2月13日夜间
1 \( e/ j" ^( Q! V: `日军舰队突入爱塔佩滩头$ W/ P. ]2 U( h, |: J! }+ ~
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 : ?1 z; \' _4 y4 R9 k
% s) L8 ^0 u* c3 G5 O FJapanese Ships 0 @$ h- w. U0 R$ K7 D6 Q
CA Myoko, Shell hits 1
% ^' Z, f; w* X) F7 u; }" }CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
; L" I" V- k# j& [* aCL Yubari
8 ]3 j8 p3 j0 S9 x& y' `DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2
1 n, A$ C0 L5 `' S! a4 gDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire # u4 `8 o$ i0 @1 [
DD Urakaze , W1 @$ l$ p* M* J% z* _( f
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire ! b8 @6 i0 y6 f- E: @; R9 n, G
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
) @4 X v& c2 `, B6 `DD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire ( Z: \6 t3 M5 d5 u' _$ G
DD Shinonome 4 o d7 L. a: @' g" x2 F
3 [$ ?+ ]( v3 n& d+ r9 }$ mAllied Ships 3 p7 R* g! }8 \" X3 X
DD Hazelwood
8 p9 x# Y9 S* s3 P/ c+ Z" c/ l, qDD Hickox 2 a! Y1 m) R: o8 p) k; p$ x+ f
DD Hoel # w5 z' k: A8 G2 Y* ~, V
DD Hunt $ @5 [: k& Z# u' k* a5 Y. b/ l0 e
DD Mullany
* z% }$ D( O. V) q bDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1 # r9 I! c# O9 [$ v6 z% }* {+ m. S4 h
DD Renshaw
$ p- S" T. Q5 |" _5 P RDD Wickes
5 A! E$ j- @' _DD Stack ' }( m( ^8 N7 ^$ m
DD Wilson
~8 X! V2 t H- {( P3 bDD Hatfield
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8 k3 c7 {8 F2 r$ G. j, zNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 + l, F) i G8 r
5 _, o" A9 c) x9 lJapanese Ships # F6 E" H6 S l. [5 k0 ]! N
CA Myoko, Shell hits 2 6 a+ S' y8 ?) U e0 E1 }
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 3
9 W' ^: |" _2 \9 I# r3 \4 N- {CL Yubari, Shell hits 1
; f, L& R% h) f, _1 t: a. e7 XDD Natsushio, Shell hits 4
" z8 _: n7 C) U9 IDD Hayashio, on fire % Z' F" T% z" |1 a
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 1 + k) p4 R; I1 I; b; n
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk $ i( H; a1 ~7 N
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
+ q( v! P. ~) K: S' {DD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
& v6 L$ h: x; }) _+ U) IDD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire ; C) ]/ V# R; @/ I& V
9 H" N! o' Y0 K4 Y+ k J/ D, CAllied Ships 7 T) X2 r7 n3 P8 ` K2 g \
DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
$ {9 ^0 u- l- \# R5 _1 m& nDD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire $ k. @4 k/ q; e1 v( S% x( e
DD Hoel
n9 V* A! [3 J* S$ ADD Hunt * s, ^- m8 r. t# s9 H' `( i. @- C
DD Mullany, Shell hits 1 1 {0 v1 l) J; o' T
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3 1 D* J2 x7 K7 C9 V
DD Renshaw ! H9 b1 W, o; \3 M, |8 u8 ]
DD Wickes 4 a$ ]' t0 D0 ?6 \
DD Stack
1 ?6 h! L& ?7 s5 u; \ d. zDD Wilson, Shell hits 1 , L: A+ K/ B; |6 B9 E/ s6 T9 C- Z( r
DD Hatfield 7 X/ ]6 R& ?. _6 D ^
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships 6 m+ B) o. l) T% c2 }; b( I1 T
CL Oi, Shell hits 3
+ @* j1 u! F1 k+ GDD Tamanami # C6 p" K3 a9 F: S0 i
DD Onami, Shell hits 3 ) I( A& T9 s( P% A
DD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- Y9 V5 L. M; L" S5 w9 }5 U9 kDD Hayanami, Shell hits 1
! s! k. {# F+ Q- w- nDD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire . }, G$ k3 F5 b
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 2 4 G( w* V% Y% W
DD Hatsukaze ) n' W# q& P( T' F
& b- _$ A- D x2 R9 M5 k- aAllied Ships 9 `: Q! m% X" b2 F6 k/ Y
DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
; B& t" N% F8 X6 F CDD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
, a0 q6 j' K" z# RDD Hoel, Shell hits 1 + i8 \$ t# O! J+ Q7 W7 @6 g
DD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire " s5 D+ e3 {) R7 D5 i+ R9 E) N
DD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 7 G3 n! A2 S7 \0 t
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ! V- k# N B$ }
DD Renshaw 2 k0 W3 Y/ l5 O5 x# M+ f. G
DD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk # f$ ^) t) H7 a5 @- D0 T0 }
DD Stack & w9 d( d" Q8 O
DD Wilson
! ^! K" L. \2 p5 H: N) }" RDD Hatfield
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2 r9 N& m! b% ZNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships 2 ]% i7 q- ^8 p, K* u; H S$ D
BB Hiei * l% r7 k1 ? p* g$ V! o
BB Kirishima * E) l8 @, y% c$ |: ?" a8 t. L
CA Aoba 2 g$ Y; I2 S4 Q& a- L" {
DD Akizuki
9 {2 o5 l* a; S2 v* M% P2 zDD Teruzuki # p5 P! l( ~. A
DD Amagiri
: n& {/ f* k' H7 X& fDD Hayate J3 I% z' G1 p
DD Yakaze
% ?3 s7 @) z$ }& q3 O( t4 oDD Numakaze
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Allied Ships ' x1 r: c6 g& M7 k7 e4 K, c ?
