2月13日夜间
# l& }2 I4 |3 e日军舰队突入爱塔佩滩头. ~5 I% `9 f9 b
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I+ j+ F2 I9 J3 ?( r" y% aNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships 7 T+ v$ L$ l7 S; \& ^
CA Myoko, Shell hits 1 & ]! k5 K' A- M. o. H
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
& N; D( w; [6 P0 L1 `CL Yubari 5 r7 ^5 p! b9 |3 A; x" p- x
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2
: Z" y0 \9 }( B+ d8 I1 ADD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire 9 ^/ u& Q0 w8 \4 q* N/ `
DD Urakaze
8 a* R" h6 S% E* U) j$ c4 A' VDD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 1 |% A: h p6 ?( L
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
$ x- K( { N9 p1 T: ]) L, VDD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
) ~6 B! U0 O7 E7 g1 b. J/ zDD Shinonome
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. U; z. k7 g- [$ q) a: G; K8 V' SAllied Ships
2 {9 s" N1 P( f) j, q+ S! ]DD Hazelwood
! G+ a: t* S) }# R1 mDD Hickox
# g4 m3 m% B/ d9 |5 |4 GDD Hoel
3 M, Y. t3 s3 M! @: R/ ?DD Hunt l: ?) ]7 }, a% Z' ], z
DD Mullany 8 |5 ?) p; J4 e% ^. Z- M# ]
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1 " S" Z& Y# ]2 N/ q( I3 ~
DD Renshaw
' A+ ^& X8 _( S+ j, v- l/ ~0 q+ eDD Wickes
7 y8 {7 c V9 {' m) _DD Stack
' j, Q* m# _: q* R% K" s" _DD Wilson 8 a2 b7 M* e* N7 I2 Z4 A
DD Hatfield
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. {9 t1 A! k/ ]7 K" F5 ^! a r& `' _; i) ZNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 + T3 J" C l/ d) s6 f" V, a
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Japanese Ships 6 ]0 N I4 e6 {! B
CA Myoko, Shell hits 2
# t, D7 L J; N, u0 f! `CL Kitakami, Shell hits 3 6 ^5 s, X6 v( U) T
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1 8 S0 G7 o" @. e) ?7 c
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 4
* [" O6 H) Z6 y# o) d2 k5 ?DD Hayashio, on fire " t+ j; ?3 I" i3 `" k3 _9 m& s
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 1
; O% l+ D+ z$ C" pDD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk . ]9 S( _7 Y8 D; q
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
l* `$ _% L' ^& q" O1 EDD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
; `. t. ]9 V8 D' L3 e# oDD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire 0 u3 O5 {3 @8 e1 g& {
; e/ k; J- K: J! ~2 \) y9 y" `Allied Ships 1 p+ Q& `, v9 H5 [) N, ?
DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
7 B E/ S4 g2 V/ @9 e9 \3 cDD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 7 a2 M# j6 l; I4 w4 r
DD Hoel
( m, y6 B5 d @& ]$ V* oDD Hunt ( j% C4 e# m/ O2 p6 M
DD Mullany, Shell hits 1 $ m) {; m# \5 K2 _* R9 v2 O. F% c/ }
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3 & B/ {5 N4 L! F, \) H. }! b$ @* f
DD Renshaw ! U. o% _8 k/ b8 L/ e2 H% k1 H$ s
DD Wickes # m2 r$ p4 |- m, i% s* d9 |# T0 b' J
DD Stack
8 I8 O9 D j1 y2 }DD Wilson, Shell hits 1
6 l! [: i% O5 o" K4 R* \7 G- }/ T# `DD Hatfield
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 ; [1 `$ h( x( u; \& @! ]
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Japanese Ships ! ]! V# C) n- S( }& O
CL Oi, Shell hits 3
; o1 N6 E) C% G& x7 U# @DD Tamanami
5 P2 f6 Y- J2 B; z/ g% i: f( iDD Onami, Shell hits 3 0 [8 E4 z! K7 M2 u# z3 E$ S. ]" O2 F
DD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
# V& ?' T7 R( r% \( |DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1
1 O$ n% ]* g5 Z; N2 ZDD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire
9 V2 t' D+ G$ U+ A4 ] M5 u$ ]; SDD Asashimo, Shell hits 2
4 [! T, V0 n1 S# XDD Hatsukaze
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- C3 M6 _( Y7 N6 X, a9 E) h8 BAllied Ships
2 U, d, T J. I4 m! V1 ]DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
% E/ r; M! J! C: ^* sDD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
* \. \9 }4 N, I, NDD Hoel, Shell hits 1 3 H) j$ a2 _* T. I' e- z K. n1 I
DD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire
1 H2 h; Q( h6 Z! c- Z) ?5 T) q wDD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
1 I5 c( B) k7 iDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ' S. H; M1 k, ?. ~
DD Renshaw
' T! N6 W8 Y, t4 _& JDD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
) v) D5 Z1 _- M, Y4 j# c8 T( |DD Stack
, v; [5 p; ^- d* `% SDD Wilson % G4 g& F+ e& u' v' i! |
DD Hatfield
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships * k( H0 D* t7 O
BB Hiei ; M0 l9 n" K7 f' G; E
BB Kirishima % F' G, M6 X1 q% }; C& q( D* S
CA Aoba
6 f8 [& Q8 ]* D& Y6 L, x( g3 ]5 \DD Akizuki : d) X7 C' M* v
DD Teruzuki ; Q5 k# `, m3 S2 K" G
DD Amagiri , B" _6 _# t) J6 ^' Y
DD Hayate
& v9 S/ H! h4 v! }. lDD Yakaze . v/ a" |1 q" q; X/ u
DD Numakaze . ]( A1 O4 a c- X$ s
6 W1 I* b9 |. c! J: o$ X: p8 O, KAllied Ships + t6 H1 v7 w( N/ B1 D
PT PT-129
4 B6 d! m7 c2 w7 G* I1 iPT PT-130 0 \+ o: \. N0 t& ]" e0 l
PT PT-131
2 y1 d) K5 F+ a- ]' ZPT PT-132 . A- c5 A4 w+ F# }4 H; o/ g
PT PT-133
/ c( C+ i) B$ D# {$ w" ^, b: NPT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk 8 {; n( Q( F/ f' E% ^
PT PT-135 7 T7 e& R; r0 [2 d7 i8 j
PT PT-136 / v, F! W" c# s. H2 I3 R/ F
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' K% |6 j1 M+ t8 ^1 tNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships 6 n+ P2 h* H% I4 d9 m; _0 c5 `
BB Hiei 6 S' D6 c* L" O, @( M4 v
BB Kirishima
4 y1 u4 s2 W3 ^8 F* Q; x1 r# C- }CA Aoba 6 l- V* H2 w C
DD Akizuki
/ w: L! W1 H8 G0 bDD Teruzuki
; F" b0 a+ a7 l$ F0 i' eDD Amagiri * `) D( V! v& i; r. z, G6 ?
