2月13日夜间
1 O' B9 i8 v+ ]8 B: G日军舰队突入爱塔佩滩头
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 + D, K9 X) ^% B9 ?$ N
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Japanese Ships - a- W! q* Z, ?+ \( `7 A
CA Myoko, Shell hits 1 ) o2 p" |; v; m) R$ E- g0 {' z
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1 3 U8 o9 w# |# Y6 l5 }2 p
CL Yubari # \2 \! T, v; O
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2 $ W3 G6 J6 [7 @# i: w' @) Y; W( @
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire + s2 O1 G K( g7 z/ { p) D7 A
DD Urakaze 0 \2 z7 \7 E7 Y: {
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 3 Q8 t. f& O6 q" _* O
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
& Y* {/ h% T C0 A3 P$ t& ^9 PDD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire % X1 ]3 J5 J' z4 f* x! M1 K
DD Shinonome * c' j* L" ?/ _" x4 B9 p6 `
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Allied Ships
/ |0 I. |. F9 ^; ?! g B" DDD Hazelwood
/ d- U5 U0 r c" g3 A: m0 zDD Hickox
+ o# I1 F- q% uDD Hoel
- K1 A) R# \% a A1 \+ R0 u6 eDD Hunt
. N* r: v6 L" S4 L) _DD Mullany 9 z! @, A; x: Y% N9 b
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1 ' r. `2 H9 ?: Z2 K% D
DD Renshaw
5 f5 P3 h, ]5 R# HDD Wickes 7 I# n+ E6 i' q0 ~/ d
DD Stack
+ O$ @0 C2 h! [/ e m, R1 F6 WDD Wilson ) s! s/ C: h6 X' |! b4 b" h
DD Hatfield
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) i0 t, O% g3 ~' ^0 R& ]Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 . U/ W/ h5 k, r6 ~/ F
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CA Myoko, Shell hits 2
: `( G2 M/ v8 N; }2 p" j5 M# bCL Kitakami, Shell hits 3
8 I6 `8 c7 ]% i4 M! S3 ]CL Yubari, Shell hits 1
3 t* _ K9 v2 F% ^6 s3 |+ r4 ]- K7 ?DD Natsushio, Shell hits 4 + g, N3 E y. k3 }
DD Hayashio, on fire % a: [- g. q% R% L W) r
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 1 , V: Z$ u7 X" Y9 e9 J
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
0 c; v" F7 f. [ i8 s. K# {DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage + `7 ~- } q) @
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 6 q3 e* `4 R$ B# l; D/ J0 a: R
DD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire - E7 J) u) W% h+ n- j" K1 Z
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DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire ) {, D+ V T$ h; B- r# P# e
DD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 1 c$ i; [" b' U+ J* X' C3 g1 g6 @4 J
DD Hoel
. y. r6 d$ K; x" m: |DD Hunt - W6 }# N6 s0 ?# t1 A0 r1 v, W
DD Mullany, Shell hits 1 5 w8 V/ G/ u" ^8 ~* U
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3
/ i+ {* i3 t: }$ V5 b# g9 @DD Renshaw
. B, J9 S# `* }4 Q* i- }DD Wickes
3 k" J4 x0 h1 k7 e6 n) gDD Stack
+ v6 l9 `7 D+ D- M7 BDD Wilson, Shell hits 1
$ x% x& N1 Z7 NDD Hatfield 9 \, [; f& q/ A; X2 C, M5 C! ^
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 2 t$ ` P F/ b, {4 K$ ?7 G
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Japanese Ships
7 W$ X7 ~) V, H2 J( ~/ C( Q# ICL Oi, Shell hits 3
( u( a; J2 `; S+ H |7 o- f8 D1 \4 YDD Tamanami 4 }( H" `/ z2 y, r! t
DD Onami, Shell hits 3
# Z+ G5 y3 c9 T0 b, }DD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- U1 ^2 |# d4 S; V7 eDD Hayanami, Shell hits 1
6 D) I* ?$ t3 _0 M1 H. _DD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire , n) \! o3 A9 r: t D
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 2 ; u- H! |8 M1 c/ ^; u
DD Hatsukaze
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Allied Ships
2 t; J8 h' c4 c; `6 C! DDD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire ) K# C o/ i1 h- [2 \( r
DD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 5 s: V9 }' P- e @; F7 N
DD Hoel, Shell hits 1 ! h2 O- V# R% R2 `
DD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire
q' R( H8 Z( P. I! uDD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
8 V0 E3 s* Y' n8 i# ?DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 2 c4 f' [/ X% W* A
DD Renshaw
7 t9 g' a4 J* z0 n3 M! NDD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk % E' D z# i) n8 Z' B) w/ ^
DD Stack
* Q* U( l5 p& dDD Wilson
1 U; M0 ~+ q; t% f9 ~& E3 |DD Hatfield
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 ; l8 [ D) U+ R7 _/ i; { _
