2月13日夜间
: x$ H6 a4 ^3 w* Q, k: P$ H- k: K, a日军舰队突入爱塔佩滩头
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 5 D$ S4 G& K6 P1 ]
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CA Myoko, Shell hits 1
6 P6 L. c( V! R) A9 q2 lCL Kitakami, Shell hits 1 * m6 r+ K$ [3 k4 a5 Y+ M$ g2 h% Q1 q
CL Yubari . g# P, m- K, X# p2 s" j3 s/ O& J
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2 1 t" M; x' X( B/ q9 V
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire 0 j; r5 p/ R8 M) \6 s" Y9 Z5 L+ u
DD Urakaze
$ x. L/ b. I' C# F8 lDD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire Y( r" A! _5 t; H
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire $ v9 X9 B* }8 ^" }: J0 A6 O
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire - l; t' W! P2 U: W; f
DD Shinonome
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Allied Ships
" H% Q( U- @2 m+ c( T# J0 _% BDD Hazelwood ) a, J! Q1 [4 L/ m
DD Hickox : D% c5 L# b2 [9 i$ {1 \/ |
DD Hoel
% W# q% ^$ b0 Q% j6 o1 rDD Hunt
! x' d6 j& g+ z M) S9 HDD Mullany
% [; p+ l! S- V, }' tDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1
0 }! x7 n$ w7 V" i8 c8 pDD Renshaw / H. s4 V! C3 k& Q) k7 ?7 B3 t
DD Wickes 3 k7 [. u% U/ h
DD Stack
/ _% d8 d* ?3 N1 q2 pDD Wilson
{( x( B' ~3 t" |6 O- v+ q- ZDD Hatfield $ K5 j6 l& J- }& x2 O* {9 @5 u0 m
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Japanese Ships
' n. j. ]+ q# E1 l# `8 @1 ^CA Myoko, Shell hits 2 ( e6 R) T- z& j) t3 n' K% }! E
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 3 " q, n& W8 L+ {1 H8 G
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1 ( [2 G5 ]% M, l( P# D+ u
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 4
9 z( C, a h# E# V$ ~/ [DD Hayashio, on fire
+ W% y9 E/ q2 N7 K6 ^% v/ ~DD Urakaze, Shell hits 1 ; v! I% ], k0 K
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ; K% I, ?( @2 }- n, f$ `
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
# C6 |. B& S1 HDD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 4 w- x, R) q0 \+ Y& h w
DD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire . ]: }3 b9 w) j( d+ H. M F
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Allied Ships
, o% Q. P `2 j9 X! G+ ?DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
Q1 E* C& M5 J6 v2 `0 hDD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
& \& O; J8 x- z% J* lDD Hoel ( H& D; X$ b5 }; t* z* n0 `
DD Hunt 2 a6 x/ R" {& J* @( U
DD Mullany, Shell hits 1
& c- G* o! Y2 w" {4 ~% ~0 M" V" n6 ADD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3 % b$ ^" a3 q k
DD Renshaw
( y4 G0 A* q, ]5 j0 L8 Q0 P: sDD Wickes 9 c8 h8 D; u1 ^) M H' c
DD Stack 0 z- h8 Y, j8 t+ O; D4 x% i
DD Wilson, Shell hits 1
3 v) s6 [6 U, Y" ]/ \. }DD Hatfield & p2 I4 X) a9 o% z3 C; z
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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& d! W6 U* l+ l& D, L+ dCL Oi, Shell hits 3
& h- L) h* N9 b1 }0 z9 u/ _& D' @, pDD Tamanami . b0 H; o% K1 i" k- C1 o! ]9 |
DD Onami, Shell hits 3 4 K3 W. C3 ~) u ~: n# Q3 h
DD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 8 u% w& x! X8 H1 X. v! J- p$ A* t
DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1
0 T9 s* H/ y5 P3 B0 \. XDD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire
, `$ u7 W8 c; x8 pDD Asashimo, Shell hits 2
1 h* L" p& P9 ]: ]9 ^+ S; rDD Hatsukaze
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6 @) ~# p0 r9 d$ GDD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
" K# {& x: X: wDD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage . T( q Q# |' G1 P
DD Hoel, Shell hits 1 6 W$ a/ d: d/ o" m9 @3 G
DD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire
& N1 U8 L& V- D7 K' c: e; pDD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 2 r, \8 S' w- J# Z: l
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ( ]3 d+ |7 H. b- j
DD Renshaw
* N( P" k; i' N( g# b. R& bDD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
