2月13日夜间
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5 K3 M4 ^5 _! f; p8 k/ NNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 / z' q2 a" O5 x3 P4 a' V( M1 u
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Japanese Ships + a8 I6 ^! T" i( {) g
CA Myoko, Shell hits 1 % f- F. z3 h6 X* V6 t+ e
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1 9 U7 a9 C: s9 g5 T" e5 N! R
CL Yubari
4 [& N, a$ ~9 Q4 KDD Natsushio, Shell hits 2 ( Q" s) f9 Q: t$ `
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire
) _/ a, X; S; M+ fDD Urakaze
5 K- \; _3 ~- uDD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
% s# x0 n7 w# t$ i% Q1 m: h/ b tDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire 9 T) x( K! w) ^
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire + P( n( E& _9 }" R& O# E$ n
DD Shinonome 6 F4 U" \( r0 }# ]2 H0 C: x# P5 Q
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DD Hazelwood / b7 \% A1 J# P6 ~6 o
DD Hickox
# y/ p9 ? s8 NDD Hoel
' N' w+ [# i, d+ G7 n: o8 sDD Hunt 1 _8 s4 R: o8 ^7 x- b
DD Mullany
7 J+ Y% Z4 z# ?5 l/ J* ^DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1
$ |, t3 [, t! c7 z1 qDD Renshaw 8 R% M2 d8 s# U) l
DD Wickes 2 u# J5 G3 l/ z0 h
DD Stack 0 ~# D1 M- t$ {( y# a# x) l$ ~+ q
DD Wilson 0 e5 H9 d: h+ T+ z7 P2 z
DD Hatfield
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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CA Myoko, Shell hits 2
0 l+ z' R# ]8 ]CL Kitakami, Shell hits 3 : I, F; r3 @8 S0 }! [
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1
& j9 l, c% ]1 S* k# Y$ I& ODD Natsushio, Shell hits 4 Q2 p$ E. d/ S2 @+ L2 M
DD Hayashio, on fire
( s& t5 _. P& W5 y+ FDD Urakaze, Shell hits 1
- U7 p% f& V3 \) U! P8 w3 B. o& hDD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
$ S. ]% q$ h1 f* cDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
+ Z0 H1 n8 J& NDD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
% }* d7 y- ?% `* @DD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire ! R; z6 `: d$ M2 M& g
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Allied Ships
~% q( z. q- J2 W8 }- a8 v& \DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire : Z6 V9 p, j& @5 A% |$ p9 E+ _
DD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
9 F8 a3 m0 M, _' u2 r9 @DD Hoel
6 X N9 }& u. `DD Hunt
4 S0 n4 V" V- C' ]9 _DD Mullany, Shell hits 1 T3 V! }! Z$ J' F
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3 2 j% [5 y/ J) a, f
DD Renshaw ' ~8 v) W6 X! q6 Y
DD Wickes
/ ]& K- W3 |+ B1 VDD Stack
+ Z' W. l8 {! E( d1 @DD Wilson, Shell hits 1
) Q+ F& h1 O; F2 N9 ZDD Hatfield ^9 _$ ?( L! {( `
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships
' c& C0 s N2 a2 SCL Oi, Shell hits 3 7 N7 A6 O' V1 z) r+ e4 M
DD Tamanami - l. o3 o8 |4 Q/ x) k
DD Onami, Shell hits 3 8 X% G/ R; P: T! q( U
DD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage w( W6 L8 Z! K
DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1
) J, w8 Z+ W$ {/ BDD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire 1 [- n0 t3 V5 \+ A7 \
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 2 * W" ~7 o6 b' Q) P( |! D* J' H. k3 Q9 k
DD Hatsukaze 9 W8 k4 R& W3 B; ^6 u' W
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Allied Ships
3 k* k- ~. C' l% _3 K- [3 sDD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
1 |' D5 p5 G0 W' Q& B& H0 N3 GDD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage % p, u& X7 W7 x- ]0 z
DD Hoel, Shell hits 1 . C& f$ d/ [. J" n9 q" E. ^( G
DD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire 7 n' \& e4 [' o# c6 g
DD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 8 Y( K: j, K) G( D5 f u' {; W
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
% b9 u. ]* h) C. G9 G* ~DD Renshaw
% m2 N* K# Y7 w1 N( PDD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk 2 X2 s- J. t% c/ l. t% i
DD Stack
9 ^. k5 k: K0 f6 {" _DD Wilson % c2 l1 U" R8 P C
DD Hatfield
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships ; q% ~- W8 r5 g' \* B c9 K9 u
BB Hiei
+ F ~% G) F9 s2 n" ^* ]2 K) ABB Kirishima
1 _5 ]% a# A) r& M7 w" WCA Aoba 7 o* U; l2 K, L0 n4 h$ q# w
DD Akizuki
0 I: U; Z' P; xDD Teruzuki + P0 s! H/ A' X/ \
DD Amagiri d ]. y: _" l- t% k7 i- i0 \
DD Hayate
3 R6 C# _& z- W/ h- kDD Yakaze
# Q% Q2 ]+ T; d; `0 H" }3 b) bDD Numakaze 8 i2 U% F5 i2 Z' ~, e
: r4 O% {# W+ N. `2 SAllied Ships + Y. Z6 p- G' R' B
PT PT-129 ' Y& F8 S+ _+ y! s, Y6 @- v7 f- [. ?
