2月13日夜间0 b( N1 x' B& {, S( L6 p/ t
日军舰队突入爱塔佩滩头
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9 f7 n; m y% M) t3 ` X1 Q+ iNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 ) o* h; l8 j: L+ s. W, G
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Japanese Ships
9 j& [: U% L+ t) N% f$ N2 H8 C. z( ?CA Myoko, Shell hits 1 1 ]* F$ _; U b6 _+ H0 F* i& D _9 e
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1 0 L( i# Y* |7 f% h; E! q9 M* Z
CL Yubari ' V; U" a6 q! X, }8 }4 I# [& i
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2 * a' c- O, i9 L4 [ u! B/ C5 _2 i
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire t9 l" r: n9 g7 Z, ]3 T
DD Urakaze
3 G' S8 l. l$ h; f, j/ JDD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
/ |# y/ K( Y NDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire & n2 U7 C: m8 @3 M( F3 z5 ~
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
# R) p6 O% F$ n* i' UDD Shinonome ) z# L* y! A3 y
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Allied Ships " ~% X& M1 J0 |: z& x
DD Hazelwood : q$ G4 g0 w4 h9 Q/ R
DD Hickox # t; f) D* t5 l# u
DD Hoel
$ t8 |2 Z& B: J/ }DD Hunt
" P& l% c, K4 ]DD Mullany
/ O9 l- a& [- c+ _" uDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1
* L3 s# h2 F' y- cDD Renshaw
2 |5 O$ u+ r( l/ LDD Wickes
" E A8 U+ c. W5 P3 h9 E j- m7 v1 }DD Stack
0 W, K5 u& T M; }4 p% _DD Wilson 2 ^# @2 W" W, O9 O7 l9 E
DD Hatfield
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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) N+ Z% Z$ l2 p7 r b4 y4 r8 d/ R, DCA Myoko, Shell hits 2 / J4 O. J9 Y2 Q
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 3
1 ]+ d+ o9 U& Y: U: g; w! o- eCL Yubari, Shell hits 1 ; L2 j8 c" t1 R% ?; r: E
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 4
, Q2 Q3 T6 {( j' SDD Hayashio, on fire ' V7 s4 M8 E* J5 a o1 {! T% E8 G
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 1 8 V- C7 ^2 _" y3 W& F& x' b( O
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk / w9 ]; W0 }, D8 x" y
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ) |, ~' w" ^9 R* K w
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
! I- | f1 p' M3 p3 MDD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire ( W& U0 W* f9 x/ Q
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1 p' s* v/ _! G4 M; mDD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
, M8 i- u7 t2 b( g5 cDD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
" L1 `8 E$ v( _+ ]6 g |DD Hoel
0 O$ E7 t# d+ x- yDD Hunt
& i* }" ]; p3 K: N- iDD Mullany, Shell hits 1
! `% e( b. X, P2 G& J, G6 IDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3 & [) Z5 M, m% R9 y2 \, E. h8 W9 m
DD Renshaw ! k5 H% t Q! K" u2 G/ B0 T" w
DD Wickes " L, {+ ]4 e P: h
DD Stack , X9 u/ @' ` n, D7 j
DD Wilson, Shell hits 1 % ~0 |( C n8 B, r; C. U) E
DD Hatfield ! J- Y! Q8 t) C
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9 k2 b7 q6 n2 H/ v/ f! KCL Oi, Shell hits 3
, M9 ?/ h; `) O W( C- A5 eDD Tamanami
: J/ q" V/ A5 y N9 N* PDD Onami, Shell hits 3 7 G8 H* v) T3 ^ {) |
DD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" C- Y9 C; H1 q! K, m8 FDD Hayanami, Shell hits 1
+ N9 Y) }, K( y. r# w7 |# _DD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire ' I- a+ V1 Y5 a/ H4 p7 b g8 t, s7 U
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 2
; s, g3 b- r& X G+ lDD Hatsukaze
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0 D" ^# ?, J# i; J; v7 T8 ]DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire . O2 x% W' |' _
DD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
3 Q* z6 _ C4 ~$ jDD Hoel, Shell hits 1 , I6 I. B% g5 H# S7 `& D! S" s' ]
DD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire
: \( W) t- M% K# DDD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire & j! J- G! _9 O5 d0 H* M
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
, P. K, b4 y! D- B( k* p( kDD Renshaw d4 S% n( [" @1 \ G9 h: W* ^& e
DD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk # ~9 i2 q: Y5 k- l
DD Stack
" v: P) ?6 {0 b) {8 L! LDD Wilson . i0 {- G( Q& f& Z8 ^+ t5 E
DD Hatfield
