2月13日夜间
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- m# k+ F$ z. W: f2 i! E, SNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships ' G Q1 k) S& D. Z
CA Myoko, Shell hits 1
% I, Y& t& r3 O. lCL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
7 k! C5 l/ m+ w5 E. w ~CL Yubari
6 J2 B5 S; A. CDD Natsushio, Shell hits 2 $ s1 n8 k% ~1 `
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire 3 [* M6 }, e8 L H. }7 o9 W- l
DD Urakaze
! D- I+ L& ~% Z0 U( m3 u6 Z8 `DD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
, |% Y, [2 }/ `: vDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
# Y z) A1 R$ }DD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire " r; G6 _( L8 [9 U: t
DD Shinonome ! c2 q8 O& |/ B- p8 E+ k
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Allied Ships
) i9 T- {, g; u, JDD Hazelwood
* G% m, H# d/ N1 V0 X" ~8 n) U6 ADD Hickox + s N% I% k8 i' e; P8 y
DD Hoel / |& _% ^7 Y) Y9 e/ p* s+ Z
DD Hunt L/ r3 Z6 f. |4 b! m: N7 y# x
DD Mullany 7 Q: o p: ^% L
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1
* X, ?$ Y6 E- P: \% t* FDD Renshaw
" w. ` h2 p* R6 lDD Wickes
5 V1 V2 d3 C# p6 B5 J' j3 ]; }DD Stack
, l: ^7 ~0 I7 @7 Z! sDD Wilson / L" J$ Y: `) E! Y" O
DD Hatfield
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. h- x% x! E* _3 `. V. dCA Myoko, Shell hits 2 6 o2 J+ w# f& K2 E6 _
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 3 ! C: ^4 w; M9 }7 n) u* V, ], J1 j
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1 7 o# j4 `3 E0 p; g3 [* C
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 4 / `' T$ U& Q- A% J5 Z
DD Hayashio, on fire ! O! M9 r2 ^% D- x O; Q8 q
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 1 6 E/ W8 |7 A) Q6 d5 y& C& B. a0 k
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 6 S4 O; D9 N/ R4 E; C
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
) t' A; C- ]' J5 {$ ^DD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage + J+ ^) o4 ^: `9 B2 m# x/ L* f% j3 U* s
DD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire 3 i' w4 v- O/ A) X" ?7 @! i
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Allied Ships
/ X# q6 k3 R' K/ ODD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
7 {6 Y1 p' |1 H) _/ E8 q& GDD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire ! T4 s3 v j2 R+ \0 T0 M: L, S
DD Hoel " J6 o' R/ i" f! L+ k
DD Hunt
8 i' F9 r6 g o0 j# _8 `DD Mullany, Shell hits 1 4 b, i+ O. Q2 U$ V! X, E7 u
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3
- u4 [$ h- N8 |4 u$ M) UDD Renshaw
7 M' }- y$ v$ t- |. vDD Wickes
3 f% p8 }4 p& G; ]DD Stack ' m, ?. x) c: {; B1 y( t/ [
DD Wilson, Shell hits 1
) O& ?1 H+ c! R, D8 ?0 k* ODD Hatfield + _6 n# T6 Y& N) {, a3 E
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: T% e9 e5 |* _: L7 m2 j& fNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 4 X( G9 x8 w3 V& e! i# M9 \
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* Z+ ]6 g' u7 O+ S- U8 fCL Oi, Shell hits 3
) |- M' h% e2 g1 I2 p1 P6 h* wDD Tamanami
, E. ~6 q& Q) E1 }* \$ C9 MDD Onami, Shell hits 3 2 A) u" R4 H4 h
DD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage - |+ g5 z! Y( E5 F' H
DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1
5 W) N; U4 P7 K _7 @2 g' C' J$ RDD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire 8 T* m0 D0 v6 `
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 2 & W7 s7 W3 u% w% g/ Z- i
DD Hatsukaze
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' b' _: v' c8 m( j& x8 mAllied Ships + F2 O5 b1 G* M& T4 N
DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
$ H& `* b4 i! |3 |/ pDD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage % y) _2 n' O" K! Q5 u
DD Hoel, Shell hits 1
0 }6 [- r, z8 X3 T8 g+ K+ g/ ?DD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire % w4 N3 W& Q0 U4 H
DD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
0 K8 t/ ]4 g: ?, L7 ~- w( VDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
5 i9 s. d; m" X7 [/ wDD Renshaw 7 `1 u4 A( e+ \# L0 \' c
DD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
( ~, o& g- z$ O5 D" M% T: uDD Stack 6 \+ Q% V7 a& M' z( }0 `. \1 }9 e
DD Wilson 5 t* Q$ V- u0 R3 z5 O6 R9 ^; \
DD Hatfield , m4 W3 L) @ d Y) {$ f
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0 ?4 W5 y- _0 \0 nJapanese Ships ) Y, p" A3 T$ Z% O& x
BB Hiei
6 G# h; y% R' k, n' xBB Kirishima 6 O7 o; N, U3 a% m) J
CA Aoba
1 E+ \6 ~" i. N, F- aDD Akizuki / [" [0 C0 q+ [6 X! l- O
DD Teruzuki
6 Q! D. E, w" M5 XDD Amagiri
8 i, h& \- P8 \, Q6 |DD Hayate # y+ ~) F8 Q4 p, e/ R% J7 ?
