2月13日夜间
8 C4 r% r$ W9 u* v! e日军舰队突入爱塔佩滩头6 ^: _2 V5 ^7 E; @! q/ ]
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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CA Myoko, Shell hits 1 & }. w7 F8 m( Z: X8 v9 g( {
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
5 |8 H6 e: \6 b" Q# w9 O4 yCL Yubari
5 Z* { h7 F; K. Q- ?5 f' r! TDD Natsushio, Shell hits 2
% @2 y2 \& D% v) IDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire
/ g9 P% s# D8 y$ X4 q4 ?) n$ oDD Urakaze
5 N# m# i" f! R" U+ V g8 JDD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire $ G+ w$ v) X) i" q9 _
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
) n0 v# s) U6 w. TDD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
& [' u& o4 B1 C0 H0 P# X, g+ l4 k1 |2 RDD Shinonome
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9 m5 V8 M' ^2 U% O- i' k/ QAllied Ships
6 j. T1 a! b E+ m8 [# i( IDD Hazelwood 2 `5 {$ ]# p: {+ j. g8 e! Y
DD Hickox
. ]- c2 V5 w% K" p9 @" ]& XDD Hoel $ W/ U8 B; a+ p9 i
DD Hunt
; B3 L. Y, g C# U: T& w" N, kDD Mullany 5 }/ f0 ?% F8 M2 I6 u5 l# l
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1
$ a4 M8 ^7 T, Z+ c! {DD Renshaw ) `% T& H( C5 J/ V5 l" O
DD Wickes
/ R! L N7 [$ h. MDD Stack
+ K, n1 A6 f6 s8 o1 M" }9 tDD Wilson " L7 E4 W3 U f r4 E' {
DD Hatfield
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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CA Myoko, Shell hits 2
# E, g: h4 \2 B# I& C+ w0 Q- WCL Kitakami, Shell hits 3
- e# G% `! @4 N5 g0 E1 c$ G6 UCL Yubari, Shell hits 1 3 [+ a% W6 E; g+ Y+ q( `
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 4
- \ u! c+ P# M& d$ F \DD Hayashio, on fire + B% w4 T' r8 _4 T
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 1
9 @7 Z8 q# B8 [# p$ IDD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
" p$ G e |% }* { A+ g% eDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
" ?# L" N) Z0 Q- Y" ?3 XDD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 6 Z2 l5 X5 N& M. y
DD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire
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Allied Ships
1 ^: s! d# |0 Q" vDD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire . Z1 a9 Y+ Q/ Z( m' h" [5 x% A8 J
DD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire I! N$ X. d& O/ U$ w) O$ {
DD Hoel
6 J5 ^% u. Z! V7 Q) Q9 x& sDD Hunt Q9 p8 m& \; V
DD Mullany, Shell hits 1
; W, {* v* i* F5 R( { _DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3
4 K) W& E0 Q+ s7 o- ADD Renshaw
" D/ B7 y0 J3 BDD Wickes
' D7 I9 O4 G, kDD Stack , d: F- @ w$ w, K6 `! J$ e5 C
DD Wilson, Shell hits 1
' C: c. n8 O; b2 P) Z4 E) c* g5 cDD Hatfield
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Japanese Ships 4 s0 _3 g5 j' X' C( i( @3 }
CL Oi, Shell hits 3 , d* A% T6 T0 s$ x: o
DD Tamanami " F" @0 u- h4 Z5 q
DD Onami, Shell hits 3
3 S$ L- ~% v1 `4 pDD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 3 l3 p, }! R& c
DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1 - N! z8 l" p u+ W7 |3 e; ^, y
DD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire
- \9 b5 m" l4 @0 x/ j$ R; eDD Asashimo, Shell hits 2
+ G! T+ r; |- L& F' V2 c5 yDD Hatsukaze
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Allied Ships
! v# r* h9 M/ T2 [3 H; QDD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
9 H1 d3 }) g7 K* h/ }5 aDD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage ! m; ], d: M3 _: y# A7 t. }
DD Hoel, Shell hits 1
* L, [* R- v7 p) Y+ CDD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire
/ N" [5 Z) M9 w! Y8 N U' _DD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire $ K2 b3 t M1 s+ X/ X& M
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ q2 }* {) P* M2 f4 ?3 P. g' ?DD Renshaw ( h7 ^: P" Y5 T+ T, D* V9 t
DD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk 5 K( S* Y" ~7 H1 L \. a, ]" t
DD Stack . h1 S' s" ` [& j" R! _
DD Wilson
7 x8 F4 v8 k% T( G5 T5 `9 r/ IDD Hatfield
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 . N' p8 r5 ^* h
* [& g2 k, c. J% d& V, S1 Y* |! zJapanese Ships 7 ]8 ^' k0 B; ~' w2 [4 U% Q( |5 `
BB Hiei : }; J7 l q2 g* M: ^
BB Kirishima
( o; [2 t, L! U& x/ vCA Aoba . n6 _' {% V* m7 r y2 q3 N2 d
DD Akizuki
$ ~& L% q1 C! _+ iDD Teruzuki
( {, h. N' L. C, I' _DD Amagiri
" ~' K& Q& }$ z& \1 Y7 r4 tDD Hayate ' r- X7 U3 y, k
DD Yakaze
7 n& y' n+ Z( ^( g qDD Numakaze 1 p' R1 I: \' C+ D1 [
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Allied Ships
$ A" |; S# W: ~ {PT PT-129 3 M Y! V$ |% H/ {3 c7 n0 M
PT PT-130 2 f$ i( r# |% Z6 w5 B5 N
PT PT-131 8 _9 F5 {; {& Y" O5 ]
PT PT-132
- E' N# _% Q1 W3 I; ]0 ^5 R! _+ FPT PT-133
0 d+ \4 c/ c+ m4 x; J3 z3 e1 hPT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
( ^1 `1 Y4 w" m2 o* a; tPT PT-135 4 j; N& @8 I r7 E- O/ O
PT PT-136
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! T% k- F m% _; M; ?! P6 e' {Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships 1 I% Q v2 |6 K; O
BB Hiei 0 u! u; r/ W/ F4 J! o
BB Kirishima
* Z8 h5 ?, R4 ~/ XCA Aoba ) X( |, ^& {0 f& |/ z3 |& O
DD Akizuki
l2 ^' B) I2 ]0 u5 k0 iDD Teruzuki
/ R: @( J* T7 S& \7 P0 qDD Amagiri 3 ^, ]- y5 ~( u s T
DD Hayate
1 }: ], y [% H$ kDD Yakaze , a0 T; X6 }9 [8 x6 t$ o
DD Numakaze
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7 h9 q/ W1 D# PAllied Ships ) d" a& r* G# _! P6 j/ z( o& a
AK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage 1 S! B7 c- z" ?
