2月13日夜间
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! O$ Q4 A: H6 `3 `Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships / }, L, @5 X) X! u$ l1 V
CA Myoko, Shell hits 1
6 i8 i+ W; C( ]CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1 " d) H2 c/ z9 ]* W
CL Yubari
3 @9 O1 K: j% T9 c+ h# FDD Natsushio, Shell hits 2
) [5 |/ l% k, ^3 ]& N2 g' z3 EDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire + x7 j6 b' o2 _- S1 S
DD Urakaze
% e! _6 R5 \3 zDD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 5 ^* t, S( Z( Y8 S6 i) _ [( R
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
* ?/ ?; ]; S& \5 Q# C$ x! ]5 uDD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
5 o C q/ E$ hDD Shinonome
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Allied Ships 1 A* D" p" n1 S3 U' P' z
DD Hazelwood
3 q* ~4 \" u' B% u* |DD Hickox
- |( t5 e4 y: oDD Hoel ' m. L& f3 ?7 T3 n# m, ^* `8 g) N
DD Hunt
! [& A4 a* v! ~% r% |3 qDD Mullany * A- A2 z1 |$ G5 S& w# j# L
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1 - F. P" _3 x/ B. z% } A6 O3 y
DD Renshaw # i, }/ H: T6 k
DD Wickes
2 ^* w P9 u( R: L) DDD Stack
* a) r9 V# U% Y( H4 k4 RDD Wilson
" A% q9 S+ h' h/ R7 HDD Hatfield
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 ( W1 `+ r& F7 a
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Japanese Ships 6 D4 t, Q/ t9 Z
CA Myoko, Shell hits 2
" Z2 [. ]* E# y5 P0 gCL Kitakami, Shell hits 3 3 I/ ]+ t+ Q. N& _
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1 ( G5 z8 f0 y1 c
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 4 4 n1 S# m' ~8 L4 m
DD Hayashio, on fire : `6 a& l* x: h7 {( n
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 1 0 q! _; U W' F2 x- j1 R
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk & Y8 b" d4 s- M9 ^+ }2 n
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 1 c: n* F, ^6 v- U- ]
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 5 @$ @9 w0 ~; L
DD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire 8 ~2 P& G' F2 n2 f: D9 v
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Allied Ships
( I! T6 O. s" [8 k5 q* [DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire w" ^: `( t8 ?5 `/ G( b
DD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire O. [5 f" f5 I7 @) y1 I) Z& A
DD Hoel # r+ P( T- W- @! `5 l2 z% f
DD Hunt
+ ~6 m) U+ T& KDD Mullany, Shell hits 1
+ y5 F8 N) S" X, Y5 o) z# h# pDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3
$ V* Q! U$ m& q: M! yDD Renshaw
; R- H* @% ^* V8 X& n. h8 H" a( T" wDD Wickes - ^% E" I% s! }6 a: ~
DD Stack 2 v8 O% h3 M6 W
DD Wilson, Shell hits 1
$ J3 f7 v8 D) T- O3 g- y' nDD Hatfield , x( M: E/ P% Q# U7 ]
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Japanese Ships
+ O6 ~! E0 t5 M1 l% LCL Oi, Shell hits 3 7 d( S; ^, a Y4 f/ v0 ]% u
DD Tamanami
3 a. b+ Y5 n' c. R( H hDD Onami, Shell hits 3 ) @$ q% y! c( |1 A0 s/ _
DD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 4 a" b4 d0 |( Q8 r* k8 G4 s, }
DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1 ; p$ T. Z: D: P, a# c
DD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire ; D ?8 Y! { N7 l& H
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 2
0 @6 L# ]& _9 |5 m( O* Z. PDD Hatsukaze
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6 t9 r- l" w2 tAllied Ships
9 |. ~# A6 ]8 x8 J0 MDD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire 3 K7 R6 ?3 T- X9 ]' E' X4 F2 N/ K+ H3 s
DD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage ( S8 z6 G6 L! ~$ ~/ H
DD Hoel, Shell hits 1 ; c1 `! i6 S' s4 v' r$ c7 y
DD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire
, s$ ]- R3 e9 ?7 v4 G5 i& UDD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
; }1 |! d& \% A) z: Y7 pDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage . o& [2 ^" h) s" h0 h
DD Renshaw
0 ^8 g/ r& _6 ^; NDD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
! |% X+ g O( P' |3 @/ a% i& d, tDD Stack
* U- b6 P7 G* ZDD Wilson
+ g$ s1 }9 e1 d; ~5 oDD Hatfield 0 J0 S2 [! {# @' X V, q6 }$ ~- M
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- P8 t: B! h+ i1 ONight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships 7 k3 e+ j* s* q* o0 ~
BB Hiei
( a7 y$ l: U5 N i# K4 M: SBB Kirishima % ?( e# g- O3 J4 w
CA Aoba , A/ T8 \2 b6 J6 X, Z6 v/ K5 |& @
DD Akizuki
) Y1 Y5 N9 n; }DD Teruzuki
, `. `1 q/ `1 }8 y4 U' Q7 wDD Amagiri
+ k3 V: R" z, P3 T# `2 u6 x7 N9 ADD Hayate
" N" p( U1 B; H& M: cDD Yakaze
; T1 D) A1 _8 MDD Numakaze
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Allied Ships
5 c9 S$ p: R* O" l wPT PT-129 8 p" U% j# k( M) C; Q+ ?0 M
PT PT-130
% n0 g, T- t/ b' C# l" WPT PT-131
0 M; G8 e' S1 Q6 G1 A& F0 ^! hPT PT-132
- `3 F F5 h) r. m4 C% _& wPT PT-133 1 {9 w. L" y; [( ^
PT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk # _8 d- ]( {$ p4 }" q2 x
PT PT-135
! S' \, d1 V! L, VPT PT-136 9 c9 N& U3 p# z" \# ?
