2月13日夜间
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Japanese Ships
* ?. M. y/ d5 f4 c) y& j# UCA Myoko, Shell hits 1 / ~, {1 p- G2 w% j7 g
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1 : i" _) [- _6 @; A% C) X* J
CL Yubari ) ]: t9 T7 }9 \9 | w
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2
' b& S) [) S6 u6 ~ ~( }0 CDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire & f, |; I( X5 H7 e4 Y
DD Urakaze ! b) N# q! s$ f0 C7 g
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
; B$ D% L2 O3 L0 u _# NDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire 1 o; j1 e2 D7 @: ^/ _ ~5 I! ~" F+ N
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
% `" w2 W8 l. O+ Z# e$ Y% a1 h1 v% yDD Shinonome , c U7 A/ O0 J c! O
2 V- r$ G$ p, o) F, p* lAllied Ships : Y! J& ` x- I/ D; F
DD Hazelwood # X0 |: w- N3 g0 H8 e
DD Hickox
; e, W4 [" v" o* d/ v- bDD Hoel
; F# w0 A# j& V7 S0 GDD Hunt
- L3 ~/ [% ]5 |5 c- fDD Mullany + t8 ?. X0 q8 y$ u9 Q& X6 m
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1 , N4 L, ^0 ?$ J* X/ H% ~3 o
DD Renshaw
1 o) U: q; `& L$ A4 cDD Wickes
, m2 s( s% N) X- f1 \* N6 x3 kDD Stack
' B9 d7 n# q1 J4 a% fDD Wilson M/ Z& o% v3 }0 M. c4 k
DD Hatfield
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CA Myoko, Shell hits 2
! ?& J% e0 U- ~CL Kitakami, Shell hits 3
/ f1 k `. d4 z" G6 oCL Yubari, Shell hits 1 * O1 l( B0 [- @
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 4 0 k0 C. L( a7 N" S0 ]1 k
DD Hayashio, on fire
* q* v0 c0 l+ vDD Urakaze, Shell hits 1
' X. K2 m$ n/ G6 g/ @DD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
/ R) Y! j& h) S7 k6 [ YDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage $ g- t; c2 T+ O) i
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ) ?: u7 e5 T- k* p( u6 K4 ~- N
DD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire
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5 H9 H; o, ]; t1 V: |: S+ wDD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
; |1 c' U7 ]( N' VDD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
) V* ^% T& q# o& }DD Hoel
( p- _0 O) a/ q2 P' ~9 ODD Hunt
; A# Q4 t: I& ^ a: y9 t1 A' G; l& |6 JDD Mullany, Shell hits 1 . p( T% R. l" w. z
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3
: @# p: e" G% @0 i$ h. c N( DDD Renshaw
: a. m- \" N0 Y* C, jDD Wickes
- r) u2 `9 R( |1 \- v% f5 iDD Stack & K& y9 c9 y5 {, Z: W- X( n9 P
DD Wilson, Shell hits 1 " i3 Z+ h" N/ ?
DD Hatfield
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CL Oi, Shell hits 3 . { D9 ?" ?# E
DD Tamanami
S7 Q% ^4 g( aDD Onami, Shell hits 3 # u6 V4 b: ^# ]& ], j) Z
DD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage b! S3 @6 Y/ j2 M# x
DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1
0 W# M; Q- D& v) c# R6 CDD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire 3 o! N. v3 _7 O4 V
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 2 ; @+ j) y6 m7 ]- C" @
DD Hatsukaze
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DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
) U5 K+ v) B8 U2 l5 B6 }$ ], QDD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
9 f; f- J2 v8 p3 V$ bDD Hoel, Shell hits 1 2 i6 K1 J+ P/ l, ~3 V" v$ s
DD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire " |% }8 K# ^7 T: z
DD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire : x% c/ H' e! _' V$ j$ e
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
, B2 Z$ P3 l, dDD Renshaw
8 g: B( F' w- }2 tDD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
, Z; m. Z( x: I$ f- I( ]+ fDD Stack % A `: \4 g# ?4 D/ O- ^+ b5 [
DD Wilson
. `5 a' P; n1 P# S' sDD Hatfield
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Japanese Ships
3 |0 b9 t* \" |$ Q1 tBB Hiei
3 _' p8 `& z' O6 R& cBB Kirishima
# H1 W% a: \7 V) ^4 LCA Aoba
4 D8 D, f0 e9 ^9 H" G% f# \DD Akizuki
% I. L. w9 ]2 e7 t( g- a0 uDD Teruzuki
- J" e( o2 z0 oDD Amagiri
# }' @2 w3 y& a1 F+ G5 JDD Hayate
! W, o' x% T# c: ?( ]0 wDD Yakaze
2 G' {8 F" o) Y$ KDD Numakaze
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Allied Ships
: Z: o0 [% r8 E% }% t+ h; HPT PT-129
& [6 q2 I# G/ j2 b, X, D2 n# uPT PT-130 , i2 ?7 o7 S9 Q$ ~ h. e, v; T
PT PT-131
. l Q+ q2 o8 }+ @8 c; gPT PT-132
, z, z9 m7 w7 I3 [) U4 }: \PT PT-133
1 l/ | W" t( U7 ^5 B6 E* WPT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
7 S l2 A/ W% N$ r$ u- a% dPT PT-135 ' B# _) [' m% \: V
PT PT-136 + s$ u) H, e. @$ u% N1 \
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* [1 i; C o3 k# U/ U. CBB Hiei 7 |" Z: u; \0 _; v( E9 w# R' H
BB Kirishima ' X; {0 W- N, {. a$ ?. o, y# {" J
CA Aoba
8 I8 t2 ^0 p, ^. BDD Akizuki 8 j; B% F" h4 E7 [
DD Teruzuki
- J2 h; k6 ]3 q% C# N8 d/ rDD Amagiri 1 q7 g1 v# U) j, `7 s& Y. d" b; b! n
DD Hayate
+ g2 T* c5 W3 N" g0 ?DD Yakaze ) T! h" N6 C0 d; ?
