2月13日夜间
; d0 {1 h6 }& e& k; G日军舰队突入爱塔佩滩头
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 + w3 D" c; P9 G/ p) H) W: R4 t
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+ {) N9 u4 ~9 @- ACA Myoko, Shell hits 1
) V: C, n; j8 Y8 N5 ?, O2 }CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1 * [8 A; H. B! ^3 g, Q" f; x
CL Yubari 4 I& I! S1 z, ^. N+ H: N: a" c
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2
x( u2 K* R' E( S" K# a% s' jDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire
7 d3 L& p U# G0 ?: _1 y7 O, H# FDD Urakaze : y7 _7 u, W5 j2 j
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
) d$ z4 l! E& L5 T- |$ K/ e5 oDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire # V6 ^4 b- ~- d- j) I5 Z9 C$ S
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
* W7 R; v) y0 Z$ xDD Shinonome 3 t. n* n6 V2 b
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Allied Ships
& Z. i% o" L* Y5 [0 i6 WDD Hazelwood
f' `1 ]7 o H3 p8 S9 Q l$ TDD Hickox
& `9 r: G4 Y& Y- Z+ x" T$ ~DD Hoel ( g5 {: X- m! n) _3 Q% ?
DD Hunt
" J! P$ n _" x, s' cDD Mullany - n# b% g8 ^* ]; g( t; ^' F
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1
/ V1 C0 R- g6 g$ T; iDD Renshaw # i& w/ ]9 b! S. a3 Y
DD Wickes ' C/ Z6 L! r @# Y
DD Stack
& J5 v4 {2 G% [" nDD Wilson . r# z: @& G; x0 X8 h i
DD Hatfield
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2 I$ R6 g' r4 C5 W- ENight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 1 I: } e& W$ e6 Q4 Z S
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Japanese Ships
4 \$ o+ ?: g0 l! mCA Myoko, Shell hits 2
% D/ i7 L8 J' F' I# q9 `CL Kitakami, Shell hits 3 4 A$ A/ V( \' n" U: d. I- z/ a- r
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1
7 H5 C& F1 W; HDD Natsushio, Shell hits 4 R" A$ f) r, `$ t( w
DD Hayashio, on fire
& i3 m. w& n# Z1 j8 u M" EDD Urakaze, Shell hits 1
+ A r( k( p1 Y, k6 A/ rDD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk q& X+ c8 \1 r1 q! _. N, y, S% l& {
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
6 B4 t {7 t1 L( {/ cDD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 1 u5 q7 D# D- t. ?+ s# p/ G0 d
DD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire
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DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
- _% {6 v- E' c9 z+ rDD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire : O0 G2 @0 Q0 F" A" \, w. ~3 P
DD Hoel % U+ a9 p; V& \4 j
DD Hunt 0 d, v: j* {6 j
DD Mullany, Shell hits 1 3 U! ^' H% U* ^! x' \
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3 , w" n) U- f' ^0 t
DD Renshaw
( O. w$ k' P& r) Y7 N$ MDD Wickes $ R3 H7 B7 _3 w( E/ U: B
DD Stack
. T, ~" D4 K Q5 @' h# EDD Wilson, Shell hits 1
- n8 Q4 ~3 n$ X) V. }DD Hatfield
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships 6 [+ o( p& c9 T4 k7 v" l
CL Oi, Shell hits 3 6 i/ F* \' Z: Q+ F
DD Tamanami 3 V! p" L u3 I+ J
DD Onami, Shell hits 3
. q/ n. Z5 F& kDD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ; u9 W5 A5 {; K! T" k( R
DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1
1 h \( s: r) f( Z" V, tDD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire
2 l; @* E$ I. A2 w7 c: B7 @DD Asashimo, Shell hits 2 + I' V! O& {! P
DD Hatsukaze
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& k) Q1 e' u2 F1 h; ]( t& DAllied Ships
# q& D2 ]( r8 y# e& @DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
0 |) |- d9 n) q& JDD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 4 O! S' K; `5 T" C) K
DD Hoel, Shell hits 1
9 d" O/ ~3 M- B% K, wDD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire ( u- y/ O# y1 O% a+ G3 U
DD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
) q" c3 h/ h1 f a& Z6 `2 \) xDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 7 r! w' l" g7 f% e, `
DD Renshaw
5 m. E* p6 d% P: [2 a$ S5 RDD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk & x) J: }: c d4 a4 {7 b) i f; n
DD Stack
! }4 U) `" e% G( a; W; z mDD Wilson $ y8 O0 ~- Z0 q
DD Hatfield 3 m7 Y3 K$ q( }+ F
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* @8 N, G3 d: z( V/ fNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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% `" W7 r* W! y: t* o7 {Japanese Ships 5 R& S# a, ^+ d% i