PT PT-130 - c: L1 H9 K& d2 p* s# |
PT PT-131
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PT PT-133
+ i: L8 ~: Y$ i3 |. z; [, xPT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk 8 [6 D3 D3 _6 ~! w, X
PT PT-135
* t8 F7 `- G9 b2 g; b8 m9 hPT PT-136 , t" ^8 }* D s7 P! M' j
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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BB Hiei : W+ y4 w/ C# s+ R' e: j: T
BB Kirishima
* B, T& V3 i8 q/ tCA Aoba
' Z! y6 v8 L4 `' w; `. q" z* ZDD Akizuki
+ F+ t) x; i( Q& ^) V f7 k$ aDD Teruzuki # L& Z+ ]+ b" G$ S$ w4 O
DD Amagiri
) U9 V6 u8 G0 [3 j8 N2 x# [DD Hayate ) S7 `' S6 B/ T' ] k% ]
DD Yakaze
: b( d, D- y0 m4 ]6 GDD Numakaze
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AK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
F9 ]" w# Z8 ]3 O6 }% e/ C) ^AK Francisco Coronado
2 }8 o; x9 Y, H" Q4 NAK John C. Calhoun, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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6 T G3 p4 E0 Y. R" mNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships
4 `- j' m1 c/ B. T5 ABB Hiei / w- @7 c& P- N0 z) i4 Q
BB Kirishima * ^7 O2 R$ X1 ]5 G$ A
CA Aoba % X5 M; Q8 d; w/ r3 `# E5 v0 a
DD Akizuki 3 n. d) H3 t2 I0 N& O! M
DD Teruzuki
9 g% I1 [$ d3 B+ {+ M7 I% j! J2 Z, J0 vDD Amagiri
& _. W; w6 [# y0 k, z6 {: Z4 ADD Hayate * e) I4 i' W! U8 M( }
DD Yakaze * o" ~' b' b5 e& Y! v5 i+ E. v
DD Numakaze
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8 U3 E2 p9 t' C- K% H; e Y5 N! V1 ?SC SC-1063 2 T/ M3 t8 U# L6 ~- h3 j
AK Floyd B. Olson 2 Z J7 y, r. x( ]
AK Stephen H. Long
+ R$ P& A8 e% w2 G" H; I( iAK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1 / S8 D# p# d' u
AK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2
/ |* g, w( O/ a U2 x6 IAK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses:
' N( X# r- S+ p: Q26 casualties reported
5 |4 Y2 a6 K* j% |Vehicles lost 2 ( _- i' v1 m( g' J6 N
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CL Oi
; z8 a3 @- h3 V" i- I; HDD Tamanami, Shell hits 2
, q8 h- E* _; n+ MDD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire 3 N* @. ^. l/ ~/ h6 ?
DD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
' H1 I; v& N7 tDD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
' h! t: o$ }) |DD Hamanami, on fire 1 E3 o# a9 O8 P; @5 b9 d5 G% L
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 3 0 J& C. [8 V& i N; l7 p1 U: z( \
DD Hatsukaze " P+ l9 t# G! X2 l1 i& o
8 e/ _( l/ M) m6 ]! FAllied Ships 5 H3 H% v; U6 P; k# \; q8 i) M9 H# @
PT PT-456
* T+ ] u' ]4 NPT PT-457 5 _1 ?3 U8 L, G. N0 k5 Q
PT PT-458
* v x- E' E) m5 r* N6 U7 rPT PT-459
8 _1 v1 ~8 Q* X7 C1 MPT PT-460 & M. X$ y3 a" Q+ @" S5 g% f
PT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
: m$ T% n* V; l! t& pPT PT-488 - t! v$ L* s; b* l2 F
PT PT-489 / L6 j& V& J" J7 H( a
PT PT-490
{8 Y" ^0 M3 T7 M6 H5 DPT PT-491 1 P+ _) v5 x5 `6 F2 ?4 j0 C; U
PT PT-492
- `. C7 O8 |! t1 M6 a# |! ], w; vPT PT-493
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Naval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80
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CA Aoba
X$ t, w0 ^8 d8 }/ n# F# vBB Kirishima
5 r1 K) G' h `BB Hiei 8 z' B& o: s2 `! v) \: G% g
* V: K* @2 E- m F" l; i) YAllied ground losses: Q% m: k7 @* T% F; k/ B
218 casualties reported 0 p. ^1 o2 `. a& D, t
Guns lost 5 |