! _" [; \& @' ~; tJapanese Ships ! L9 |& I% e. S* Z$ i
BB Hiei
" d* g# G3 S4 z6 h( H' rBB Kirishima # n! z( l" s- y! Y: P
CA Aoba
e% }) l/ L$ r/ JDD Akizuki ( p# v' x* W) `* E& a# B% L# D7 B
DD Teruzuki
, ]5 {5 n# v' ^+ c; u% EDD Amagiri ( k' l( w5 Z( D9 A' Q+ d
DD Hayate
- W( C) T) L5 w7 q9 NDD Yakaze
Q0 h7 h6 x1 d" XDD Numakaze ! h9 R9 j4 p J+ I: \* {) ~ R
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Allied Ships
% K2 l, r% |6 R6 I/ k E' \/ _PT PT-129 ) ?$ B6 f- }1 l1 w
PT PT-130
. w9 }, `0 _" W, APT PT-131
* M& N5 j+ S* M a0 P, nPT PT-132
3 l/ ~7 L+ W* K$ l& zPT PT-133
- ~4 g1 j8 o J; ePT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk - {/ j0 g7 K9 i/ N
PT PT-135 , v% @! M" n3 V3 G
PT PT-136
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. w) @6 j0 x* B/ @& g! DBB Hiei 0 K% {* I; o! t1 p8 U% k& R
BB Kirishima
5 o t" d. K" r1 B' M% N% cCA Aoba $ F8 U' W; u, }- q9 M) ?. d
DD Akizuki
! U% B M9 W z* i0 ?8 a- ~8 jDD Teruzuki
2 S3 \$ ?1 i) l- kDD Amagiri
5 e# t3 [0 b/ \6 jDD Hayate % J* \( A3 J0 D" ~$ R
DD Yakaze 7 @8 g% v" N& l& N) D2 M# c3 f
DD Numakaze & ~& `' f: G( K
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/ p1 |$ F F/ RAK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
8 D& [* s f2 V0 Y3 TAK Francisco Coronado
; K) f1 S; y; G3 s6 F6 q- CAK John C. Calhoun, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage s6 n' }1 v7 |" M/ q+ E
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b; \! D9 t# q+ [2 QNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 2 T" K+ Q$ |- n8 _/ L0 W1 g
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% k$ S' c+ [& V' p* gBB Hiei ! p# s& }9 f6 m8 D+ P
BB Kirishima
. _2 e9 `2 g! o! ^2 Y0 XCA Aoba & {. k: }6 l' N* j0 @; V
DD Akizuki 8 w# ?' q. C- o9 o
DD Teruzuki % V0 ~5 @( }1 A4 w
DD Amagiri h' `4 b6 C3 g2 [' t( S; c3 U4 {7 B
DD Hayate ; E% W E0 J6 B, w- u L0 ~
DD Yakaze
& z& Q0 }' l* Q, B7 a+ |( O5 N/ p nDD Numakaze
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4 _8 v2 {& e# {, L5 _4 WAllied Ships U! {$ D1 }# l- f- B! U
SC SC-1063 7 Q. Q {( ~* }/ a# Y3 A8 b& p! ^
AK Floyd B. Olson 8 _. A' C+ u' n; \0 W
AK Stephen H. Long ) r. Y' N* R3 I
AK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1 2 D2 q# B j$ ?% m/ Q
AK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2
& D! w$ ~# \8 j) d: ]7 HAK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 5 D: z6 S/ M9 i& u
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Allied ground losses: 7 F' f+ ^6 X) w& M0 a3 Y& s
26 casualties reported
0 [, w3 ?) E% Q1 ^1 Q) AVehicles lost 2
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$ e& z( m* ]0 M5 v9 Y( z" i: _Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 ) h; ^7 _# g# {! H* R, c1 N2 W
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CL Oi - ?2 M7 _/ U7 s, N
DD Tamanami, Shell hits 2
: l1 W( T- B* i; w9 ~2 eDD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire
" W# u' a; v( ^/ s3 C FDD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 2 B. o1 Q4 o+ n& j. C4 K
DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 7 c& L/ I0 Y( H5 M" s
DD Hamanami, on fire ) O' H3 ^# u# G' b Y* m, Q
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 3
3 b: b8 o# ~, Q/ B" xDD Hatsukaze
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Allied Ships , j$ r0 s. g! _1 m$ ^- J8 @
PT PT-456
, n( Z7 F+ x1 ]" c, l+ G, r8 BPT PT-457 2 `9 a' q% a/ k1 `. w
PT PT-458
! H3 l$ `3 b# r5 qPT PT-459
3 d6 F! V: u Q; h1 ?PT PT-460 1 D W- q% e5 Y5 X; A
PT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
" h1 l/ ^4 l4 T( P5 u7 v' rPT PT-488 0 x6 D: e. p( A' R
PT PT-489
! A$ H& d) N) P% FPT PT-490 $ Z, \6 g( j, h( V
PT PT-491 ( s7 e% @2 z- L# ]7 [
PT PT-492
0 G2 Q8 C, n; O/ l3 zPT PT-493
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* b+ V J- J: V9 E8 jNaval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80
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Japanese Ships & X, }' F$ w: D; x
CA Aoba
3 H. {6 \2 @/ [' V( _- _: SBB Kirishima
3 }+ v2 I( J n2 ]2 n0 ?BB Hiei 8 x8 p3 j! ], n/ d/ j7 z$ I
% \5 j) K4 _9 y; m6 D8 M' Y1 ^Allied ground losses: ' A4 u4 W& ]+ L& F! B, H
218 casualties reported
6 |, l8 k: F! x" ?2 OGuns lost 5 |