2月13日夜间
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7 m- v$ o" R( {# V: D8 K7 BNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships
A0 y& T) j6 U: F+ Q" W0 t+ }CA Myoko, Shell hits 1
# N) S8 [/ \: r. s8 a- }CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1 ( g7 w- u! R) S
CL Yubari
% k F' s( b- \DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2 1 r" a! q! r! d/ t
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire
2 B ]4 S" F; Z) `DD Urakaze - L6 H6 T3 B2 {' I) o0 t
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 2 a5 g2 E" q5 r4 n$ X" u
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire % ]0 T# K" K* F* N) c( o& P7 I
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire + `. X: \5 }* U* w' e
DD Shinonome - ]/ L# _( O( u
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Allied Ships 8 J7 S7 q% ^7 j6 H
DD Hazelwood 4 j8 w4 z4 n7 \! M
DD Hickox
9 @) R# f8 h. K o/ y% |DD Hoel
F4 @% D" ] s% m& yDD Hunt
/ z9 Z& Y$ _' O- Q- j3 XDD Mullany ; z U( `9 Z3 R- A
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1
. @% Z7 |2 F% R% d# f7 EDD Renshaw
# `, K- L4 t0 p5 S$ H5 L* `DD Wickes
$ X m. w5 L( {7 [# _7 p' }DD Stack
$ L4 ~5 ^& u( ^' H2 s& s+ dDD Wilson
# i' Y& }) v' EDD Hatfield . y& ?5 R- l* E
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$ e! G0 ~. z5 c2 HJapanese Ships 1 ?/ b8 I. w- O) `( y1 f% A
CA Myoko, Shell hits 2 & E0 c' h5 p! s6 l8 [* {
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 3
0 t1 U5 F$ U% s. QCL Yubari, Shell hits 1 9 b2 ?% [/ }0 ]5 I
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 4 1 c3 n2 S7 ?) }" i$ s" m* ^8 {
DD Hayashio, on fire % Q% { j+ K. R( {" w" _
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 1 $ u7 G9 |4 S3 T. B; O% _6 i
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
- s3 c$ M$ Z+ N+ J: U$ @1 t+ sDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
# U' N! f9 Z+ b, X5 ]& f. Y. U2 TDD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
% R0 o" n& Q0 ?& i, i4 ?DD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire & z7 \/ f3 ~! Z0 M& L% I
+ L0 h' F+ U# i) ]4 v' `9 ^( LAllied Ships ; Y ?! w& @" l0 p5 B
DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire / y( U5 a1 k( |# c$ b+ {7 I
DD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire ' Q! [& ?0 J" j1 r. s
DD Hoel
. n" z! {( M4 D8 ^DD Hunt 4 N! O: _* n6 S) ]+ `. P& p: I
DD Mullany, Shell hits 1
K" B/ q' @! ?$ I$ p. Q8 YDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3 5 p$ V, u6 _; s9 \$ |0 @3 x: u8 p
DD Renshaw
' [9 ~4 _5 Q7 l' xDD Wickes
' ^* a; y2 F9 q) vDD Stack
5 H1 a2 E q- m3 o1 d, ]DD Wilson, Shell hits 1 + i# M% R( d' M9 G# l& L2 k
DD Hatfield * R. ^* h c3 H% Q
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships
1 H, l0 e) f: tCL Oi, Shell hits 3 * x: g1 K7 r2 t7 C2 m
DD Tamanami - d! y0 l, r4 l
DD Onami, Shell hits 3
7 u+ e& h1 ~+ L9 @$ M3 W# SDD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
6 W8 M8 k" P6 J- _' zDD Hayanami, Shell hits 1 9 n" h# Y3 I5 k# _9 R, r- E
DD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire 0 r% z* ^- h/ A5 s9 C1 a
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 2 ( h s% s' X- H& ~ b7 N
DD Hatsukaze 7 m+ F/ O( H- L9 r
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Allied Ships . u% e0 R5 N3 D7 i; q& ?+ j9 s
DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire 8 r- W: n- v" _, I1 D/ e
DD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage : U4 G! a* I$ z! q7 `
DD Hoel, Shell hits 1
0 M0 O7 r: C! v: I2 dDD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire 8 U# j+ ^% b. i7 S7 r, ~5 u
DD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
1 y+ O7 y) E6 N7 c) r9 y8 kDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage " B4 g+ ~) ?. E% S" @- r- g l
DD Renshaw 0 E4 g3 L+ U3 e; A* r
DD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
2 Z/ d! Z7 l$ f8 R/ lDD Stack ) Z0 l7 P1 b; }7 B9 x
DD Wilson - A& |/ q6 G1 z; G) g: A
DD Hatfield T: @1 K) S# x$ A9 W) D+ i' X
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 6 Z) r2 D9 C' c
/ @' z& [6 N% v( rJapanese Ships
