2月13日夜间
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- R# `: ~1 x2 [% I) e" DNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships 4 D c+ d% I. O+ O" T% U" G
CA Myoko, Shell hits 1 ) ~0 M5 z& \9 A
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1 " p2 p% I7 b) K( X. b
CL Yubari ( h0 d8 F2 A' D, v3 c
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2 4 ?* b* I; T' X% O: H/ x4 @
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire * @7 L) \9 H K1 ?* z- ~
DD Urakaze
) y9 o. R8 s$ g. g& X) ?DD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire # b1 R2 J" _& g) l3 J
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
! q4 C2 W: c: ?% j) m2 bDD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire ' h$ K( K& _: b) w5 t" A
DD Shinonome - N) k4 o7 B3 N
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Allied Ships 6 ?- c6 z3 ~. M# Z' ^6 h
DD Hazelwood
: y# @: {1 W) s) K/ Y8 d" t- BDD Hickox 2 F |/ L `* h/ c% E1 W! H% q# e
DD Hoel
9 r8 K" L, g$ b) z4 L( K. iDD Hunt 5 |" o7 S8 k0 A1 e- w
DD Mullany
: z' d7 o" K$ h; p( SDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1
4 k9 S/ q, v- k+ Q, |DD Renshaw % g' t$ `+ Q2 N$ I# }! o" c+ E
DD Wickes - J9 M3 W: ~$ T9 C- F8 J
DD Stack ! _4 K1 b a% [. G* k. y, s* T* |- M
DD Wilson g! c+ T. J( q) E1 P7 X# g/ y
DD Hatfield # {: X" i, M7 X$ G
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 S) ^! Y$ c. W. V
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Japanese Ships
' b3 Z6 ?3 s( ^6 j7 s, v' CCA Myoko, Shell hits 2 0 _+ A7 b3 c' m# F" G v: h5 }
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 3
4 k6 |9 U& @+ A1 aCL Yubari, Shell hits 1
% m# B2 @ e1 H9 p. kDD Natsushio, Shell hits 4 9 z( H# d$ V/ Y# z0 n+ s: p% l
DD Hayashio, on fire
N0 x' \ F; B# T( g6 E# [8 IDD Urakaze, Shell hits 1
. R1 V; I ^$ JDD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk # ?. p: z9 B! e6 X5 y6 w, W
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
3 @; B6 M$ x, RDD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 9 X7 L6 s! K9 T0 m$ w$ B4 \
DD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire
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& F3 K* {' U2 @* n2 tDD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
0 ^/ M" m( J. W" W5 E G2 G4 L; W# YDD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
K7 r9 K) O* B# X! @DD Hoel 7 W# C) D+ V8 f( C' c. d/ L
DD Hunt X8 d- U$ L+ l: D
DD Mullany, Shell hits 1 2 ~1 N" K4 v% {( @) e4 S
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3
8 Q/ w& S+ z6 h7 P3 f4 g+ Y( `DD Renshaw + ]7 z. I" ]2 g6 E% P5 _
DD Wickes / W; W f' S: d/ l5 Q
DD Stack " S: f- y8 s. e
DD Wilson, Shell hits 1
6 W; ]/ Z! T! z G# |* i* H/ ?& @DD Hatfield
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships
( D, m* n# W Z$ P$ D `$ x% HCL Oi, Shell hits 3 ' M) B" O) y% i/ k. ^
DD Tamanami ; a2 f5 S5 u0 N! g
DD Onami, Shell hits 3
- \) V2 K& _5 [3 l. SDD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 0 T# r* V" ~, N
DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1 6 [ b Q; D3 a [
DD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire & s' [) r% j' g3 t
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 2
& ^& Q5 }, I8 }3 ]( T# ^# ~3 TDD Hatsukaze & w5 C# R9 P+ g/ D+ ~& a6 D2 i
8 T3 c( Z) b' B7 y0 E* g' NAllied Ships 6 t9 K% c2 @5 t, J2 l5 l7 U3 Z+ g
DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
, q: e1 x' {# A, `DD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage }( a& E! l+ y+ ~; P# B
DD Hoel, Shell hits 1 . ]8 I/ R6 @* |2 X8 h( F7 M
DD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire
6 W$ T! o) U" l, @# ~DD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
& m8 L: G$ K+ e, ?" L5 [/ K; `DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
2 V$ Y6 ]) z, a* R" XDD Renshaw " x2 S$ b: C+ [: L4 D7 |. o
DD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
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# o% ~# m- ~4 ?; Z+ RDD Wilson 2 Q% p' n) U- s" ^3 m' A1 N
DD Hatfield
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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9 M) Z. k( ~( X t4 }Japanese Ships
' ^& c! W- ], z3 @$ {BB Hiei " z1 q [# c D
BB Kirishima
6 H4 f! n) V" f. L5 Y$ f; ]# b! ZCA Aoba
1 s! U$ Z, c2 p7 L5 }DD Akizuki * E' o) ]" U' x4 L& T7 _
DD Teruzuki
+ z; U9 j" }0 B* CDD Amagiri ! z1 I3 o3 o) X& z+ ?7 y# Y
DD Hayate 2 {. \6 }1 q- C
DD Yakaze
( t5 h+ Y0 ?( Q$ J! R P* @. }7 WDD Numakaze
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Allied Ships , Q3 V( x5 G6 }8 K
PT PT-129 " Z9 ~# S" _2 E* H. Q+ A( i3 ?8 W2 P
PT PT-130 2 m' R" Z% K" Z
PT PT-131 . e( R3 [- Y1 a( ?
