2月13日夜间
K* Y8 H2 J# h% J日军舰队突入爱塔佩滩头* q, r1 s b* O/ Q* r9 W: t
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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8 V' c, z: M8 \8 q8 NJapanese Ships " I* J0 Z4 U* h3 V$ a8 K8 ~
CA Myoko, Shell hits 1
! N0 g$ f. t3 ^% kCL Kitakami, Shell hits 1 ( X) O: o4 U2 f
CL Yubari ) K7 S. ?) c. g
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2
# o$ u% H; `8 V6 gDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire ( n4 ]2 Z9 `9 N) g
DD Urakaze 4 L9 Y1 r8 R+ [9 p$ l+ |6 X
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire ( ^2 R8 M+ Z$ D6 ^2 ` b
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
B7 g% o0 s" A- l" p$ wDD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
: T' {; n7 ?# k6 Z- }+ YDD Shinonome
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. A, F1 Q& V8 q' jAllied Ships
# e% X7 p# H2 h/ o* n, ~2 k2 R$ F/ PDD Hazelwood
7 \5 m, S$ a( g7 N; }) FDD Hickox
9 h& U1 o; f0 _* J8 F6 `2 jDD Hoel
' ?: D, q$ e! Q0 d# v7 EDD Hunt * e( ~4 F) c/ F& b
DD Mullany
+ U3 \% s0 [/ p) f. O7 b/ uDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1
! }8 |, ~$ X3 O* c* o+ C1 QDD Renshaw
0 g8 K, A X w. o9 F% RDD Wickes ! Z, @3 |' D6 p5 a( m6 {$ Y4 w
DD Stack : }! {, j6 O/ o* P
DD Wilson 6 ]+ I& a4 y$ s9 x
DD Hatfield 4 N9 k; E; T. f' M" {1 q" E
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 / @( X+ T: L4 P- f7 d- I7 w, V
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Japanese Ships 1 o+ ^+ G0 S/ U: X
CA Myoko, Shell hits 2
: r- H% g) [7 T0 K* r9 y" eCL Kitakami, Shell hits 3 ) V, _7 F2 `8 ]/ A% c+ V
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1 + x* Y2 m% w& \
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 4 ' ?1 U0 {9 [& c1 \& Q
DD Hayashio, on fire # ?( y8 m1 x( I2 ?) w
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 1 2 v9 ^+ q6 t: A$ J) j! M
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk q7 g& U+ C w0 X+ {
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 1 |! }4 L# {* P
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 9 l: I ?! M3 U0 X1 g- F& u
DD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire
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DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
8 z2 T- b& f4 a. t4 WDD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 4 j/ W" s9 r1 P3 P, c# t ]; |
DD Hoel
' h8 a r0 A7 \. N; NDD Hunt
! ^0 b9 b' t( m+ L/ `% u+ iDD Mullany, Shell hits 1
! m9 | K9 |+ K" b, Q6 z+ d7 F; NDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3 7 C% R2 @; L& J7 @
DD Renshaw
% W6 o4 y% H, Z3 S" bDD Wickes
3 F% T( ^( Y$ L6 b' d4 WDD Stack 5 Y! G: n1 _( f' W
DD Wilson, Shell hits 1
, X) Z: a' w8 p. n+ \) ?0 W; yDD Hatfield
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; x+ H$ K0 [& {" W# K1 I0 UNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 ' E* n$ g3 W3 q- N: D
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4 n# X$ E. f& U$ H# E3 ]4 yCL Oi, Shell hits 3
! L4 E4 |1 f$ [: Y" X! L ~* FDD Tamanami / P y- ?7 H( w/ y. U
DD Onami, Shell hits 3
/ q4 o/ @! c; T- d+ X7 jDD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" z' H5 I7 c, P2 WDD Hayanami, Shell hits 1
P/ A4 T) a( Q* rDD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire ' m& p8 x& T% o1 N$ y( Y g c
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 2
+ }7 M$ P( g+ F. @, ?DD Hatsukaze . n7 U8 o- o o. ^7 ^
6 R$ d7 B- U. m7 SAllied Ships
7 T' l. N P$ U7 P B3 HDD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
( E; _8 C c ?! V* s. fDD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
5 u1 p) X' R* Q1 h7 H0 D! aDD Hoel, Shell hits 1 * i& V+ S' l9 ^6 E# t6 E5 z
DD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire " |1 L6 p" J, _2 b7 b
DD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
- w2 c) u) V6 ZDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" q/ N9 U$ D3 C- ?" N# RDD Renshaw
6 {' `7 h8 x5 v. x: a) V. qDD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk 4 a% V3 n/ ^0 `: a
DD Stack
- F9 [5 r* ]* G b9 n m0 w% Z7 xDD Wilson
* T" N9 {# p0 t, b, h* t4 uDD Hatfield
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" e2 m8 `6 m; D7 V" `# dJapanese Ships 5 M$ m+ H, A! U2 o% r/ G
