2月13日夜间
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Japanese Ships
4 R1 a. J1 c+ ?' F1 z/ g% L# @ xCA Myoko, Shell hits 1 - i9 Y' F, Z6 y2 q
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1 $ \( _ P- l' q
CL Yubari
2 x z3 [. D! N+ ?4 B5 |0 KDD Natsushio, Shell hits 2 m8 v0 m6 \6 @8 _1 v# d+ R
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire
6 i, @# l6 t4 Z. k, H `1 k. _' dDD Urakaze ' t5 X& ^" B* p8 ^+ w
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
' r/ H q: ~3 C3 y# |9 ~: x1 rDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
' s# y4 z- G5 b& v# MDD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
9 U1 f* d* f8 j6 MDD Shinonome
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DD Hazelwood
9 d1 {) I: z% J: K2 GDD Hickox
# C6 a4 m) m" s( q7 ]DD Hoel
+ q0 G z$ S! _. o" mDD Hunt ' }# ^+ V) n3 b$ U) D9 Y% ?
DD Mullany
! ~ X3 V7 N, L6 L8 l/ IDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1
7 \9 H, L, ?. p9 eDD Renshaw $ d( ?0 e4 ^5 V& F$ a& b: e# Z
DD Wickes
, d+ m* d/ i, r1 i7 L1 ]0 E+ \DD Stack
7 f+ K% T* k( E0 zDD Wilson
7 h: G. s. W' R* h( U- F7 vDD Hatfield ( S: C- @# k0 `3 X& P) n
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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8 X( J! w' y& s) Q: TJapanese Ships
1 i3 T6 J, d$ s* j' RCA Myoko, Shell hits 2
- Q9 V% {( W5 e2 B! MCL Kitakami, Shell hits 3 / l0 _6 h9 Q# G! ^
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1 7 |1 U p/ O" z; J* ~, k
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 4 ( B/ \# v. I$ K, q) S
DD Hayashio, on fire
/ U( E3 @# f( v; XDD Urakaze, Shell hits 1 * U! H# |& V! {$ }% Q1 T* b
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
: _, l8 b% i2 ^& X$ VDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
8 D% k; G$ L. d. }; v( CDD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
& C5 @ C' _- y4 c5 xDD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire
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Allied Ships # J* y" {" ]0 {, r5 ]$ H, a
DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
2 ^' f/ ^3 f% C1 H% C* s! k$ v9 KDD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
1 p# M! R% p$ `7 X' C2 }7 j: MDD Hoel
* n; D( D5 v9 d3 G4 S! z; iDD Hunt
9 t( G* u& P! g, a/ cDD Mullany, Shell hits 1 9 o- `- T4 Q& o# M' V% v
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3 9 f- {: Y0 A, ^) h
DD Renshaw
6 p: s" X# z( {% b) Z* @DD Wickes ( a* S5 x5 \1 x; J
DD Stack ; x- Z! J8 j' M9 {/ H
DD Wilson, Shell hits 1
/ E! g" W, j' m& A4 {7 T6 f0 {/ VDD Hatfield ! A8 X% }; E& |2 h' t
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships
( x9 b) i: ?$ J. z2 |4 xCL Oi, Shell hits 3
5 H2 {, q5 e9 vDD Tamanami
2 F' ~) t1 s; J, S2 H0 X X M D$ P) wDD Onami, Shell hits 3
1 m6 Z! e+ t0 m: P5 ]3 yDD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 y: F0 X1 |+ @DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1
% z8 P7 X7 u! h7 p3 Q3 DDD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire
: @9 Y$ J! h! D$ CDD Asashimo, Shell hits 2
: ?. S8 O+ s$ N4 O& [! TDD Hatsukaze
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Allied Ships
6 ^* Q: r% z0 T4 O2 g6 eDD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
& v+ V. t8 n, a' PDD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
4 x* C3 B9 ~! V1 c; EDD Hoel, Shell hits 1 - x! i/ M5 y4 i# M2 [6 c
DD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire
6 c' h8 [7 p* gDD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire + z' g5 [: Z4 Q+ A+ O
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ( {8 i# k( n& U
DD Renshaw
/ O8 p9 D# d( d7 f9 h' _. N0 `9 }DD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
$ w% {+ L; y% cDD Stack % ^4 o$ P# C3 n) @8 l) V w
DD Wilson
$ V- o% ]' F+ v" cDD Hatfield ' n$ E: y4 k0 N
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Japanese Ships ! x+ G- c) i; H