PT PT-132 % ^' a4 E# Z4 D" }' G' F
PT PT-133 ' w0 U! \5 \* t
PT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk " r; ^" x6 T: e! j) B
PT PT-135
1 K- h; j4 m" j: A: P; @+ uPT PT-136
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Japanese Ships
+ v, A/ q2 I' X! c9 K, F0 ZBB Hiei % n5 `$ F" w/ q* b5 G: H
BB Kirishima E2 D6 T3 T+ l8 c! Y# F. Q5 @, U
CA Aoba
' }7 s9 ]5 }! M8 F6 ADD Akizuki + u; P& I/ N! Y' K# D( ~2 v) L
DD Teruzuki * |2 O$ ^* {" \+ e8 @8 V6 [( z
DD Amagiri
% e$ j% p1 t- b6 h# i3 j0 h: SDD Hayate
& \( [ v U6 A" F; w& o7 ~6 t" X0 a8 yDD Yakaze
) a X3 E" q( }3 nDD Numakaze
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6 }- Q; Q r7 w# _# cAllied Ships & h$ v) N: O# _. V
AK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
! E% l0 s" I7 c& V" ^0 c; xAK Francisco Coronado + H t$ v0 [% ]9 c- o
AK John C. Calhoun, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 3 i+ h& I6 Z0 _% Y' t* k# o: ~
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. V4 }5 ~; f# K1 YNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 , g8 ^+ k6 \2 c4 ` d
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Japanese Ships
' `; H; i" {9 j4 A! F1 c, @BB Hiei
3 `. p8 d! V. z- s$ H$ V# HBB Kirishima
- }1 u3 `' S' A* x6 O! y' `CA Aoba 0 O6 o: ~/ [! ^
DD Akizuki
! y' W! `7 ~# v; O! p& W' fDD Teruzuki - f5 g" m! I5 F1 Y
DD Amagiri 6 r" j2 a( I! t+ N( B- M& H
DD Hayate a' v: Q t5 ]" u) k3 J" o4 b* q
DD Yakaze , b" g% Z) \5 F7 }/ i
DD Numakaze . N& E) o3 m* y d" T5 l
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Allied Ships " H2 C( J' T- D. Q5 C
SC SC-1063
8 ^" U2 b% U; c9 S9 `7 `AK Floyd B. Olson 5 Z* {6 I( w" ^6 D9 a6 W3 W; P+ u3 O- k
AK Stephen H. Long , r* b. N/ R( `& U3 W" F
AK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1
. g( A G8 Z2 W, [" p5 k! gAK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2 5 P* x. |5 F( N% }0 O$ Y6 N& f/ U
AK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage . i6 e F* R& A) g
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Allied ground losses: 6 G/ m' N' @; g& s+ A
26 casualties reported
2 d; O! D: |2 QVehicles lost 2
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CL Oi 1 a' _' n% Y7 _# h
DD Tamanami, Shell hits 2
4 j0 b6 H# }8 i) bDD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire
+ L9 _5 J: b o r0 ? K4 X7 rDD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 2 J' q4 @0 k% e' j
DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ G% B' c9 W9 O, q8 sDD Hamanami, on fire
! l7 c( U+ r" ~* y( }! U \DD Asashimo, Shell hits 3
: n4 X' U% Y! n- ^DD Hatsukaze
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Allied Ships , b2 \: D2 w1 `# K; T; W
PT PT-456 3 ~& t, g( ?- K' M
PT PT-457 s( ~1 @5 b, {- i% j# j
PT PT-458
; ~5 W5 ?9 [, o5 z3 ^5 iPT PT-459 & {6 P( y8 v/ v# w6 J" @; F2 S% `
PT PT-460
# y7 m$ _( X( l9 c# [PT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk 1 x# `0 R$ b5 v! M' v1 s
PT PT-488
: M6 E. h: ~/ q' Q7 L' hPT PT-489
0 [. ?. W9 `, { w+ z4 CPT PT-490 _& u3 N- _! ?1 o7 {# I2 u
PT PT-491
W M( ^3 b5 o& @2 \7 U) R6 y. SPT PT-492
! _. j6 z& f) KPT PT-493
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Naval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80
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% i, C/ h2 u1 q# o' c2 JJapanese Ships
* C- V/ C" ?4 l8 E3 `9 xCA Aoba # u! X1 f/ A& Z. ?" D- ]0 i$ O. A
BB Kirishima " E* @3 _9 Z$ D1 G% I5 p. |
BB Hiei # W; z8 Y- f# i% X0 j$ A' J, q
7 I! O- p# c+ E6 Z; I( }0 K. {' bAllied ground losses:
) r2 u% M+ b3 y218 casualties reported
; x% R; W P) a5 w& Z+ d |Guns lost 5 |