2月13日夜间
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships 1 k. O( l" ~$ e0 _- x8 [
CA Myoko, Shell hits 1 ?3 w& \+ c a9 {# C# f1 T
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1 ! t- B- W. k H8 Z4 T8 g, J, W
CL Yubari ! y3 M2 ?7 c: d% F6 Y0 d) t
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2 ; R( q; B6 a& C9 i8 X1 |2 O: W
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire # t; _6 i( Z3 a- Q+ B
DD Urakaze
" {1 D4 u% e* {6 bDD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire : i% u, |; W/ Q. I4 C
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire 7 B+ Y& x% m3 n O& |6 w
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire 2 S$ H) T& @1 q& Q3 ]$ M
DD Shinonome
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0 {- ~, d9 L2 ? v% ?; SAllied Ships % n8 w0 i9 @! d4 ]! J; S
DD Hazelwood + g8 Z$ B" v1 r- r; o" M J
DD Hickox
' ]0 B; S6 K9 m4 c0 R9 rDD Hoel ( z5 T: T8 c, y R4 ~
DD Hunt
0 }9 i6 Z+ T# j9 UDD Mullany
9 Y# ?* |" s& J* F& W$ aDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1
! E4 c: e; {2 j5 j6 P, `+ nDD Renshaw
5 g$ E, f3 Y9 Q! W/ MDD Wickes
3 G/ s3 | Y% H% K) g- Y6 q+ cDD Stack ; E8 K& J* t5 m- g
DD Wilson
) C, b; [- N6 f P6 V- F: PDD Hatfield : v6 q+ r+ g. i% w$ M
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( n* Q* T3 Q# A# A5 kNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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B/ r( ^( g$ V# Z' wJapanese Ships 1 h4 c, H/ H, {* x o' O' u
CA Myoko, Shell hits 2 ' @; R- y7 m6 T: X; f% p
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 3 $ h9 ?1 O. m% _9 v6 N6 c! ^
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1 / R- W) o' h# Y8 s5 q" r
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 4 5 `& S6 k) z3 R5 j& C
DD Hayashio, on fire ; @7 P2 q6 r1 {6 I# R$ T. n4 g
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 1
/ K9 S% m0 q3 A# v, mDD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
4 X' W0 t+ J! o* ^& jDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage / T8 R! N5 y3 \! f# I& N" V
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 2 {( n. _- ^- ^
DD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire 1 c- D! ]0 r6 I
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Allied Ships ; g$ ]( O1 i3 c1 Z& A
DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire , \8 Q7 k- G4 ]- `+ H6 E
DD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire & s$ C1 G1 x: s) x6 T( w
DD Hoel
% W+ `# F( ~) Z) |" T! R, A$ CDD Hunt
4 y1 B' R7 C' Q* GDD Mullany, Shell hits 1 5 k2 ?. c, F9 r: ]
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3 3 v6 k' E" D7 G* N& j
DD Renshaw 4 `1 s8 v7 s) \* e
DD Wickes
1 g; m. F9 x7 `# r) dDD Stack
8 ]; n P* U* ~2 X, c. VDD Wilson, Shell hits 1
* H4 A, G6 z( T- Y- PDD Hatfield / p3 \7 X- Y- ^, q
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 1 \ K+ w+ P6 N# }. d U6 L
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Japanese Ships
7 R$ G9 _, C1 Q# @, ~CL Oi, Shell hits 3 ' n+ O) K( ^4 M$ U
DD Tamanami `: \' E. T' Q* w
DD Onami, Shell hits 3 . D& w$ Q- t# b9 g- S2 F
DD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ) Y0 ~1 W ?$ }$ [. U: h
DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1 + j7 {+ V4 S, n5 p% |* e
DD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire . \# h5 B- m4 t% j
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 2
) _) J" d: {7 K# f. ?DD Hatsukaze
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Allied Ships , I) X0 o, q! C- y0 @
DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire 2 s7 l( @1 H6 D1 q! w. j- k
DD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage ( W0 j3 w4 R& B0 H3 a
DD Hoel, Shell hits 1
6 B$ j# m6 n1 G6 KDD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire
4 D1 q _5 H: y; eDD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
5 {$ Y( y$ _% _. E) m3 ~. o! C' ]DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ( S- I" {, c7 \, F/ o
DD Renshaw * U- I+ B! P3 k- U& J
DD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk 0 i$ N% r+ y: Y2 c- k: ~; E
DD Stack
! X; [) J( v* n/ [ o. M$ f- \DD Wilson