DD Numakaze
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AK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
4 ~" i6 K7 }" d7 D% A: q7 F- FAK Francisco Coronado ( X( r% _5 a$ P2 Q2 P9 P- y7 p
AK John C. Calhoun, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage % e% V6 B, R& G! O: M+ x+ Z3 K, g/ I, Z
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+ T: K' v1 H; p4 HJapanese Ships
( M7 c$ Z3 A: ]/ y0 X8 ]BB Hiei N% k: f1 d2 d+ S+ G7 a6 D
BB Kirishima * y( h3 l$ ]5 F& e2 _9 Z0 s2 \
CA Aoba
1 `" `1 E: N; T5 v8 S: aDD Akizuki
2 n1 o6 @4 b$ E' z/ g5 O* H6 XDD Teruzuki
& e f* y: `0 K% S. `3 _& x( DDD Amagiri
: z6 |6 V9 t5 t5 ^( p8 |DD Hayate ) E$ k, p! N9 S, u5 o4 O7 R8 S
DD Yakaze , M# z# v9 P! [- G6 {* J# Q
DD Numakaze
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SC SC-1063
0 G/ ~. P2 O( J9 G& i- bAK Floyd B. Olson
2 ?9 z8 i) v4 ~4 OAK Stephen H. Long * _" h+ H/ I' M
AK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1
( x, E, c" G6 A7 g' U% `AK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2 1 n0 ^' t+ I* ^ w2 B* l# U" N* M! ~
AK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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s# m5 ~6 ?) e, s& dAllied ground losses: + d) k; d0 U5 r6 i8 Y
26 casualties reported 8 g( G( @; Y! ?" u7 I
Vehicles lost 2
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CL Oi
: n$ a+ u& |# u% ]6 V5 FDD Tamanami, Shell hits 2
- o- L9 ~, ~% O" q$ K6 oDD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire
( l6 X% o4 A MDD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 7 f) S- t* q2 ^* [5 ~
DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
C- n9 i$ x4 A% x) S4 [DD Hamanami, on fire 1 P. m+ u* o( y* R, J5 C8 h* j
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 3 # t1 Q+ f+ s* F+ H
DD Hatsukaze b" G! [! x5 b, N
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PT PT-456
T1 l! T0 p" T! t3 x5 k3 w/ ~PT PT-457 + `5 y- M% V& y0 y1 I v- m; ?
PT PT-458 , e$ z$ P( V$ F0 Z
PT PT-459 $ q' v d5 E$ \. I# N# u3 s
PT PT-460 5 s! R+ Y: C$ u+ k8 N
PT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk ' y! [5 l& e1 u* ?
PT PT-488
2 Y0 i: p# V- s8 D! xPT PT-489
" Z& X$ g: S# YPT PT-490
& B" |' J2 A# uPT PT-491 % _' h2 A) D- B, O$ t
PT PT-492
- n* K; k" w6 x' U* G" g' s+ JPT PT-493
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' G+ ~' K' n' D3 q$ aNaval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80 6 t" W, B9 E; [
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CA Aoba
- ^, N$ Z; K$ M q( tBB Kirishima * L' q+ O* L6 \& m
BB Hiei 1 T; h# ~- _5 c1 w; z
- l, `8 K" ~9 q0 G, `* [7 ^Allied ground losses: + ^" m+ g- b/ z1 c0 y
218 casualties reported . R: x0 Z9 e D+ Q
Guns lost 5 |