Day Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 97,131, Range 17,000 Yards6 m2 v$ O/ n2 R& N0 |0 Z) {
( g" E* x/ y1 w x }* v; ^1 \Japanese Ships
, `, \' R" j' ?, y3 W% U) f. ?0 W" @ BB Kongo
5 j* H% n$ A- d: [ BB Haruna3 G0 h$ z" ^) b8 y
BB Hiei; i0 L f0 V7 c' _$ {
BB Kirishima, Shell hits 3/ l, _: X" f! L9 w5 P( l* f8 F
CA Tone) @) P3 c. z( G# ]8 \% [9 u
CA Chikuma
8 X- y% O& x* E CA Takao- p. S& W, Q9 z2 Z$ M, c$ L
CA Atago2 }1 P2 n: K6 s+ U% t& `
CA Maya% L# q: ^ w: }% U+ W- P
CA Chokai
7 g& n+ y9 \, r1 v C$ K CA Suzuya
: L2 N& H$ f+ {& u CA Kumano1 k: Q" v: X- p! A+ m$ Y+ h3 J# n. a7 @
CA Aoba
9 }3 A& l# ~% ?3 P CA Kinugasa q6 M* y3 d% {( i! }' p
CA Furutaka! L# ^8 F7 y& g5 T0 D
CL Nagara& `7 o$ x' Y2 ` n' x' y! a4 c
CL Yura
) ]7 `- @, M9 t! J& j8 y) }$ _6 g CL Tenryu
1 g1 F8 A) y9 C9 h CL Tatsuta
: y+ W, {, |3 d) O l CL Yubari
/ H1 A9 `9 L5 |: r1 R8 E+ p E Akikaze6 a" n+ [+ }8 U; @, a [% T2 I
E Tachikaze, Z( H7 N( D% u* Q+ }2 K0 O
1 U: Q7 s) w% f' a. F* e/ EAllied Ships
* ]- ^. t* x( L$ S0 H AP Zeilin, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
I. @" c4 n3 e. L% M$ ? AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 22, and is sunk
- K0 U* F1 R M8 t; h6 b AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
2 J5 [: H/ X& E+ b) [$ T# p% H AP Heywood, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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Allied ground losses:0 x3 k7 q+ W# X/ k' G8 O
16506 casualties reported
7 ?1 I0 B9 |+ @; x0 `4 {7 g Squads: 92 destroyed, 370 disabled a& |& C' i9 g7 I7 A! `
Non Combat: 236 destroyed, 787 disabled. ~3 N/ a0 M6 Y2 l- N9 H) Q4 ?
Engineers: 61 destroyed, 58 disabled
. }) U) C+ G9 W$ R6 p* k6 p Guns lost 14 (13 destroyed, 1 disabled) U1 M8 P/ i9 ]% l& A0 t
Vehicles lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled) |