BB Hiei 7 Q% C3 C7 ~3 @6 ^. f! f
BB Kirishima + L6 H; A( i) A8 \: Z
CA Aoba
& ^" a% O, Z2 I7 T& A4 u" DDD Akizuki
: S1 I" C* N' I- a0 r7 x& NDD Teruzuki
% Y1 h4 } f% a6 s( \5 h# k3 o: ~DD Amagiri
! L. H5 X# [( a) i" m" A' t+ k7 oDD Hayate 8 W* } |5 H; r. H
DD Yakaze
, D0 w" k2 G* c$ T7 r- X' B$ SDD Numakaze - W/ Z' ?- f% r: v. w
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Allied Ships ! ~4 ~! ]. h. V
PT PT-129 9 O' T6 e& r& d6 A; v) Z8 j
PT PT-130
5 _" d; r: v$ i3 _2 ]! YPT PT-131
9 u& t. z( T6 C3 z# E4 f8 FPT PT-132 & ?5 \: \7 l5 Z* h
PT PT-133
3 ^2 K0 S6 y9 U; XPT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
/ O# \2 [* N, T6 T& |. D! _* hPT PT-135 3 K! W+ @8 y, t! m" p% W1 u
PT PT-136
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: V8 O( Y$ j) X7 p' qNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships
+ Y- |, w6 q- g9 M' S4 ^BB Hiei
5 y$ R( R/ X, I0 D* cBB Kirishima 4 i# A5 @& J( q
CA Aoba
I+ m! S" v- W; {2 C) @1 G- S- C+ D' r' aDD Akizuki
/ R* T+ v+ W6 t3 ]! G! P1 RDD Teruzuki
3 Y, r7 m' S8 `$ `0 p/ VDD Amagiri
5 g; B. O o0 E5 a1 S: o% RDD Hayate 9 Y: A, B+ D, C: C0 A$ w% L
DD Yakaze 8 j. p( B6 m3 c) i* L# e' N
DD Numakaze ' f6 F+ N& W8 m" o$ K _
& a3 s/ r/ t I, i' z3 h4 }Allied Ships
4 [/ q% O2 ~& ^+ UAK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
' s' S4 _+ _% L2 s6 s. lAK Francisco Coronado - p( ]3 H8 u! d6 \# G! @( F7 |
AK John C. Calhoun, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage . o1 X! Y5 z6 p0 I ?7 S. t
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 ) U7 a W6 l3 l3 S: u
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Japanese Ships 8 b# D/ L+ l7 w! m& ?1 q- Z+ o' |
BB Hiei & [ k, j& t3 R9 _9 ~+ Z
BB Kirishima
) S' A4 `# n. F& i [CA Aoba
# n `% T7 Z& X L( N$ SDD Akizuki * f! H* B# L7 \" |) R. C1 D" F- k9 R
DD Teruzuki
$ }# c" r5 ?. f( C: w* U- RDD Amagiri
& n8 ~0 }3 I2 c" c$ b2 uDD Hayate
$ d7 B/ W/ b* e' |. P/ gDD Yakaze & P% V8 q% j' s+ w# w3 S$ e- t+ \
DD Numakaze
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Allied Ships ( `1 F& [1 Q! X! i+ n, G! N& D
SC SC-1063 8 ^/ `2 K0 [( ^, L
AK Floyd B. Olson
; _0 Y2 {4 C: e: |+ RAK Stephen H. Long
, o- d2 P2 C" u. C% v% _AK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1 ! c. Z- k# D4 N' S+ |3 v& j" N4 `
AK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2 % q; s$ H( V6 k% M; Z+ p$ |0 p
AK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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! i. }& `# k0 O9 U! dAllied ground losses:
h1 r2 i/ U h* v9 T: k# |26 casualties reported - Y. C2 P8 c. ?7 O
Vehicles lost 2
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Japanese Ships : M2 i5 ?/ x. m" A3 z
CL Oi 0 q3 W# [0 g4 U2 G4 c6 W7 L
DD Tamanami, Shell hits 2 : b9 Y2 i1 l2 W" r
DD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire
! D" K& v$ q2 S# MDD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
- K$ [ o, G4 J. q( D/ E& L- f% NDD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 4 X4 O! b! `' C0 g. z/ h/ V) M
DD Hamanami, on fire 9 u1 a# e3 E. u. e5 `8 V) |
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 3
* Z5 F. {$ i. J3 dDD Hatsukaze 9 J9 Y; ~" y+ {. W3 j& @2 C
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Allied Ships
2 Q2 l; ~4 `$ m ^1 b( ~+ H; QPT PT-456 5 d6 i9 `3 s5 R% z" D2 E' O. A+ ]
PT PT-457 $ g# v3 D( [: N" B) U$ P
PT PT-458 4 T8 V( s! s; p# A# o* j
PT PT-459
0 U: S, N( \ m+ S) EPT PT-460 . X. p; b+ |& h
PT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk ; y' j' H2 P# |
PT PT-488 * M ~2 e# S1 G% L
PT PT-489 ' k# f' _2 j6 P* N& a( L) T2 k
PT PT-490 2 S7 y/ L, W( ^, F, M( S; x m
PT PT-491
" g. ~/ o7 C% [$ ?# y8 QPT PT-492
' F" [6 N+ k8 c% Y: FPT PT-493
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g* W! V- n T$ nNaval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80
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Japanese Ships
* C3 U4 G" H8 Q. F( {0 }% n7 Q: sCA Aoba & c$ W9 V5 n1 F. L2 \7 }% D1 M
BB Kirishima . [( }2 ]5 U/ d) x7 H: K+ e- L4 k
BB Hiei % D+ W& t4 U/ u9 z4 R
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Allied ground losses:
: p- \2 x- b; P/ w218 casualties reported
% g8 j2 d, S6 j' c7 aGuns lost 5 |