' k! p3 q" m$ c4 e3 ^DD Stack
/ q' [1 t$ u! e8 Z( U6 {DD Wilson, Shell hits 1
4 P. p- `* y h" |! m- {1 _DD Hatfield 4 b1 c9 }1 O$ m2 b' o
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4 u0 j' w2 l4 J: |0 j2 N. FNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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CL Oi, Shell hits 3
H# E% A$ b* l: h. e$ _) tDD Tamanami % ^( Y; s+ n. B, K/ T4 V* a+ K
DD Onami, Shell hits 3
+ ]4 ^ t: o/ R, IDD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 9 B* ~3 W0 p+ g% a
DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1
3 w7 z: T% ]6 F! H% ^DD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire
6 Z, A4 `2 Z4 F5 J+ a. A sDD Asashimo, Shell hits 2
7 I3 ^, ~4 d+ u5 a8 [( j* f6 yDD Hatsukaze
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DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire ' N" P9 L/ D& J3 H. r& C5 Z
DD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage : N+ I7 k9 W% Z1 c! V$ T$ \" Z; h
DD Hoel, Shell hits 1
! ?' q+ F, v% ?0 Q2 u/ B' p A' yDD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire
) V! _. U9 L% n, _( `; ~- G1 zDD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire + O6 \8 h/ d( J* {
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ) G* T" z3 A2 G! {! Y; v
DD Renshaw
; H7 g, m' I! ^- j+ f4 V, sDD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
, C7 `, |* d- V! |# {4 MDD Stack
2 g$ r; J% l; E: E# I% EDD Wilson
+ y) i0 X+ Z+ g1 `) I; D4 lDD Hatfield
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& [& ]3 T+ {# j1 }9 ENight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 t6 z; J+ W0 ^; `9 U
+ M& M( N1 I5 l; @& y8 _1 i0 ]Japanese Ships 8 T6 d$ q2 b9 H2 H+ r- W
BB Hiei
6 z" O6 o; U8 _% o$ I, w# K, _BB Kirishima # H7 E, S) t7 I& ]7 |. S r
CA Aoba
7 C5 i# A& o+ J% s- _8 HDD Akizuki
$ Z/ ~$ {) l9 X7 ZDD Teruzuki - Z, b/ T! V8 c; r& {3 F5 ~
DD Amagiri ! L. H0 l& |: m
DD Hayate
' p, g# D( x5 L r( D# R% mDD Yakaze ( l7 e; a5 B* d9 N& l
DD Numakaze
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Allied Ships " Z7 j$ b( t0 O( F! D6 R6 j5 N
PT PT-129
V9 o1 i0 {; P" iPT PT-130
: Q; m1 B3 F J5 f' _# |; IPT PT-131 4 l% |2 c G) ]. B* \
PT PT-132
1 n' C0 F$ e2 t9 I( [4 IPT PT-133
5 g4 ?) i% ?% B5 e* ^9 EPT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk # J+ e5 g, l% D8 J1 d
PT PT-135 ! v% ^5 m0 o+ K m
PT PT-136 / }& ]7 w* }7 r
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 " `3 r0 g* o0 p# c+ g, X
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Japanese Ships
n7 m, Y9 P, J# ?BB Hiei # B2 R4 G, I! }; P* s; }9 S$ P
BB Kirishima 9 W6 ^ Y4 m$ g; I# A: U, L) E
CA Aoba - n/ {$ k3 ]7 N& Q! C2 I0 H4 o* q
DD Akizuki
/ G# D+ ~+ ~ ZDD Teruzuki
) M, F0 ]1 L; y1 _1 E: Z, GDD Amagiri
& n( v3 Z6 {& j: xDD Hayate
, H$ `, [ d9 W, `$ m% `4 c* bDD Yakaze
/ N- k6 |6 a& \9 u2 KDD Numakaze 6 [/ ^: e r, q, a