! j$ X f9 D, X6 D, L, V; U/ SDD Stack
2 b- g1 q0 A) w; [; g, IDD Wilson 5 f g5 \+ L# x% k2 a; {
DD Hatfield
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships
8 D2 a+ r$ t j9 F: Z" ]; n! MBB Hiei 2 X5 @; b- \! C& g9 D- @. C
BB Kirishima
& T8 b2 Y) x6 K- a* ?) |/ i. ECA Aoba 5 U1 A9 ^% f" _1 d, R3 h
DD Akizuki : o' Q; p- r: D6 O, v
DD Teruzuki 3 u M2 O0 ?6 _: p- ~, l7 I ]
DD Amagiri
/ j, b- E+ h' B+ `& sDD Hayate " u9 u6 f6 P( _; j6 B- R4 y% S
DD Yakaze 0 ?. U' m2 X' k" {
DD Numakaze
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Allied Ships * v" V9 x# \2 Z: {
PT PT-129
0 z. w2 I* ]" U9 |4 H4 b9 g0 tPT PT-130
( \$ N5 P1 I9 P- [+ o0 ~8 KPT PT-131
, P* M9 [" ]& C$ |* d g: y; qPT PT-132
& d5 O& T7 R" v9 p8 ]PT PT-133
w8 D) O# A0 J) S0 Q. j3 v9 kPT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
! O* F% w3 V0 h& \% U$ x4 WPT PT-135 4 }. o8 l6 V6 Y3 l! f- J5 R
PT PT-136
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships 1 t& y, ?; l0 J) l% Z
BB Hiei & h2 K9 }% R3 s$ u4 O& r
BB Kirishima
' Z* S ]" I! T/ K; W% yCA Aoba
9 D8 X% R7 f1 P* gDD Akizuki
* E9 [# n9 j$ ^$ H0 P7 SDD Teruzuki
5 F+ ^. {7 |# c: ]DD Amagiri
& \/ {* A4 q- @7 U2 S: T6 @DD Hayate " [! }1 a7 H' g' d0 ~/ A
DD Yakaze 8 @5 h. D0 q6 X2 D% I8 ?/ n
DD Numakaze
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Allied Ships
. O8 G" ~0 A# B+ e1 i" VAK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage , z' f7 Y& A" x
AK Francisco Coronado 4 x. B n- @( e* T' F. V
AK John C. Calhoun, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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BB Hiei 7 Y6 d- r1 \1 ^0 i
BB Kirishima
U: O" Q/ L1 D' a* z% rCA Aoba
' @% `, g' C' f! {1 y4 vDD Akizuki
+ s6 |* J. T9 A5 p& t4 E+ K7 | D& jDD Teruzuki
% \8 r, I" n, u6 IDD Amagiri
0 q$ G$ U. o1 F H9 _0 DDD Hayate 4 R- }3 M5 e1 f0 I" n$ }, u
DD Yakaze
1 n9 Z: q2 E: d1 g! k$ r4 g* uDD Numakaze 9 y% ^0 v: }( u! v6 ^& K& o. w
1 O, n g: o7 o2 K# K9 e0 PAllied Ships
( |& P* ?- V- i+ D6 h! e( ESC SC-1063
7 R; ~% z* f" u4 SAK Floyd B. Olson : H8 ^$ @! w1 E- u+ i4 M# W
AK Stephen H. Long ! B5 P! s$ Y9 I) u4 J
AK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1
! b/ e% r: C- {% B6 x2 P- M7 MAK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2
, t) {! J E% AAK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses: 8 s) o. P1 P0 d. @: _
26 casualties reported 1 p5 z9 w+ e( v- [
Vehicles lost 2
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CL Oi % Q% F2 T. t# H8 o2 Q3 |9 ]. h5 G2 ]. r
DD Tamanami, Shell hits 2 + t! K6 ~9 B5 r! Z: I- c0 I( n) m
DD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire
. O* d( B9 x1 X, b* G0 ]# r- }' PDD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
$ G: t! W$ ^. r. f7 |DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage $ o% q8 r0 F+ I! k5 L' [! s1 [
DD Hamanami, on fire
2 O* p, K- o9 v( D, [DD Asashimo, Shell hits 3 : K. Z" f" i% @7 K, p# X/ }, u+ C
DD Hatsukaze * H k5 N" W$ R; C8 {. H8 B+ o
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Allied Ships
- X/ k' d2 s* |9 L9 qPT PT-456
+ y. p, y7 t9 MPT PT-457
6 Y5 ^8 X1 s. Y/ d F% |$ ^PT PT-458 # d) t- }2 ?1 Q" l
PT PT-459
$ H3 V; F+ J6 n- B+ RPT PT-460 1 R5 |4 d0 y, h. \0 E
PT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
# S% U5 T4 m5 y4 H$ Y" `PT PT-488
) G9 L! N) `! A# {/ P- UPT PT-489 , s$ A! g$ b- |. X
PT PT-490 - c6 K" J% r- i1 [, w/ ]; I* i
PT PT-491
5 w0 z# s. X7 Y3 c) H+ w3 fPT PT-492 2 {+ @( g3 b8 v h% T8 Q
PT PT-493
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Naval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80
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CA Aoba 8 @' L. l: N* l9 g7 T
BB Kirishima
; x) E8 D" b( u& m/ eBB Hiei
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Allied ground losses: 7 [3 y- M6 a4 ~- `
218 casualties reported 7 Q6 m$ s5 x8 l: ?
Guns lost 5 |