BB Hiei ' n- x8 H% v1 T8 e' x' r/ ]3 P# t5 y
BB Kirishima 5 a6 \3 j W2 X+ h6 v8 o! J' q
CA Aoba # W! H: b1 N- I9 m
DD Akizuki
6 |& Q+ T L5 |# w Z: I% e. @4 wDD Teruzuki
+ m2 F- o7 \# l1 M8 l& DDD Amagiri # R C) d& V' j4 `# n
DD Hayate * e4 |5 Z3 u& I) |, }% E6 {9 X7 g
DD Yakaze
& |4 O% a2 t. D6 `DD Numakaze
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Allied Ships % O# [" ]+ s- h2 F. L% Y0 D( e
PT PT-129 + _- C4 j* k* O6 S2 n& ]7 w
PT PT-130 + `- `+ H% x. C M/ k- }' T# ^0 m
PT PT-131
% p G4 k; E8 I# T' M, _PT PT-132
3 _ ^0 R$ b) v6 R6 L7 kPT PT-133 3 n$ G7 j1 `7 _# ?8 h. Y R
PT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk : i' E' L$ t, n+ P8 H |
PT PT-135 4 L9 O: Z# ?8 e. h- ~9 }
PT PT-136 : O- Y/ _5 v S2 L1 }' Z
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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( ]+ K w/ \$ {; |Japanese Ships / X) T0 H; I/ V; c$ o( A# k
BB Hiei ( u& v6 D' j! y3 I+ b
BB Kirishima + P* [3 b; {% U% h2 U1 K7 N
CA Aoba
) d3 M6 p2 w- u: j* o. sDD Akizuki : N& S. {( a) Q& V2 b4 S; T9 s. {1 G
DD Teruzuki " d: H8 R; S, ` i9 _, Z4 G, R
DD Amagiri : t1 S" ~( M! c8 T, _
DD Hayate
/ \* X! n5 Y2 T/ l' yDD Yakaze
4 x) a; v x% ]4 qDD Numakaze
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6 }9 M1 C1 b0 R& H4 O' q rAK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
! l7 P( b- i+ [ ^& ]- v! sAK Francisco Coronado
, G& O2 |# E7 ?( c( fAK John C. Calhoun, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage , S- E7 h/ ?$ V
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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5 b% k5 c8 ?/ LBB Hiei ) \ @+ ]" M# ~3 @8 H" T L
BB Kirishima
' `# ?. l* j6 Z( x: U2 HCA Aoba 9 M @) {# n2 E4 _
DD Akizuki
. o" ~1 K0 t6 C! j; L6 wDD Teruzuki 4 `9 H* \ j6 y; J. W
DD Amagiri
# E1 p, N7 S4 v" YDD Hayate ) g4 G3 C4 x" O9 L+ w! g
DD Yakaze * T9 k- g: ^! t+ O( M* N% z. O2 y
DD Numakaze 1 I! H Q& ?$ n0 q
. f2 v U* p* a2 UAllied Ships & [9 _4 V9 Y, b. i4 u4 f
SC SC-1063 , T# C3 X/ M9 m' O+ r) F
AK Floyd B. Olson # ]8 @' p5 j' s" F
AK Stephen H. Long
2 `4 J( M! I! M8 M$ B! aAK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1 * `. z' r' U r- Q
AK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2
' o- ~* z5 D7 qAK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage & u' k# C% o. @, X5 D8 V
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Allied ground losses: - d: }4 h ]4 e( Q# z: V
26 casualties reported
3 j1 g0 k& B, cVehicles lost 2
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 * \9 ^" I8 w1 v0 S% k: ]/ D
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Japanese Ships , r1 e( ^, {+ u( F: A7 O# g9 J
CL Oi
/ L1 }4 Q! ^+ l1 P3 ]DD Tamanami, Shell hits 2 ; i4 q) x" e8 A1 C
DD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire
1 L# a! H# u3 g- S2 B0 Y7 U. B. dDD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
0 P+ F2 q& G8 \8 ]% P9 jDD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ ]6 e# v( k2 ^6 \DD Hamanami, on fire
9 O1 s) e* W W" B- tDD Asashimo, Shell hits 3
1 d1 \$ a1 z% yDD Hatsukaze + d. P2 h6 F' F- X4 x3 s, X
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Allied Ships $ Y# D) D, D r/ n; M z
PT PT-456 1 z) P! h: I4 G) ^9 X6 i
PT PT-457
( G& G+ w/ N$ W }: p$ w2 U& a7 yPT PT-458 8 k/ j/ |- p$ J6 g2 ^# z
PT PT-459
) F3 H9 {2 t& |PT PT-460
* O5 g3 g- c5 q2 |' @. d# QPT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk $ d b5 |4 f. `! Y! P* V( p5 q( b
PT PT-488
/ {; C) l8 h) Z+ ?( a, D4 OPT PT-489
& ?1 p1 _; Z; pPT PT-490 9 v: y; e9 ~0 }
PT PT-491
$ w* Y: a" b5 `PT PT-492 i+ Z. H; D# k7 {1 w3 H9 [
PT PT-493 , h- @: T; S) X+ ~6 n
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1 X7 x; [5 l* r/ C" S- w/ LNaval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80 2 _6 ?: D' s' e; c3 [
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Japanese Ships / n( z; X. }9 r; g+ e9 G
CA Aoba 3 y; f5 j' U% _; V/ v7 f
BB Kirishima 9 H' ?. v1 J+ V8 W9 r1 x3 r
BB Hiei
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Allied ground losses: ) B) v4 O5 x7 n) R) _' }
218 casualties reported
; z# \6 Z" @/ Q7 ~Guns lost 5 |