2月13日夜间
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N( F. r' `) o: ?0 A: s4 aNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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+ R: o+ O, t+ q$ ]1 D! }; qCA Myoko, Shell hits 1
0 H9 t1 s, {" D6 ?5 j: W. oCL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
9 p$ h! v z1 Z( C' ]CL Yubari & [) }* @" D5 e+ }4 k2 C
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2
2 k6 I. ^7 s6 ?0 k( O9 JDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire
- N! x" s# I/ |5 [. wDD Urakaze
9 Y+ ^; ]6 Z+ W& K# x: J# A+ n6 t" L8 m# KDD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 0 m6 f. }# y0 v
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
9 ~8 f7 O) l' P4 ~! GDD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
s3 h- y \* P" g3 s3 b- z5 _DD Shinonome
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Allied Ships . [/ U, M' U- w1 N' E
DD Hazelwood
: O/ s0 Z' M/ S. W. o1 a# CDD Hickox
. s A9 @, e1 D( w/ ]DD Hoel ; e* n( T' x3 B \8 ~) W; v# m, Y4 c9 x
DD Hunt
! T1 E4 S, a# m# E! {' S5 W6 ODD Mullany
6 L; `: J1 T0 s9 [% f, GDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1
4 _# f. }6 e$ O; HDD Renshaw
! v# \/ Y9 M h0 A4 I- I$ |DD Wickes
4 [, M6 b7 y6 f0 A/ Z5 pDD Stack 4 A3 ]# d2 f$ s
DD Wilson % R; [+ A _2 I
DD Hatfield
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 # F0 g1 z: v# b8 v7 D" Z- @" m
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CA Myoko, Shell hits 2 ( k" S9 r2 R; t: n2 C! e
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 3
4 _8 o6 q+ R- @! s5 t; VCL Yubari, Shell hits 1 & ?& ?( k) _; y+ q' F
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 4 ; |/ i7 X' A' p6 S8 z/ y( ?
DD Hayashio, on fire
: l) n, B+ t% A" ^- U+ O, zDD Urakaze, Shell hits 1
( P$ F5 [) ~3 ?: ~% U, F9 ` yDD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk / z$ K( {! f2 j( r2 y5 b. y
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
$ o6 x# f- \6 l5 d% YDD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 2 V6 [, n$ x/ V! H* s" M
DD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire & B5 r( {8 ~" @$ O
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Allied Ships
9 m- d/ u( l; M1 f* ~, m1 s- z$ V* tDD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire s4 N0 l# @" }# U# B/ Q( Z7 N3 I
DD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
) g; J1 M9 L: o- U6 j3 lDD Hoel & _- x6 @2 W7 U' U
DD Hunt ' R: F/ |$ E2 T$ h0 ?! R
DD Mullany, Shell hits 1
) G/ }' ?% j6 U7 U6 W2 Y2 EDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3 ) T3 j7 }. [8 W5 e
DD Renshaw 2 I. q; M- _6 p9 s
DD Wickes * n7 S/ f9 B0 W+ I% I/ h: G9 s
DD Stack + G, F( ?" k; d1 H
DD Wilson, Shell hits 1
) P6 V( k9 ~1 o( O: S% LDD Hatfield
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) P0 ?8 b- ^- W( J+ B) X0 C5 I3 kNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 8 J7 v% i3 M2 N3 v
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CL Oi, Shell hits 3
1 k' C }% W2 n( x( Z+ g; Y3 y2 lDD Tamanami , Y7 z8 p( r0 j0 m4 E+ {1 u K7 H
DD Onami, Shell hits 3 ) M7 G& {3 K2 l _; f
DD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 7 @- q$ F2 z" ?7 A% K9 K# j9 p
DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1
, ^4 `; U& S9 e/ e7 n. c: LDD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire " ^! k+ Q) W7 l, X$ \. s
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 2 & S5 D. { g5 r5 B9 T Q4 F
DD Hatsukaze 3 ]% L$ J! t* g! J
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Allied Ships ) m1 U4 i5 ?* {) U A
DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire 9 B8 |) @& _$ L! ~3 J/ R7 ?
DD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage : z4 ?3 v$ T% J" e
DD Hoel, Shell hits 1
' Q) z! Z9 j- V+ B. _# ODD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire 6 S5 M& a3 Z, {" u9 r+ Q
DD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
) u3 J! p" Q1 E* I: d7 ^DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: i |2 S3 J2 \ t% m0 ZDD Renshaw
; c& T% g2 S' h$ W- Z5 lDD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
7 I3 }, I6 d5 o3 \DD Stack , t7 o8 d2 X7 `$ P1 `: ~
DD Wilson / {2 Q) n( \' m! a; ^
DD Hatfield / }( ^$ ?* X* ^# D
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, L- u. t) A2 G6 t2 n; INight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 , X# ^! p/ t1 O
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Japanese Ships
+ ]& p0 s! f9 O( H6 IBB Hiei
' e2 U+ c: v2 \% V) v! V) R7 bBB Kirishima 5 {4 ~8 _2 e( n. }5 r, S
CA Aoba 8 l7 `1 `8 y$ H
DD Akizuki
& ^5 ?+ N- p. o e2 t) KDD Teruzuki
1 _5 A% ]. y; MDD Amagiri
' c m- n& ]2 yDD Hayate ( Q5 L6 v! g+ w" ?9 O2 Z: r
DD Yakaze
" i3 G) h6 e/ a" \7 T0 KDD Numakaze 5 i+ C- B; m1 x! m2 T# P
) L: M" P/ u, w1 j: K q7 z. zAllied Ships
6 n! |, N: Q6 _1 ?; j2 kPT PT-129 4 a: m. |% n# U! d; E
PT PT-130
( D7 _* G5 x5 a/ a: qPT PT-131 6 n; P/ a+ c6 C7 u2 ~/ k
PT PT-132
' L* _6 j0 F: l/ j# A1 {- @PT PT-133 % B6 W1 S3 ?* `$ T4 R3 s K+ W
PT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk 4 K) Z3 r. S. M
PT PT-135 - T2 }( q D( k! w% E3 F1 @
PT PT-136 1 }! p+ C: I( b- p0 H
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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5 q: t. y% t9 n; fBB Hiei " X y' U, f. p! C7 ~( Z
BB Kirishima ' u# o @7 a5 [: h$ A% ?1 ?