! N+ u/ M T/ T+ w2 R3 P) dDD Hatfield ' E" J' j+ u6 N' n$ ]/ {1 e8 n
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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0 p& S p7 z) u$ y3 VJapanese Ships , U' X3 E3 Q" `# q4 q. u0 D
BB Hiei
9 _8 Y9 n; Z* v1 J% w) C& f9 _BB Kirishima ; _, p& n# w: f- M: n2 D
CA Aoba
* k9 F1 z# v: v3 U( R1 GDD Akizuki 3 X# ]* z" ^$ ^3 B+ e0 ~
DD Teruzuki ! w: D8 s' f; ~, ~' c! ?2 q
DD Amagiri 0 b& c( c( n* t, }) Z
DD Hayate 3 O) D" f9 p; ?, p
DD Yakaze + l0 ]2 g/ ~+ e; H2 ~
DD Numakaze
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Allied Ships
/ [% g* `" y% d5 Y$ W" TPT PT-129 ) K6 ~) z) b6 M& V' M/ t+ S
PT PT-130
8 [$ G- {4 H- A! |2 }( `PT PT-131 $ C7 A0 D% [; ?& c
PT PT-132
: g3 G( I {' |% L# lPT PT-133
0 O$ W, S0 p) k2 P! tPT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
* m, O% N/ |0 S) P6 P! sPT PT-135
% \0 _2 r- i( CPT PT-136 & P9 A, W+ B% K" g$ j! _' r7 c
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships
; H6 W: d7 N- h: d4 w# O, jBB Hiei
% `- }3 w) X/ d* {' L3 B+ I1 r$ CBB Kirishima # Q2 A4 ]& [( d
CA Aoba
4 o6 Y+ D5 Z5 A. L! ~ KDD Akizuki " X8 P! k* W G( i
DD Teruzuki
$ n5 A+ I' A" b* P6 `) ~DD Amagiri 8 r" M* W3 [/ B
DD Hayate ; _. }$ D" x2 V/ A0 W! Q3 H
DD Yakaze , B0 O. H/ [4 c3 b( q
DD Numakaze ! T! }' X, O7 o; B3 y
5 s9 H5 W, c. w5 OAllied Ships
' t% F/ l$ b# S3 L6 eAK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage 1 O i1 ~1 t$ T9 {
AK Francisco Coronado
7 r4 ?# t' v. m6 MAK John C. Calhoun, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ' J1 ^/ j. [+ h9 Z6 O
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$ s' n' a2 I2 W8 B; TNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 B% d/ |1 |- j) H% E- s. I/ N
* }3 Q: V+ g1 ^- ?9 M1 @4 FJapanese Ships
! S3 `6 _8 T+ m' R4 fBB Hiei 7 n6 f6 ^% g; E3 m1 Y6 k: c+ G
BB Kirishima
* d: O( c* f: i1 o" {CA Aoba
9 @1 \1 l2 F3 U) U% S& eDD Akizuki
. [# d' J, p5 {7 a/ D: w/ yDD Teruzuki
2 V. G! A1 V4 d: p0 cDD Amagiri
" F# D: }: v8 s# @( v. p, UDD Hayate # e' m, R0 F; l& P8 d
DD Yakaze
+ R9 G6 D, L4 p: j( V) |* A* aDD Numakaze 1 S7 O' ?6 q' L* F
: F' o6 r* u* ]' W, tAllied Ships 8 L4 _* N8 J8 B* P8 n: h
SC SC-1063
4 t. R% u; R" h7 ~3 Y0 [/ D+ r! O$ JAK Floyd B. Olson ) Z# g F! T9 o: F% R- T
AK Stephen H. Long
2 ~# S0 M0 d3 w* nAK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1
2 F% @/ p! f! x l! E+ r! GAK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2 % l2 y' ]) r# `' D5 N7 E
AK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage , B& V. k$ y) F% v: E V: H; O
# A' U+ L$ V4 ~Allied ground losses: 9 }, ~; U* X5 H6 `( @2 `
26 casualties reported
3 Y5 ~/ V v. D! G% ^- \! XVehicles lost 2
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Japanese Ships 9 O6 p- O( n% N$ C: I. j1 ?8 y
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DD Tamanami, Shell hits 2
$ m; x; b S& Y; IDD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire
4 @# D5 D- m, P; UDD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk " y2 t9 h4 t: ?5 {
DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- F1 U# H' t) j1 y: qDD Hamanami, on fire ~2 h5 [/ D* G& A @9 t
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 3
( `" ~7 ^2 ]& r& ^# s iDD Hatsukaze
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Allied Ships , F5 @/ n9 @6 K* C
PT PT-456 ! n! u9 T* J+ F/ z1 g9 q d
PT PT-457 1 o2 v+ r& W/ j$ S' e
PT PT-458
5 k0 K6 Z2 @# i7 c6 FPT PT-459 ; j/ ~$ N$ X5 P2 l7 M# _& C' T% L, u1 N
PT PT-460
) p# w5 E; l0 QPT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk 5 M+ Z0 y& k7 f3 @3 ~& u
PT PT-488
, j0 ~: ?- N1 R0 ^) T2 _. X0 G1 PPT PT-489 $ k: |# u8 d/ I/ |$ d* Y1 N6 a
PT PT-490
0 ?5 p! [' G V* G/ MPT PT-491 - N5 S. b v: h, O
PT PT-492
8 O( w" c6 U9 Y/ c+ ePT PT-493 . s& ^% o% ~ D7 \+ D; o5 l" y
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Naval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80 ) |( o- x" h) a) s
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: K, T7 @# H, FCA Aoba $ M6 u# z% R% w/ P
BB Kirishima
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Allied ground losses: 1 r6 W: k& O8 \* ~) C4 l; S' o4 _
218 casualties reported
# t7 {/ t: a1 C; u% a7 k- dGuns lost 5 |