2月13日夜间
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& @, x/ x. E! U9 g. H9 W" QNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 1 a1 J& Z- f0 P- k
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CA Myoko, Shell hits 1 3 \+ M$ i r9 d" G) _! `
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1 6 r$ w. n6 g. {" P7 x! W2 `
CL Yubari 8 u8 ^9 c2 K3 N% ^8 _9 u
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2 ; B5 m- Q/ z, J9 ]. C
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire ; N5 a9 X$ F0 H/ F% ]! E9 I2 ^0 D' M
DD Urakaze e9 E- X, f( G7 y
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire & s1 {# i( c3 X2 Q
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire + r. u) z9 W/ T1 X+ w' o* k g
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
4 n2 z1 j$ t* s- e$ O: gDD Shinonome ) d' {5 Z# h- |. Z5 `* [, s
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+ v4 m' ?% }. C/ M" T3 b) p# eDD Hazelwood 0 Q8 _4 @4 z% y* |8 ~: B
DD Hickox
4 S6 a& h3 t3 I- Q* YDD Hoel
3 c, f) @. R" K0 P% eDD Hunt
2 d* v) y* t, `$ ], b7 }: ?DD Mullany
- P5 {9 q/ p+ ?& S9 hDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1 : \$ N0 {" R% @( X) G. C% ^ }
DD Renshaw
& @$ Z/ @9 J2 P/ Q1 Q) IDD Wickes
" q1 K0 ]. j# s+ a: jDD Stack
3 w+ |2 b- j( b. z7 ]DD Wilson 4 Z0 s4 D$ J2 y9 m- J
DD Hatfield - N* |6 K0 I2 z/ \* q. f
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 9 v) w+ f) J- z2 _
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Japanese Ships
9 V+ X+ S) {4 S9 mCA Myoko, Shell hits 2
. V9 C+ g- _# | B0 ]CL Kitakami, Shell hits 3 $ a U' G _" Z5 K9 C
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1
- A1 o; ~7 ?5 Q; s# ^- _DD Natsushio, Shell hits 4 " H! O) R7 [8 B; r0 c- i8 w) N+ D
DD Hayashio, on fire
! {( E1 O$ ]- v' `DD Urakaze, Shell hits 1 9 H+ e3 Y* v4 E j) e1 W
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
' P' g! O( |. W3 |DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
; \4 R# v3 N) i" Z$ F; b: L4 A! A" pDD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage / D; J. s% \ O# [
DD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire ) m2 Q8 v, b/ x! ?. M
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DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire 3 t/ C9 U- l6 x p5 a, Z
DD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
- h, q% v( t$ i9 Z iDD Hoel
' f' K2 u+ g* j8 I7 lDD Hunt
2 {, p4 p, z7 U+ {DD Mullany, Shell hits 1 7 Y4 _% B2 F: G, {' o7 Y, T3 |8 l6 w+ B
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3
5 _$ s5 {; b5 P) P3 M# N6 V; j9 I i# y3 TDD Renshaw
, {# d; u) q8 |" y. U6 EDD Wickes $ \5 b- V1 S4 b/ L
DD Stack
$ {5 ~6 K; }2 X9 O8 q! GDD Wilson, Shell hits 1
* @8 ]- E( m. G. H6 M: L) KDD Hatfield
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships
" K+ w0 j N' O+ u' |# o( UCL Oi, Shell hits 3 r v5 ^" K5 @+ z, \7 x6 U
DD Tamanami % b" U% s- w) r3 L; ]+ [' f3 C4 I
DD Onami, Shell hits 3
8 P5 ], H' V% _0 mDD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 4 P+ [; M3 u! a0 }" M @. {
DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1
7 m1 D! _9 S$ i& b! CDD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire 6 G8 G) ~4 k9 T6 {
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 2
2 s' e3 z. f5 g4 }0 h& W: L" F4 zDD Hatsukaze : h7 S2 m" i* P) ]
; l' b4 H9 H7 [0 VAllied Ships
. ]5 S5 I) ~' z9 e1 vDD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
2 ~) _7 A1 E- d# _DD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage / j/ {6 }) w0 T! ] [
DD Hoel, Shell hits 1
& n5 p# p9 \/ x& B$ K9 i6 I. ~4 WDD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire
: x8 `8 B b$ D& T2 k% w( E5 JDD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
3 @0 X0 T' [; j0 X PDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
2 Z/ W1 J% V, p# J$ y( P7 ODD Renshaw ; X' ~/ s1 N6 J9 {+ b; n* c
DD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk ( h8 H9 y. Y+ a( R0 ]3 b* O" k
DD Stack
3 S) A [+ j; F& J! h9 l' ~2 p1 D _DD Wilson
. ~ A# X9 i V+ y1 ] ?& ?$ O% j3 `DD Hatfield ! p2 z# k5 L8 n$ H+ A# B% b
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2 M: J3 B8 B* X; E9 }$ bNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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9 @2 F2 ]) b7 R) Q$ J8 f) lJapanese Ships ' _; ?8 S' i; p' q; l