BB Hiei
7 ^5 S! h u; a" ^BB Kirishima 3 b1 ]: ~. n6 J
CA Aoba
' J; z$ |9 h1 c) U3 VDD Akizuki
8 E( v3 k' ~) X! j/ N* TDD Teruzuki
6 f" b* Y3 l4 `DD Amagiri 3 y! h3 ^! o4 q' b0 A3 ]
DD Hayate
2 `+ Q/ E6 }. j& L+ d# PDD Yakaze
( B% B8 O" X3 X4 J& [# {% X6 L3 ADD Numakaze / b$ E) w# H9 i( R+ j m1 d
7 v4 p' c" J, [- ?7 z5 CAllied Ships 1 F7 u" p. I3 o; |4 M' u3 t
PT PT-129 # L3 w/ B6 Z0 D0 i/ p# x
PT PT-130 ) J5 P R% k! c2 m, R
PT PT-131
/ c- ]" d* d( r3 J4 Y" [" MPT PT-132 # S: W( G5 P9 i- H
PT PT-133
3 r4 r+ Y6 l2 k% _# UPT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk 8 v4 S/ z5 {- ^$ i2 l9 a' o2 {
PT PT-135 % z0 \+ y- C5 @1 Z
PT PT-136 7 j# |- g/ d" w, p# K# \" z* O
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; R! P% b! w4 }2 u4 Z% oNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships
: P9 G) U* i" J7 ?BB Hiei 4 c8 W- E6 w+ l) Y! h; O8 Z. j" f
BB Kirishima
9 X: j3 |5 o1 o6 d- Z. ACA Aoba
5 J1 i9 v2 W7 p: j/ [6 U" SDD Akizuki
6 G: S+ c ?! l: P( mDD Teruzuki 4 k1 e5 i8 I8 m7 i
DD Amagiri
2 @/ w* m& d3 V' u' E1 C) PDD Hayate
E p' d1 c8 P$ F3 [$ }DD Yakaze
' |( m% o/ F0 j* ?$ L+ x7 s: J4 n4 WDD Numakaze 2 o6 M7 A# B* C
% B4 L" p0 _# O. i% E+ {" CAllied Ships 4 u5 B9 t9 l2 h# n0 g, a! q# {
AK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
/ @' U! L/ w( ]$ }0 `4 G8 \AK Francisco Coronado ( D* [: n$ s' ?. `* i. i
AK John C. Calhoun, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 ( Y6 o! u O& M% M
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Japanese Ships
" z4 ^' U3 |: j9 o1 K; LBB Hiei ' p+ {: [5 v# O: P `/ S' D
BB Kirishima ! L t( _8 ]$ l! k( S v
CA Aoba
3 f8 a6 X9 {3 p9 L: gDD Akizuki ' t4 p* h1 h# Q& u7 y% U
DD Teruzuki
+ S; A8 t* H4 i$ k- q6 |. s/ }6 sDD Amagiri
" ?, ^- p2 X+ J0 GDD Hayate 7 f) J w# [) t5 I: ]' \
DD Yakaze
$ C" l9 V, K+ v3 WDD Numakaze
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SC SC-1063
$ Z4 T: }3 W5 p, z$ t, H; VAK Floyd B. Olson 9 R7 w! q. E. Z6 H
AK Stephen H. Long , s' j5 n$ E9 Z# _2 g
AK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1 9 `/ \! Y ~1 U- y2 i a
AK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2
+ ~% J( b, x1 f3 l4 rAK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ( r. x* b9 E8 j1 D
# [% a& X% e" @7 g: c0 |' uAllied ground losses: 0 K+ e& b2 a D8 |3 m5 C! v
26 casualties reported # k% y+ A4 z n8 s4 L5 Q) j* \ n
Vehicles lost 2
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CL Oi # ~$ u7 T& u0 [- |
DD Tamanami, Shell hits 2
S) ^2 T% T- P# u0 k8 u- ~DD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire ! w! r" l+ D' k. Q. u
DD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
2 y E& S4 V$ |$ M4 a" _( TDD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
@" ], ?% ]- DDD Hamanami, on fire
) T' Q+ w, ^( i8 a6 xDD Asashimo, Shell hits 3 4 W% C7 {- y; s7 s
DD Hatsukaze
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Allied Ships $ @; t. L$ V, T
PT PT-456
8 z5 u" U8 a! H. B P2 bPT PT-457
$ d' ~1 D8 @" CPT PT-458 , g0 f5 H2 d7 ]( J# T5 [
PT PT-459
$ a- \# ]4 ^4 M3 i ?, UPT PT-460
s: H! n) I5 o/ X* UPT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
& {# U3 Z4 n& QPT PT-488 3 q; e$ w, L* K4 f
PT PT-489
; n$ m# D+ b6 u# C9 d: _PT PT-490 5 J' p8 ^$ B3 y, F% C0 Z
PT PT-491 ) M( j+ f0 w- T4 M
PT PT-492 & C8 u. x5 Z, D/ U. p: G1 P }
PT PT-493 9 S) C& r/ n) v/ z% ]
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Naval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80
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Japanese Ships ' N3 [, ]; w1 H% g6 F" Y7 g* i8 @
CA Aoba 8 g* G Q5 J; L
BB Kirishima D. _! L9 g m( R, W L; R
BB Hiei " e* |5 h! }5 Q i5 U
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Allied ground losses:
+ i N8 j1 C# G! Y, t( W2 t218 casualties reported 1 k3 X. i+ { ]5 W( w% \
Guns lost 5 |