* x. N/ Q8 \" P. S8 MBB Hiei 6 j4 A: Z+ {5 R0 r: E
BB Kirishima K- y w' R2 y) K! n1 F
CA Aoba 6 }% V- Y6 Z8 h% u
DD Akizuki 9 Q2 u& P- J$ R2 n' Y1 N2 `/ A7 |
DD Teruzuki # R( u1 V% o8 H* u2 a6 E4 g/ v
DD Amagiri 5 ?, ^4 K4 \& ]- S u6 p, U6 L9 z0 q
DD Hayate
; K2 ]/ Q: c' X7 w3 d! _* [0 KDD Yakaze 8 q& B% x3 p2 V" y3 n
DD Numakaze
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Allied Ships - |5 a/ \ \0 h( n, S, m
PT PT-129
: q3 }, } N$ W! @9 v0 V$ J* wPT PT-130 4 E2 R1 j* W u# d; t& x
PT PT-131 ; C" b. m* Y8 t7 ~; [2 P( w
PT PT-132 # W5 f$ e4 c8 F& ^5 U. o; @& J% C
PT PT-133
% s' b$ A& H5 g$ t8 p! \1 pPT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
+ t/ I6 P% J, w9 ~+ cPT PT-135 ( Q7 G, G3 L7 e- i8 n! h4 S+ P
PT PT-136
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% Q2 p U# B* B# m* C; W$ c: }Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships 7 b! g# g8 E, Y ~: o) V
BB Hiei
5 r* [2 K/ N0 t0 Z) i* uBB Kirishima
- T3 O% @( n# p. hCA Aoba " y2 T* J9 x% C. b" g! S/ p
DD Akizuki
, j$ \/ s. Q1 {; tDD Teruzuki 1 T4 E y# A) p9 b. f$ C! U3 e
DD Amagiri
3 P1 I: j. o+ k* h& y& m# dDD Hayate p: ]& K; Q6 i9 ? r
DD Yakaze
& n: o8 h; c1 v; y1 P/ t) wDD Numakaze % L7 Q3 Y. F* S X
8 P! I* H& n$ r xAllied Ships ) e% f2 P* J4 @* L) L
AK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage 9 X( D3 k" O ]1 F7 E
AK Francisco Coronado ' e: K- R7 ]- g7 C
AK John C. Calhoun, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage . ~. b! S" O5 f' g5 |
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships
% `/ P- v5 [! l1 MBB Hiei ' H0 ?2 r! w* y3 L# `8 x- ?
BB Kirishima 4 P" X8 C! y6 K# g& v
CA Aoba " v" g9 O0 L) W& q. `" v
DD Akizuki
9 E% r U6 I$ O# T, pDD Teruzuki
$ p P- _. a3 K0 zDD Amagiri ' [2 X4 A- J- \
DD Hayate ' w$ ~4 u# _5 ~: s/ Q" O
DD Yakaze % k, {7 e- I d4 V" \
DD Numakaze ) I+ O. { _4 _$ H) b
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SC SC-1063 ' d& d9 U" Y8 G. m( Y8 j. ]' S
AK Floyd B. Olson e6 W/ t2 ?: z2 p7 ], a
AK Stephen H. Long , U6 _3 r; D+ a# }
AK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1 ( ?0 {- @4 N1 b* U1 z% C8 U/ ~
AK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2
; F( U0 C. H S' n* N' S# w1 uAK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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3 b* g% i4 V2 z3 G% n' C* U- k9 rAllied ground losses:
. H7 y- q, x3 w26 casualties reported 9 [- I$ ]4 U8 e" g' r# O# d
Vehicles lost 2 3 _/ e* p. p7 G) u1 v2 L
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5 U9 X, O0 g3 |9 i$ m& D& @6 g5 UJapanese Ships
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, B: Q$ F5 i1 l% a' j) kDD Tamanami, Shell hits 2 + n* N4 @" I6 q% c) H7 o
DD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire 6 @9 q+ p, G( m( s3 k% P
DD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 7 \' O1 V- B# V9 X
DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
! V! a3 p& \9 b( W. [3 r1 m2 p% BDD Hamanami, on fire
" r" n" o: \+ J! |0 t7 ^9 O+ b) xDD Asashimo, Shell hits 3 , d, l1 ^# M0 G# M9 g9 X
DD Hatsukaze 4 N3 I8 U' T1 O# u: L
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Allied Ships ) z+ k/ Q @9 U, T
PT PT-456 5 j* c5 s: k D/ O+ q+ l4 o- [
PT PT-457
' H' E9 V* a+ x" m7 K9 mPT PT-458
. w2 x" L% I4 o; ?' n; \+ _" GPT PT-459
" q# d( p% u1 k$ r T% E/ pPT PT-460
& s* H: U( I8 q8 _$ K% C! rPT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
3 s9 T+ ?/ V# w! `2 R( cPT PT-488 . X8 \/ e, W, U8 v6 i/ u- A% J M2 ?
PT PT-489 5 w0 _2 E; l/ k" N
PT PT-490 # m$ t8 r/ |7 R5 d' @- f8 u
PT PT-491
; }/ Q$ q% T3 Z9 xPT PT-492 - Q+ L) L+ h i. [, a8 [
PT PT-493
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, E" Z) @9 H& N. b4 P. vNaval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80
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Japanese Ships
" i! H( r9 q" \7 s; j+ c$ vCA Aoba 6 L. T, l( _( t4 H
BB Kirishima
5 R) [$ C: e: }5 o0 cBB Hiei
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/ [1 C1 k- k5 O. e1 nAllied ground losses:
4 K L" A/ U V. r% n218 casualties reported ; N" J, o( l$ J
Guns lost 5 |