DD Yakaze ) C& p+ ^" J; k% T5 {
DD Numakaze
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Allied Ships
/ ?: Z" r' E Z4 o: s: m* nPT PT-129
" S1 n8 V$ w( ^1 APT PT-130
1 w* Q7 b8 g$ \' l- `6 p" {' v$ tPT PT-131
4 D8 [1 p) q" vPT PT-132
3 s! P0 ]5 Z8 _( F) y5 xPT PT-133
) y2 \, ]- Y( D4 x4 lPT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
2 N& e( J( [* U- T+ NPT PT-135 . D: Q+ {" e3 U8 n& ~* E
PT PT-136
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 & E) L8 V" ?/ L" \6 R) v" \5 M
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BB Hiei : A8 m* ^/ l1 I' ~
BB Kirishima
5 C" W7 u% M0 i) _3 BCA Aoba
/ }+ k5 w; C/ O0 k2 m, i# _DD Akizuki
/ C# f! f C( l* s. IDD Teruzuki
9 G( n; _" _5 `' [( r/ |DD Amagiri
8 f$ {4 Y( ~! x! a& }* uDD Hayate
7 q% |6 F( V! D9 C. @( i3 wDD Yakaze 0 a$ R( k/ `6 C# {; c! x
DD Numakaze
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3 r3 I0 O, b, x" gAllied Ships
0 F. e, P" U2 j! E- ?. aAK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage 8 O, U* a& l- u9 y7 h
AK Francisco Coronado
( N2 i- W. [; N* ZAK John C. Calhoun, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 1 d Y7 r. b+ E- s
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Japanese Ships 0 j+ e; G) z- @4 t( N3 @) E" u
BB Hiei 2 V9 B& ]2 ~+ P" I4 O7 S; w
BB Kirishima
9 p E, C9 t! X3 O% DCA Aoba " E' _4 C8 S2 D2 I% k
DD Akizuki
8 G7 v7 {5 H* }! {DD Teruzuki
; u1 f4 Y) H4 y8 ?) p+ S4 [$ I" ?" VDD Amagiri : }7 o! H; N( n8 j. X
DD Hayate
; o: e: [2 g# s- N. \$ H/ hDD Yakaze # D5 q# P- |; B B- E. H% j- P5 b$ p
DD Numakaze M6 H' O; F3 I; P/ v+ t3 h
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Allied Ships , B# s9 C9 L. ?6 m# G5 e+ {# s
SC SC-1063 4 D8 J4 ?0 L* t4 V1 _8 P7 X8 M
AK Floyd B. Olson ( C+ _8 o4 m% a
AK Stephen H. Long
, {9 y0 a& K9 b7 J9 d: }AK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1
: _$ p- A" S. B* A3 W3 D0 {6 UAK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2
6 H- Z. B+ ]9 J* e+ CAK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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+ |# @1 d0 Z# e7 C3 N- ]* lAllied ground losses: # R5 l2 d S; b3 Y, B
26 casualties reported 7 |! R. A* c m, ]# F( F0 Z( e
Vehicles lost 2
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Japanese Ships & s1 w! b) D" O" F6 O
CL Oi ) t; @+ G7 t7 z& Z
DD Tamanami, Shell hits 2 9 k. N: V% ]' h3 D. }
DD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire 1 k& |& Z: g% Z5 c) A
DD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk ) O6 `% ?2 `; N3 ?
DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: M( X( A4 Z7 bDD Hamanami, on fire - N/ {) C7 _' i. Y% F
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 3
" R3 i9 k0 F+ C. a v- iDD Hatsukaze - n; t0 s/ a, ?
' }4 c/ K ~1 w0 h& n) u& |Allied Ships # ?4 t: Y- S4 _2 f; o2 j
PT PT-456 # [/ v# C6 g! p% o( `- z
PT PT-457
, H" T* b0 w$ u$ }( ^7 Z2 h, o' o! JPT PT-458
; ]$ z' O+ H! ?: k: U- mPT PT-459 , x9 N1 a0 \" i( ]2 m. M2 T" a1 S
PT PT-460 + r$ m t- e/ c7 H/ P* r0 C
PT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk / v, e+ U9 { I0 V3 W! l1 A
PT PT-488
3 D- \( Y* x" Z* KPT PT-489
) Q3 u, Y5 f/ j* DPT PT-490
8 ~% z& l6 j2 \0 R' JPT PT-491
{! ?, t' K/ h# T: FPT PT-492
8 u' b+ g2 Q8 G6 E6 r% x, l' O( d/ VPT PT-493
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Naval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80 8 B9 b) @$ g: X2 z1 N( q! P
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Japanese Ships
: b9 z- i. C& Q9 ~* ~ f/ n$ RCA Aoba 8 f, l! A& W$ g7 T5 {6 X! m3 z+ w
BB Kirishima # U5 W1 q5 p6 k. u' N
BB Hiei 2 v) `2 u; }3 j
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Allied ground losses:
8 e0 h: u! I9 o# c( U218 casualties reported
3 a7 D! y- V* T4 oGuns lost 5 |