BB Hiei
( n- g4 {& P4 o8 [% y; Q9 J% |+ z" UBB Kirishima
- d4 Q' ]# o3 n9 K# F- k' vCA Aoba 7 H. u9 O* O2 z9 C, P+ y
DD Akizuki
2 W8 g7 f( E3 A- wDD Teruzuki 5 U2 |' _% b8 q, i. Q8 s, S
DD Amagiri
$ b) K. v: U2 DDD Hayate # w& y3 H* d' I) Y( W3 L
DD Yakaze 5 g/ Z3 K' S6 w# t2 s
DD Numakaze
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; I$ L# B8 L- Z4 u6 |Allied Ships ) A' v1 |. e3 }( @, l5 h( F
PT PT-129
+ P6 _: L; a$ M5 Y0 A6 _4 qPT PT-130
+ s/ Y8 U$ A( e# `PT PT-131
7 s! X V0 I, M* f, OPT PT-132 ! r6 J- k9 O _& L6 Q* r* w' {4 _
PT PT-133 - l+ C$ U, S/ U
PT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk , s1 h F! s: v. t! C2 C
PT PT-135
% G% v e ]/ g. \$ Y9 g/ A' MPT PT-136
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$ P/ W5 t, z& A% W2 X0 S0 yNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 & m/ B3 J5 J! E
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Japanese Ships
; Y9 L, i* q$ z: d. r9 cBB Hiei 6 N4 H9 V: ^! d1 S4 H2 J# ~
BB Kirishima
9 O6 d. d5 {3 y+ LCA Aoba 2 S: T* Y# }! Q' k0 I2 r9 n# u
DD Akizuki
0 a1 R9 _! f( Z4 `DD Teruzuki
: G0 \+ \: v' zDD Amagiri
$ E# f! o$ c$ r+ W3 `8 ^, A4 LDD Hayate
" y2 S" ^ I, n. v7 i. TDD Yakaze
5 A' Z# |+ m, IDD Numakaze & Q1 k' V- W; y! r m
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Allied Ships
! l" I; T9 k: S9 }+ ]/ |AK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage 4 E2 P) {/ k. ]
AK Francisco Coronado $ U' B2 r r: d2 P9 x2 Y2 ?* H
AK John C. Calhoun, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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d' \7 i! T$ p$ DNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 : s' [. x! ?: L. M+ l
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- i9 h) E b- N! k, @; ^BB Hiei
- V* X! v; A, `3 ?2 I" ^BB Kirishima / B5 N E; H2 j2 w$ G
CA Aoba ( s d" m$ D% l
DD Akizuki
# o% T' R2 w# j# qDD Teruzuki
3 Y5 e) Q7 _6 ]4 l0 t+ ZDD Amagiri
# [* n# m: |& N+ SDD Hayate 8 n8 y$ m/ r- |" p# \
DD Yakaze
, t& h8 N2 `: A3 _1 qDD Numakaze + `* J' U; S- o0 t+ H7 n
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Allied Ships + q* _2 y0 i Z$ s& |! `/ R$ _* F) ^- c
SC SC-1063 % ` @6 J' c+ w% q3 L4 L. x
AK Floyd B. Olson 7 p" L- q' Q6 T! ^; y% X |# ~
AK Stephen H. Long
4 }& i! v; P: K+ O; {0 _AK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1
7 x' M: L# w, V5 ~AK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2
* e' R- W* K# E7 Q. V6 N6 J, GAK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 6 H9 o2 D; b! [ i8 ~
. V% t1 I* Q: \; q% l' hAllied ground losses:
! l; J, G0 R+ A! C' J& ]26 casualties reported 8 \* h& w3 P; e o! D- Q
Vehicles lost 2
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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DD Tamanami, Shell hits 2
; N1 [9 j) |0 ^6 QDD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire
4 Q+ R: U* M4 A+ m3 s. W' \DD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
3 i, t' T. N3 l! H" F8 v+ zDD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
y1 Y p& _! d- qDD Hamanami, on fire 9 @" F: n' ^2 r3 n# l5 U
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 3 2 O4 V8 I# N4 h5 s& `. f; w/ V( A
DD Hatsukaze ? f3 p T* C3 ~) U$ A( J
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Allied Ships
8 d1 S' u' B, APT PT-456 , ^6 ^* q2 E; B) ~& a, w0 \" a
PT PT-457
3 h1 K" f5 {1 U0 A+ DPT PT-458 8 r2 O) X: X6 I: F
PT PT-459 * @1 g' c0 G6 R( E: }0 ~. l
PT PT-460 3 |2 A ?5 `4 n4 Y
PT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
5 m* p4 \: Z& j% C$ YPT PT-488
: n, T+ H; [# O2 J9 ^( FPT PT-489
7 D4 r4 R" c" y$ V8 rPT PT-490
! Y T! y' t& Y- V% n5 P2 ZPT PT-491 ' ^7 l9 Q; K G
PT PT-492
0 \9 W# d9 h! W" @5 w1 MPT PT-493
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0 {2 S: B9 d+ R8 c5 ]* b% ]Naval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80 6 h0 u" _, N/ J# E
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Japanese Ships ' G) E0 i) U3 M: {6 J
CA Aoba
9 ^" U3 z2 A- Z7 yBB Kirishima 2 H$ A2 A! L5 ~' s9 N3 z! [
BB Hiei " B& y3 x# b5 p( r4 h* W1 Z/ G' b
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Allied ground losses: 5 {3 b/ p H, G6 U. j2 Y- M
218 casualties reported 2 J. v+ q0 {3 V$ v0 I2 E5 o
Guns lost 5 |