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8 F' N) K: x Y& L" {* ^ Y* INight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 6 v, ~4 } l+ w
9 {& K' H7 G( ]7 `' _/ B6 a$ _% mJapanese Ships 7 M. q+ }1 H3 ^/ y
BB Hiei
& I; A" E0 c# M' L- C, g% @; ?BB Kirishima $ p \; D+ m/ Z! C/ e( G# j2 {/ \' p5 f
CA Aoba - U% C; U3 _; X! r. k2 ?; t, }
DD Akizuki
% U0 T+ d( q4 V# r6 \1 zDD Teruzuki
* Y$ G: f: Q( Z1 H; Q' KDD Amagiri
4 d# t( n' D/ v1 n0 l3 N, G2 VDD Hayate
% j, A+ `; ^; N! M' WDD Yakaze : g, a" Z; \7 c4 c" E& t/ |+ u
DD Numakaze
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PT PT-129
1 V, t" q' A5 k6 n, T/ }PT PT-130
0 h$ x: k% m4 J1 R- \; N8 KPT PT-131
$ |5 x5 B* G/ x1 |PT PT-132
3 n% p3 D. ^/ F$ Z% O) \6 ]PT PT-133 7 I4 c' U: \" S, w5 k
PT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
+ K s1 N3 {7 J! M; y% b# fPT PT-135
# b( ~+ {5 H0 c7 U) }$ wPT PT-136
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Japanese Ships
& u) M0 w ^ i6 e! i3 z2 [BB Hiei
" M2 B5 |) Q2 sBB Kirishima 1 O* y4 {* }: e( F
CA Aoba , `8 o! T! |: K) J- O
DD Akizuki
X! J( l1 c+ J }DD Teruzuki - @9 ]5 ~( V" m1 M6 M, r6 j) I
DD Amagiri
1 z8 l- ]2 O* ]" g, QDD Hayate ) |0 E. @1 |* a1 k
DD Yakaze
, a; E: V7 g0 a5 {0 M$ ?9 xDD Numakaze # c% d$ Z# V$ J6 I$ r! \/ E
# q4 u* C/ V3 b8 _" JAllied Ships 9 o5 G1 r% N7 s7 z9 K) y
AK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage , h$ E0 W: O1 [1 M( G9 B% \' y
AK Francisco Coronado
. q% m6 k5 c9 C! \, B! n+ r( P; WAK John C. Calhoun, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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( x4 G# h! ]( y+ E9 BJapanese Ships 5 M# H e/ H! u9 Y" J- T2 n( L& ?
BB Hiei
& W8 Y) Y O: U) m) T \. X& P+ rBB Kirishima
, N# \2 A1 g1 nCA Aoba / J) {# p4 k* K1 c x7 _
DD Akizuki
6 N, E! [+ s" N) Y8 p/ P* ?DD Teruzuki
+ l' j& C8 T- D# I" V# ADD Amagiri
! v8 |* p1 D! E! U) D9 jDD Hayate
3 f: f5 g- ?+ D Z" _3 WDD Yakaze
0 n# @: k3 Q3 tDD Numakaze ' }# m- g. S/ s5 w
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Allied Ships
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' D/ o7 z7 E# x, }; Y) k8 `AK Floyd B. Olson ( x2 a7 J4 W4 u: o$ n
AK Stephen H. Long 9 G, l% `& Y$ L
AK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1 % h3 x, R" |* f/ ]2 v2 r) O9 F' d
AK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2 ( q. ~0 M( T# A! {/ |1 p
AK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ( ~( e4 l3 I* i; G- r; x
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Allied ground losses:
" @! ^6 g2 }2 b26 casualties reported
2 i. K7 z/ l( P, r9 y" {Vehicles lost 2 7 T" {5 I$ R1 `9 [
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CL Oi
2 H" _4 S: W% Z4 \# d+ |1 dDD Tamanami, Shell hits 2
2 ]: }" x% e) |3 S, {; f' sDD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire - e" }2 x# l5 u# k. Y7 J/ |3 X* M
DD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
8 d- U3 ]4 i% c- ~+ hDD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 3 g+ H9 }- Q$ ]( c- I9 ^, [$ o
DD Hamanami, on fire # j2 `" u! S% R3 [3 ^5 {0 R z" p
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 3
m4 T" V* o6 _4 aDD Hatsukaze
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Allied Ships
- N1 J1 ^: z. k$ X, G7 ePT PT-456 " z) H3 }* m& t& D6 z' E) N
PT PT-457 r0 f, a' z4 M) g h! C
PT PT-458 - Q- B9 {2 a" ^: F! Y
PT PT-459
2 Y% I# Q5 C* |2 j, O- mPT PT-460 + x/ W+ O$ w. c
PT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk # b( `9 d/ E4 R- b3 _" P
PT PT-488
" U" M8 n% j! a* i! N' r6 gPT PT-489
d5 x4 U9 ]4 K: IPT PT-490
: K! H/ H( e5 ]1 \0 U) APT PT-491 5 O- ?4 z- w% K$ Q% l
PT PT-492
0 e1 P& s9 p1 s# Q$ w! l& wPT PT-493 ! P, E- b# `; J5 {
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Naval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80
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Japanese Ships $ m$ [1 G' J5 I2 o2 @# f1 K) A
CA Aoba
6 h/ X6 K% u; H! V! ^" Z) LBB Kirishima
2 y0 m; L P2 _2 K% {$ a8 IBB Hiei
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5 u* d) e7 y a1 n: [" WAllied ground losses: " G4 @; U g1 f. t! A0 ]
218 casualties reported 4 x5 A+ M3 d7 L" Y# W0 ?( }
Guns lost 5 |