AK Francisco Coronado - q( w6 f$ ?$ O' j0 H9 L' r z
AK John C. Calhoun, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 0 C" Y- W( k$ B' l. R
5 Q/ k. m7 U# u& g) tJapanese Ships 6 V& q' {# ^# I7 h
BB Hiei
4 ^& u/ j0 M1 Q4 ^6 Y9 `9 \BB Kirishima
2 X& ^5 j% x' H2 h4 s5 F# J1 @; CCA Aoba " V; @: h$ d+ ^ E# y/ l6 l
DD Akizuki 6 ^ K9 a4 o' p8 p& u5 I
DD Teruzuki
. o9 a3 ` C: Y1 x. E: tDD Amagiri + Y& O F2 E, ?+ u, u$ f; C
DD Hayate % @8 x8 s! ?! w/ }
DD Yakaze
6 x+ N9 K1 J6 O, aDD Numakaze * p N9 J* g! r; H# w
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Allied Ships
5 `, U d# V% z( j" }/ ]SC SC-1063
0 c! q4 Z4 [4 _3 M; WAK Floyd B. Olson
4 s, C7 H9 q: t5 @ i' T |AK Stephen H. Long
" \1 L% p4 P& m$ S' MAK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1
! x- F: p9 W9 l3 @# e6 D6 D% S! JAK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2 8 k- K$ K4 ]/ }
AK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage - U: c1 |# v# Z, T! U" F
2 g7 B; G e3 V' N. BAllied ground losses:
; n$ M( `+ R; d0 n26 casualties reported
; M$ z0 N/ s, u7 V3 tVehicles lost 2 4 c: R( Y+ D W& ~* ^
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5 }, l/ {4 N4 u! w; CDD Tamanami, Shell hits 2 " J3 F* {# W, p, w5 Q
DD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire , W- H6 y# r6 ~8 [; m- K9 U4 ]
DD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
3 T, R, Y, J( a+ |; i! ^( fDD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 1 [% \5 \' @2 G2 O# a9 b
DD Hamanami, on fire
6 F2 x: E5 D3 m# R0 r6 R) x# S# Z+ MDD Asashimo, Shell hits 3 + |/ u. M3 V2 g x5 f) G/ m) ^; N
DD Hatsukaze
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PT PT-456 ) l8 x8 l) O7 Z M& d$ l" K) S
PT PT-457
7 B+ _" \! G0 o- k4 a& v0 @- _- EPT PT-458 " t: T% z% _) C$ B9 `! w1 _7 `
PT PT-459 & _9 u- u& Y% V' b5 r# j6 ` \
PT PT-460 ! H/ M' H' S/ Y( [2 e
PT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
( _) e" i1 ?7 F0 hPT PT-488 9 @+ o( f9 `2 N; P* m% h* F9 u
PT PT-489
7 E* Y2 I! Q/ rPT PT-490 & e9 S1 Y7 y$ n9 H# n# w% }- N: `
PT PT-491
( w i/ o, w' ~+ X, Z4 v* i; aPT PT-492 / W7 A0 M( I8 Z: G
PT PT-493 $ [, p1 L1 y7 l- m( f
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8 i: }. O0 A' V2 [* W: o% o# BNaval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80 ! ?* I, ~) U( F4 J3 L. I5 u
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Japanese Ships 3 g" B1 g: k; a$ u& a/ A
CA Aoba
- g9 c9 n0 x: h& @' r& l1 ]BB Kirishima ! }' Z( b. p0 o1 ]3 V
BB Hiei 2 ]1 y+ |- q8 x
* H8 y2 W! \$ |" i+ XAllied ground losses:
) v9 Q* ^ O# M. n U K! Z218 casualties reported
/ Q. b4 W. E4 V8 LGuns lost 5 |