. `' @7 H. G2 ]1 S0 K- A! }- cAllied Ships - \* r. N7 G6 K: \ _% j- Q! D# x9 \1 o
AK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
0 e! F" d j, F& G2 {5 {AK Francisco Coronado
0 C# [0 B! y2 _8 y: W" ]2 CAK John C. Calhoun, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage - o# d9 h. h# G; W2 m8 I, M# V
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships
r. t5 c( A8 t/ R Z, TBB Hiei
- H J4 ~! E) |) QBB Kirishima
7 m3 w8 S) M0 v% ~6 f4 HCA Aoba
6 r% T& ~5 v9 b5 C7 i2 ZDD Akizuki
6 v" _/ _' W9 b% d0 q9 yDD Teruzuki ( ?; V& C* M# R0 [ G# @% `
DD Amagiri 3 ~! O0 ?$ m5 }& d" _+ V
DD Hayate
" g5 @. a5 M' v- g2 u7 hDD Yakaze ; s. Z M- M- E# f5 ~
DD Numakaze ' x, e2 j+ K9 N' w- [; q: b
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Allied Ships
& Q% [* ~! N; k: n1 G* ASC SC-1063
, O. I2 N4 L6 [# q% V) yAK Floyd B. Olson
& [. p/ T" C& n! [# e/ q. F- @AK Stephen H. Long
' n/ O7 d. g. N& a: j- |AK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1 - P) |/ z$ t3 \$ t% d
AK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2
- D6 L( h Y' x( m& f4 y4 U; pAK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses: - C( {. e# ^' [9 z
26 casualties reported - k! ]- p z3 g; ]' p) ^ z
Vehicles lost 2 0 o* A: H: r9 s% F
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 9 n0 ~0 c6 N8 T) L5 z
/ n' O( w0 a* \: X5 }9 s5 OJapanese Ships
+ O0 |1 R' n$ q4 O7 p: _$ DCL Oi
1 M/ ]+ e% p8 w8 G4 ^' `# R( wDD Tamanami, Shell hits 2 ; B% d7 w1 t) t* v
DD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire
( W# E! o% s Y2 a# N! E* [3 JDD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
9 h# U/ @* p* W0 Z IDD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ; _/ T! V) Z/ m9 x3 t& U6 p! }
DD Hamanami, on fire
) R2 g, ]$ ^: D( u1 ~; lDD Asashimo, Shell hits 3
. N: B+ k! G( C( `3 g2 `DD Hatsukaze
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& v7 I: T: L3 }Allied Ships
0 G0 w# X3 r/ N- {, V. LPT PT-456 % o+ v7 @, k5 k+ N: Q
PT PT-457
4 E/ o2 H$ p. j! [PT PT-458 $ w: N& A* k5 o/ r
PT PT-459 3 V- T4 B. T! o. q% |
PT PT-460 8 v. k3 P Z8 q8 O! }
PT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
3 F+ [" g: R! l7 _2 {4 mPT PT-488 / p3 G# U! n& a; o. m* j% T
PT PT-489
: ?8 q W2 ?: N# o' v* q( A$ R, r- @PT PT-490 ! \1 m: T5 d; l6 u+ t0 G
PT PT-491 1 Y9 B% x# U$ M! u- a; ~
PT PT-492 - |( O0 b, k3 g% d- i/ h0 `
PT PT-493 & {9 ]1 f/ }' q# [5 ]5 ^" m
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2 P C8 g% N5 u: @6 B! M% ]3 B- RNaval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80 - w( j/ p# H. }, r% R: Y, v3 N7 ^
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Japanese Ships 7 t; w1 ?5 j' T( o: a' I2 D% V
CA Aoba ' G6 s& [; D$ L' ^6 n2 j6 k
BB Kirishima ' B9 C2 S8 j# ]* o3 \+ p& Z! S
BB Hiei
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Allied ground losses:
9 |1 z; P. u( ~218 casualties reported
% H+ w( l0 G6 f# x) hGuns lost 5 |