CA Aoba
: w0 `" n9 U; T4 |DD Akizuki
- y. d- [- b, ~DD Teruzuki
3 I8 k: e* ]7 ~5 {) K) }DD Amagiri 9 O/ a( O3 S- K" c. q7 G) g
DD Hayate
$ Z0 N( ?% \6 e( X. m" W6 }DD Yakaze + _: ?; H2 b! m$ i
DD Numakaze
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Allied Ships
/ s3 U& C4 Y. JAK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
{7 }9 ^' ]2 M' b* z `( h! IAK Francisco Coronado 3 w$ N9 t0 s0 ~) [
AK John C. Calhoun, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ' ?+ K0 ~; K3 F- j% A5 \$ P
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1 X/ b3 \# ^* G# m+ w1 `' h* SJapanese Ships 6 b! h5 X( P, Q3 Z3 R. i
BB Hiei
$ x7 S- ?" K2 R; H: XBB Kirishima 5 ^, k4 Y1 Y! e7 N7 {
CA Aoba
, j* r: ^) }' u7 q. x$ m! x' PDD Akizuki % a9 c. i) h2 q! W3 D
DD Teruzuki / M% k- Y* K# z# T
DD Amagiri
( W' ]8 `& v) k8 lDD Hayate ; v. i/ P2 \3 E
DD Yakaze
5 {+ R+ M1 i `5 hDD Numakaze ! C1 M3 X+ q! b) l1 d
0 k* y3 x+ K1 e2 B' LAllied Ships 9 H1 b0 x* f6 Q( y2 v
SC SC-1063 " r8 e- t' K( o3 g! h* e
AK Floyd B. Olson
2 V. k G/ y; I& O. AAK Stephen H. Long
. L+ I! A P" W/ M( O5 dAK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1
. L% |, Y7 A, x8 V. vAK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2 ) ^8 I! d0 f& h* k
AK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 4 t0 m) O0 [4 s" L% c
" ]& ^& u) A2 u( wAllied ground losses: ' @3 w J4 ~5 t* w: P' I. X
26 casualties reported : M4 E& {4 P- G+ |6 R& n" F* p
Vehicles lost 2 , `9 T$ k, a @2 K
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CL Oi
5 ^7 a( |: v& G/ T+ z8 hDD Tamanami, Shell hits 2
; G+ Q3 v ^( m" rDD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire # O' \; ^: S1 M; |
DD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk ! H4 j6 ~# c& j5 X! R
DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
2 G4 s3 m) D2 Y) z/ }DD Hamanami, on fire 3 n' r. ^! W7 K2 v
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 3
4 W5 @( |& e T3 c! aDD Hatsukaze 4 f( i$ J+ s, u
" [1 C$ A4 W3 m+ E# sAllied Ships
( o8 ?5 I1 C% Y1 G7 J! Z& z8 wPT PT-456 * t/ W+ y2 x, p' d' ~ N. B
PT PT-457
- q% u( W" I* ~) ^( rPT PT-458
3 n; Y, A6 y* V0 R$ J- i- }. bPT PT-459
' j% J, e3 B% p" o7 {PT PT-460 ! [, w( O& Z1 T5 f) b% r
PT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk ; B* m! l: s6 s
PT PT-488 $ A: b# i- _( s* M6 F( ^
PT PT-489
9 m: l5 ^6 K; B+ F- Z/ `, KPT PT-490
( B9 P+ O8 x' R5 G6 ?; k+ zPT PT-491
6 `: O9 @, m9 [) rPT PT-492
. W/ H9 B$ l- {+ F6 [+ XPT PT-493 . m$ H# V0 a. B5 h* {' b
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1 o5 l& Z) c5 ^1 j3 F9 ZNaval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80 " J, K1 I e4 N1 [7 a% \- [; `
[4 I+ q7 Q! \5 bJapanese Ships
! I6 o7 s; P: mCA Aoba
@3 C* ~/ W9 C& W% Q8 H1 R9 iBB Kirishima 4 a' l) t9 w8 _7 X- q' _
BB Hiei
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Allied ground losses: % V5 J9 A3 s! E" n- {1 R. g V8 _
218 casualties reported " m/ y( F' D+ l2 G
Guns lost 5 |