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Japanese Ships
: I2 Z5 H7 K+ KBB Hiei
9 { a- q; X& t2 C- c) zBB Kirishima
- k' s; U( t0 R6 S2 u4 jCA Aoba
" @6 A/ C3 c S SDD Akizuki & ?% [7 T# I! t
DD Teruzuki
$ E6 W* L" I3 U& Y _4 C1 t" {$ ZDD Amagiri
/ [* U" ^7 U! \% s& Z' GDD Hayate
0 Y3 ~3 P5 p# f6 c# f: Y2 sDD Yakaze % c2 Z$ C+ u+ |9 K ?4 N( w
DD Numakaze . }5 @' ~. i9 @: k
/ ^% E/ J1 N A; X0 YAllied Ships
4 e& ?7 f/ \% UAK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage " u7 V3 H/ U0 l5 W3 v* y' A
AK Francisco Coronado 0 {9 s) n! k6 g% T5 p3 S
AK John C. Calhoun, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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, s( N- a: j% j3 WNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships 2 z( U3 R z2 o3 Q+ @
BB Hiei ! Q5 n" @+ _! {
BB Kirishima ! v( k5 f- p! j0 t6 `3 n" a+ F
CA Aoba
$ C$ s) T& u' QDD Akizuki
4 y1 e4 h v, R3 U1 u2 ?% v* T( B# fDD Teruzuki
. S$ M+ Q) m1 N- L- ]/ L7 cDD Amagiri - j! q& F, k1 U5 e7 o
DD Hayate
' Y. P1 {" u* ?8 ]DD Yakaze - [* v3 y7 v- F. [
DD Numakaze
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* ~. v2 n4 c0 d: i( W/ mSC SC-1063 ' D: k: C+ z% h$ [6 [/ `
AK Floyd B. Olson
* G' U5 m6 P7 \. O( UAK Stephen H. Long
) H) ?2 Z1 N. O# c6 mAK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1
0 D% j+ f9 s H0 n7 vAK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2
" t6 c/ \8 I9 B0 tAK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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9 s9 {8 f& f& H5 Q/ MAllied ground losses:
9 l% j- U% L0 G5 R/ i26 casualties reported
% C8 v3 C' l% Y6 c' aVehicles lost 2
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DD Tamanami, Shell hits 2
- ]$ Y- L% v) \0 V( yDD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire # I) g$ t/ o( X5 i
DD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
' d9 W" x9 H8 s0 g" M: ~( l& _( f( ZDD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 2 c0 {: O0 n0 Y$ ^" V I
DD Hamanami, on fire
, q ] X8 @! O0 s* U2 G1 j7 B6 BDD Asashimo, Shell hits 3 ( {* k) p& l+ U" {
DD Hatsukaze
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Allied Ships
* c; @ b9 J# ~* G# E1 D6 `" A2 gPT PT-456 " H4 i: z9 z N" e, `) u) p
PT PT-457 ) w% u9 T& J& s! R/ _
PT PT-458
i* H6 F$ V- L) @PT PT-459 / _" S9 M6 V3 @! \
PT PT-460
1 |1 A, Z7 Y8 p- |1 P# f- vPT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk / S A: ? c& G
PT PT-488
$ C5 G7 ?& y1 m( gPT PT-489 ! ^" b. s7 i! Y. o: u' i
PT PT-490
# |. ]/ u. {" u$ e! Q+ BPT PT-491 2 G b' e5 s8 K6 j
PT PT-492
6 s8 V7 R' |' e" FPT PT-493
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$ J* R% l) z" G vNaval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80 9 ]" i% [' C5 Q
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Japanese Ships
& _8 b5 }) q. W& yCA Aoba 8 [7 \) j0 T2 x9 b8 }. e
BB Kirishima
" |1 e; Z7 C# v# r G# U3 W* U% e/ cBB Hiei . q, |. s% H& v/ @ Q% j
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Allied ground losses: " Q6 m$ O7 A' q' v6 C
218 casualties reported - N5 p9 [. b" b8 }3 S
Guns lost 5 |