2月13日夜间
( ^( Y2 j; N6 I; O" H日军舰队突入爱塔佩滩头
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 0 C5 Y1 Z: u2 n0 o$ R) x5 y
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Japanese Ships , Y' I/ L; z/ h6 E* J: g0 A* W
CA Myoko, Shell hits 1 , \3 k* K- n1 B/ ?1 q
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1 2 b& ^1 B# b$ l' D# c; O- x
CL Yubari
X3 L6 Z0 \: s* uDD Natsushio, Shell hits 2 . r- |+ A. N1 k9 ?
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire : R* }& c$ r# c4 I0 Q J8 h- \5 U
DD Urakaze
/ X1 _. u6 e3 |0 w, Z# m% bDD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 8 f" K& Q, R" k' a+ {+ e B
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
8 K p$ @2 b) a( Q8 }$ WDD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire 5 R# C1 l) ^) t- {# O
DD Shinonome 8 \% S1 b7 F* g) Q, v% [4 K. T3 R
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Allied Ships
, C% m( N3 v; BDD Hazelwood r) O/ a9 }; G
DD Hickox " `/ v5 r+ _' O/ k
DD Hoel ) E! `, y. ?- F. Q+ ]" Q( R) N
DD Hunt + C( D. @* f0 c7 K8 \& A8 }+ ^' p
DD Mullany / D0 a( b* D: R+ J D9 F
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1 4 V* E. k: Q+ g
DD Renshaw 5 y2 B2 }- l r, w% ^
DD Wickes
& |2 | X O# P! F8 {+ U. y" BDD Stack ! _8 T0 x* X& ~. _
DD Wilson * E$ r4 {+ g; y' b% \4 s r( g
DD Hatfield 0 c+ O8 I( f! ~6 G- U; L. L; n
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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z& j6 \! ~2 w+ tCA Myoko, Shell hits 2 . H/ I3 m/ B/ ?. d* ?! W. K* R2 f% f
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 3
3 _3 [6 ], T( B: {% q* ?# BCL Yubari, Shell hits 1
9 Z1 Z. k {" ^8 K: {3 I4 E, jDD Natsushio, Shell hits 4 & g" v/ f: v) v( y6 n5 F
DD Hayashio, on fire - J& Z& K; b" m+ z
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 1 9 F9 ~9 ?& ]/ Z% J* _$ O
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk % k, i0 @! {! ?7 l9 M: w
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 9 W% v$ }- i, y2 M8 _6 j% E5 K
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
4 Z$ A% _# E! J. \ WDD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire
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0 o4 x: h( e6 LDD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
! B5 d; P( g( A, {% G2 {" WDD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire - i# G. D9 n: V; e) N
DD Hoel
. x# U l& c2 ?0 [2 ~+ I& zDD Hunt + d4 B2 a% [+ s( a
DD Mullany, Shell hits 1
4 f0 K7 k7 k9 \3 U PDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3 & }+ V/ J ^! }1 [6 N
DD Renshaw 3 s% g ^3 l2 R @
DD Wickes
+ E W; `& i" o* C& S% GDD Stack # E: h+ P. }- _
DD Wilson, Shell hits 1
) b" a9 ~( K8 M% p8 N1 m6 dDD Hatfield
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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CL Oi, Shell hits 3
# Y: g! Y$ a; O d NDD Tamanami
! R- \: G9 r6 `; Q ] c2 ~& PDD Onami, Shell hits 3
: [* r8 j ?4 O z# J+ F+ O# I; xDD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: ]! ` K' W- r9 LDD Hayanami, Shell hits 1
* S. o% L# @3 D7 {: p: U1 aDD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire
. G* V! o3 h% [4 h0 }& jDD Asashimo, Shell hits 2 ! Q8 |3 q0 \0 _. a+ Z) V0 |3 \
DD Hatsukaze
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Allied Ships 2 H$ r* n) M, a) U' B: }0 I
DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire + H3 l' @2 o* V: ^' Z& ~5 ?6 }
DD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage ; L* V* j: ^0 c, K# l
DD Hoel, Shell hits 1 1 `( Y5 p, x$ L0 d; v7 x8 H
DD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire : Y8 |' A% O; G0 O- _4 c% Y9 F
DD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
" k/ C/ G C: \8 V+ h zDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
6 Q' b8 b. v% gDD Renshaw ; c- `' f+ |# \, \/ A
DD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk ' Z0 u; ~. B( t- K) d
DD Stack
; P4 f, H4 J) u) i$ ]( uDD Wilson % k7 b; ?4 D+ @9 L9 C4 Q) K+ [% A
DD Hatfield