PT PT-129
: A8 z) g! K6 U6 E7 s, }$ O, FPT PT-130
' `+ \% X. s+ C+ T5 I4 L; LPT PT-131
: N6 E) V% q$ Q2 Y0 A4 rPT PT-132
. p- N& F7 X4 d) sPT PT-133 - n( t3 h. j* V9 ]3 V
PT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk 3 T, X& d o; d6 C6 K- n
PT PT-135
% P7 R# m! M3 Q5 `( M' W" _PT PT-136 % u4 M9 }% x7 L) |* V
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N! [0 j8 _, D0 @ E, e& l$ P- R# FNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 , N3 |5 @& a" i
" L; M7 n1 R+ F* }3 G+ Z3 QJapanese Ships
( d/ b7 i0 \" h2 [, L0 Z% OBB Hiei
2 S( P4 m8 o. i! n GBB Kirishima
4 z) _2 m3 X7 o$ @, o4 T2 o1 a" n/ TCA Aoba 2 L8 Q- Q2 C7 Q& N) l1 w/ m# z
DD Akizuki
' J$ b" |) C% W- }; zDD Teruzuki
% o0 Y! L# a. KDD Amagiri
# |2 I* N: D2 A$ U( s; O/ U; |7 nDD Hayate ) a0 U$ d8 |8 b7 f9 _; v+ H2 P. m& t
DD Yakaze / k' p! L: d$ o" S
DD Numakaze $ C/ s% q3 B/ [ L( k% Z& }8 W. B
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Allied Ships - _# c- Y& S. G8 u7 D3 ~
AK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage & j3 A% T: X% u7 K. J$ X
AK Francisco Coronado . U" G7 s: f" z9 Y4 [
AK John C. Calhoun, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 8 ^& K% U! S/ ]3 }
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships
" a0 V) x3 ~7 }( Y4 n2 GBB Hiei
b% l5 u- d) x6 I- O9 M% [BB Kirishima
C$ M1 ~5 W/ yCA Aoba W0 J5 @0 m6 X
DD Akizuki , h" A; i5 i$ `" ^- q, D- v/ U
DD Teruzuki ( d) c. h6 n" ?! G/ N- L4 T
DD Amagiri
9 t3 ]/ ^: q4 y1 g1 P7 k' Z) {DD Hayate
! E# F* Q2 T; e7 @DD Yakaze 5 _. \# n Z+ K; u# z! X
DD Numakaze ; v& K* ^" l) f7 T9 A/ U) l
6 b! m- R# f: L/ V# d4 R6 RAllied Ships
- i( N% b' H% `+ NSC SC-1063
6 U( }" X# ~- O- AAK Floyd B. Olson
) i2 S, C2 |) O9 C; Z" w$ @. ]7 tAK Stephen H. Long + o. V8 P: i/ S. Y$ n ~
AK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1
: s& z' ~ [2 ]# }) q% fAK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2
0 b/ x( Z1 t/ z% vAK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage % \/ D) e7 t# C+ S! p" y: k
" `' M- P- E- n4 k' F& b5 rAllied ground losses: + L; y2 S! x) P+ x1 u
26 casualties reported - M' P, @! Q) E- o$ q8 ?
Vehicles lost 2
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 + t" T F6 ?$ K, O( {) H! n V
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Japanese Ships
$ n* }: w2 A8 U9 L) m0 ~CL Oi ! h7 r- f% c3 A- w6 N! d
DD Tamanami, Shell hits 2 / I3 d+ @6 T* X0 D E
DD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire - u, G& }' G: n7 R0 t1 I8 x1 X. U
DD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk P. B/ {" u( i( o4 \+ c
DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
, y. S9 ?. W% @3 p: uDD Hamanami, on fire
# v3 q6 O! ?7 S$ M/ e9 ~; QDD Asashimo, Shell hits 3
! t u1 l" D' _0 l X9 D: x8 i4 J+ X. aDD Hatsukaze
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0 C% ^8 ]( p. j' U2 QAllied Ships
' t: ^1 N0 e! c+ z7 fPT PT-456 4 H; T2 a2 z' Z( n
PT PT-457
! f; h* M, e6 S6 f MPT PT-458
1 b3 \( \- H! C9 Z3 Q8 U! G# |PT PT-459 $ R. u1 K7 {# s4 Z
PT PT-460
0 d- ?5 h# g* e% t9 kPT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk ; ]1 @ B; X9 E3 K. O; h: B
PT PT-488 ' L+ @. q! B% @" ~, O( b
PT PT-489
- L* ?0 @. z$ ?: P1 k2 V! kPT PT-490
2 y- @$ I9 n5 F# b% cPT PT-491
+ |% P8 ]4 U/ RPT PT-492
; |! x% U" V2 @* H' y8 K0 wPT PT-493 % `* J5 A% ~ w. b2 G/ \& d- n' @
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Naval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80 ! C9 o4 }2 u% g. y
. G) n6 `2 [% k' k- @" ?4 i/ M: \+ hJapanese Ships 0 C3 S1 t8 l/ _+ q5 W. {
CA Aoba 2 P9 I/ D, V; K/ h' {& j9 p) G
BB Kirishima : R2 L8 v8 C# j. q" u) F
BB Hiei
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# n- a' ?' v- |& L( j! zAllied ground losses:
9 m1 W5 G0 k3 I S, U218 casualties reported
- U: }. p `& T" [Guns lost 5 |