DD Hayate
6 Q. p0 D% T6 r2 ?DD Yakaze 4 A4 N/ m k/ v
DD Numakaze ; E4 Q2 {' I4 F
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Allied Ships 0 z3 Y7 I. S0 N7 t) g' Z
AK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
% v8 m5 v$ r& I" @& SAK Francisco Coronado
$ C' d4 f# z& U, z0 I( B: vAK John C. Calhoun, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage & o |& k4 x, e- z7 h
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Japanese Ships
( F( W$ Y2 t9 Y- T2 J/ e3 x2 ^BB Hiei 1 |7 J/ n, U! d% B- w m w" l, @4 U
BB Kirishima " h5 U0 _0 P: j+ b
CA Aoba - H; m" y5 U% D' b: T/ g: S F
DD Akizuki 7 K2 j: {, X& h2 S0 A0 ^0 o5 \& j
DD Teruzuki ' J' v5 s" f8 V; B/ ?
DD Amagiri $ L+ T) }1 o$ O$ r M
DD Hayate , Z- r0 I2 M. K7 @( P$ u$ i
DD Yakaze
5 b! Y/ Q& \" r8 z& e: UDD Numakaze ) @" d% l, ?1 ? ~+ t8 H: b. M
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Allied Ships
7 @, _# f$ N, c3 q( z+ d! o) C8 fSC SC-1063 " O( p9 I! ?2 n+ {: R$ Y9 b H/ V: w
AK Floyd B. Olson
* J! ]9 H% }! D% M: ]5 AAK Stephen H. Long
' G& C) M/ m3 ^" M* SAK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1 4 k' ]8 x6 s( j; U+ r) r3 i( f
AK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2
% ^6 _0 x9 V0 g. x2 a) kAK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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8 S8 U# K% B0 M% p8 tAllied ground losses: , U, N' m/ O$ J+ |
26 casualties reported
- F5 }0 [2 P& K4 I6 \Vehicles lost 2 # O# i2 b3 S7 _* s1 L& q q
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 ) a# c: A% O ~7 l
& h& k a4 u/ _% `8 _Japanese Ships " W4 X4 T1 r( L9 R
CL Oi
; D. ^# ~5 f, C! z- j0 uDD Tamanami, Shell hits 2
9 H* t E1 t7 M3 p( i% C3 oDD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire
! X; K. G' a/ ~+ V' e5 iDD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
% M- C3 ?: U) ^: P" X! S/ yDD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ( X( k$ i% B+ l, v: k) x
DD Hamanami, on fire 4 X j' v& [" G6 M1 }% E
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 3
& P! n' X' }( K) N I7 vDD Hatsukaze
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Allied Ships
4 C8 {3 Z+ h0 V* d0 [PT PT-456
7 M# Y& i9 F! X' A( APT PT-457 * q6 G, w1 z( K, Y- c/ w* E
PT PT-458
T, N. M8 O! y9 T& ^ q7 SPT PT-459 ( x' @5 C8 Q& `1 K" p- v/ y4 d
PT PT-460
& ]1 h/ e. x7 g6 Y: n) x5 W& T1 TPT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
' a2 t" }+ f% @+ V0 y# _2 @3 ]% \PT PT-488 # e/ Y; c' w/ d! A+ [/ A; p
PT PT-489 / ?, q7 ]) r) {. y' N2 ?. s; ^
PT PT-490
4 z: w- O+ Q3 c0 VPT PT-491
L5 J% D: U9 e7 e: s& JPT PT-492
' L" H) m6 V4 c' xPT PT-493 . k1 f/ Z' @1 }7 U4 l
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6 V1 a, X8 W0 h4 D" M6 T* [Naval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80 5 U n! F6 t! V
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Japanese Ships 8 g4 A/ F# K( o2 {, c
CA Aoba 2 h! Y" o- |, c" Y" N5 x4 U
BB Kirishima 6 A- U+ C3 {7 f6 |! C
BB Hiei I$ Q% D+ V# R/ |* S) G# c% Q2 t
M8 h2 Z2 {, S- P$ n( cAllied ground losses:
) K. `# X( G1 a5 K% p: Q218 casualties reported
2 Z% m. W& z, _4 X/ M0 c7 X+ e# D; `Guns lost 5 |