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Japanese Ships
* S0 `5 i' _& h8 fBB Hiei
8 E& i6 p% j I o8 h( f3 _4 BBB Kirishima
$ j4 @4 V' w( e. p7 S4 t6 BCA Aoba
- R* O% x! s* A% PDD Akizuki & c# D$ i8 N3 ]
DD Teruzuki 3 b8 o y: N% U5 U
DD Amagiri
; ^2 A1 h; P3 s- ?+ D4 ~0 r1 wDD Hayate 2 U" m# ]4 l% }+ r& A( Y) M) ^' D
DD Yakaze
* a6 e" s$ g4 ZDD Numakaze . E5 ^7 @0 O% x! c1 u/ g/ L' k e6 S" T
% {: ]9 e2 J$ J) ^Allied Ships + S& Y+ Q* m3 [. m
PT PT-129 3 F1 T1 z% g/ L4 X
PT PT-130 / p7 S; ]7 c& D% `
PT PT-131
2 o2 E6 P$ u! k4 g" C6 x1 X4 XPT PT-132 % k; ]7 x) `( J h/ p
PT PT-133 ' p1 l1 L$ D+ g2 c2 q
PT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
! |5 c1 s, p9 K1 g# g. ^7 \PT PT-135 # X. G1 a/ f% Z3 l
PT PT-136 8 F% F: _( ?" M/ J
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 N: `9 |6 K7 k5 L) m( o
Q/ {6 J4 d! A" N4 p6 JJapanese Ships 7 H4 h$ O7 T# k6 ~
BB Hiei
7 L' i* ?# h3 J5 P1 pBB Kirishima . t) D. z, ]/ k: d# O1 W/ g" O
CA Aoba 8 b n8 z) X9 w
DD Akizuki
2 z+ _# V9 d* ~* ]' NDD Teruzuki , n' Q0 Y4 x8 h# w1 s- V
DD Amagiri
7 }- }% {9 S C* Q6 Z( m4 c% LDD Hayate
; D* I3 T' k$ V, k8 I( lDD Yakaze . n( g' I! @8 o0 o
DD Numakaze 5 L" r1 `9 Z T3 l2 \+ b1 @
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Allied Ships
; t; l! `" d7 V9 {: D0 RAK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage . o M& z0 o! D
AK Francisco Coronado
& h+ J0 w% [9 S0 i( B* ^AK John C. Calhoun, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 4 S# O# q. _: D* ^# k/ V7 w
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BB Hiei ' W$ V: @6 h( E4 x) J% ~+ k+ R
BB Kirishima
8 K. ^) F. S' l! t( ~& kCA Aoba
. e3 N9 e# N& Y% E0 ^0 wDD Akizuki
9 a: ~9 ^2 `6 m$ Y- ZDD Teruzuki 6 E) z' e; S6 S" B
DD Amagiri ' \% u# A& q. i
DD Hayate
" K" t' I$ K; h$ h- B! O; V2 x: yDD Yakaze
! r1 Z3 c) V. }% I4 u" aDD Numakaze
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8 M. g8 |2 e6 K% X% VAllied Ships 8 u- B. V$ g! f- [: V6 P8 d& o
SC SC-1063
\0 j/ I% |! M6 W; K3 LAK Floyd B. Olson / \8 i, W3 ^/ @+ W8 L
AK Stephen H. Long 1 `2 n' O& @. a% R _4 O
AK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1 / ~5 T2 ^8 s; @5 W% ^
AK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2 1 g( ]2 B O. Q, p
AK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 8 m, ^ t# J$ I; b* m. m, U/ R
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Allied ground losses:
/ N" Z( o& {+ O5 T26 casualties reported ' o' k1 h0 f' B v! U
Vehicles lost 2
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CL Oi
: ]- `, v+ E) e2 L# [DD Tamanami, Shell hits 2
, k, W# b2 I+ L) F; a4 F; {DD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire
0 Y* A; }" m* Z |1 j: bDD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
1 u$ N% N) ~ N: v' c6 }1 ~DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 2 `0 |- r8 r+ k% O2 O) ^ O7 _: K9 y
DD Hamanami, on fire 6 P: @9 t: L& U7 X3 w' R; ^
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 3 4 p7 L) U$ ^1 g4 f7 ?( ~* H
DD Hatsukaze
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7 N G V2 j7 i8 J. MAllied Ships " ?$ K/ l; P1 x6 Q" f" Y1 S
PT PT-456
6 ] x7 ~4 ]3 pPT PT-457 ! Z' Y2 R2 O) Q/ l' |0 w
PT PT-458 . w/ b* A0 f) w. V! [- y# s
PT PT-459 4 q! C2 c, F% U2 Y) x+ w: P. ~
PT PT-460
, ^$ A, C& c0 @. Z. @0 lPT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk , _6 q% X% ?, ^0 r' B
PT PT-488 + U( Q m: G1 g: a1 M4 I2 j
PT PT-489 ) d# K! c3 \2 s: R8 J4 `0 f: Q
PT PT-490 & t: ^. H! `; g. y# ]6 B" v
PT PT-491 8 O: W2 Q8 C; i. y, g* ^
PT PT-492
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Naval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80
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Japanese Ships
! O3 t/ k/ e/ m! y2 ICA Aoba ( c, V; Y, G; ?4 Y b( ?
BB Kirishima 6 J( x) g2 t0 O, \# l
BB Hiei 3 Y' a, g5 }3 h4 e M V
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Allied ground losses: + P# @# Z o0 f- x; a- m5 i4 w
218 casualties reported 9 C T+ c" A& N; S) ]! B
Guns lost 5 |