2月13日夜间
& q7 ~0 z' H9 s: X日军舰队突入爱塔佩滩头
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships
+ i' E# {4 |% V" R/ h: q% j: r9 }CA Myoko, Shell hits 1
4 E- U: V6 ^4 zCL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
E; p' m0 ]$ Z/ mCL Yubari
" h; K" z C; h( O; aDD Natsushio, Shell hits 2
0 Z% u7 c4 I( X, C, _: `DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire
+ h9 p6 C% r9 f- }+ D3 p$ p0 X" F. S9 VDD Urakaze ) g3 B( N$ g& H7 Q: P
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
' Z' ^. {9 w3 D% k- E1 E0 tDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
$ a+ |. X. z6 |% |, mDD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire - s# p7 f# v5 q4 L5 y! R- P
DD Shinonome % I; q4 G/ Z# B4 q1 w H! Q% N
2 S7 l8 [" j/ @# M7 i9 f! p3 LAllied Ships
* j0 k7 h9 e$ x" _' cDD Hazelwood
; x' N' ] D z+ HDD Hickox
0 M- @: G' m% r7 @2 N1 IDD Hoel
' {6 \: L; a B* iDD Hunt
& n& \( F7 k' ?$ g: d" d. \& sDD Mullany
. T9 J$ [" u# X- o6 l& ?1 f/ NDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1
! I2 y5 }! ~9 E" f0 d- a: kDD Renshaw " e( c' H0 ^0 a& i: m# o
DD Wickes
1 O. q0 U. g+ ADD Stack
( H" `. n# E$ [9 f( f' fDD Wilson & |" g% H% S/ e; ^1 ^7 F* ^
DD Hatfield
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 , U. ?, h) Q4 f, t3 f
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CA Myoko, Shell hits 2
" p, E4 R8 t4 n8 U' bCL Kitakami, Shell hits 3 * g/ T( ]3 O" ?( J
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1 / W5 m% e3 e4 s: H- F
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 4
! P. E0 y2 q7 U- N5 aDD Hayashio, on fire ( D7 k: X" x" Q3 ^
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 1 " k* Q% Y& E' C
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
9 U$ Y# ? Y: pDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ' F6 J1 G% X! M3 v/ f+ M# g: r
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 7 g1 d7 ^6 r; x% |
DD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire ) w0 D2 l; c7 P* v1 q. y
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DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
/ r; U4 z9 s! hDD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
8 M+ e: p1 r$ @DD Hoel
$ s+ [ E p3 d7 f8 H" g2 pDD Hunt
* Y: f" y1 x5 I! g1 B9 aDD Mullany, Shell hits 1 4 d9 ^5 ?2 Y3 N# f; U
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3
+ a0 W* ]* h; E( [1 y4 zDD Renshaw ! }' o |/ d6 z$ G n
DD Wickes
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! W. ?; q I% c) DDD Wilson, Shell hits 1 3 \/ k, V! @1 k# Y* [
DD Hatfield 1 A" z5 d( U" p! n9 ^9 k/ c
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 : j! f) p7 h( n
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CL Oi, Shell hits 3 * k y; @2 C# G' {0 H
DD Tamanami
7 |+ r8 u/ e6 t4 {6 bDD Onami, Shell hits 3 & m! }+ l6 ^+ F" W6 {2 G/ W
DD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage . c3 Q0 D9 A. V- L
DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1
# x- v0 h; e- ?) aDD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire
1 f8 z0 h; }* f1 f' e# b( M2 oDD Asashimo, Shell hits 2 . p$ k9 k+ `+ t. r n
DD Hatsukaze
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7 P2 J7 {: ] N* v9 B' i, r' X- lAllied Ships
# `8 e" q" ?$ m( x& }DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire l. J: h. }+ Q' S
DD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
+ ? x, D- N2 d% f4 r/ U# bDD Hoel, Shell hits 1 & G/ Z7 o. ?3 ?) \' w n
DD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire & ~; R" P* M" \1 Q# A
DD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
) g) i% {$ x x8 o( S4 YDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
9 Q' N* _* @4 s/ ZDD Renshaw
$ @' S9 ?: Y1 u: o: [- WDD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk $ o5 ~; [9 Z9 I6 y4 _) w2 [% D" [
DD Stack
) Q5 n3 g' c+ mDD Wilson # f) E B3 O, @5 ^
DD Hatfield 1 v" y3 h: Z5 y# X! h; L& a
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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BB Hiei " \( O# Y2 @5 N3 |
BB Kirishima ! | t% E6 y! Z0 C8 S6 C
CA Aoba
7 g! U" g5 @, [" |# hDD Akizuki 7 S0 x6 ^6 @' a* }, ]% L( i8 m
DD Teruzuki ; A7 P( L8 ?- X. B
DD Amagiri
2 X5 n0 J% y, t7 W/ V& B% iDD Hayate $ U$ x% c4 j8 f& T
DD Yakaze
: s# T3 `6 u1 }0 c- R0 W6 n! s: jDD Numakaze
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( W U7 B- m1 ZAllied Ships 5 k; o4 p6 \0 J5 y
PT PT-129
( q8 Y9 o4 L* l; s: ?PT PT-130
- H9 q) b% i, C) @0 [( iPT PT-131 , `6 a& \$ Y8 S3 Z" L# C- s% B
PT PT-132 8 s4 K( y" O) ]% c
PT PT-133
, o( L% N/ @# m' i3 I l8 UPT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk % A" d2 `; ?" \0 d
PT PT-135 + F* {5 o# ?7 q$ \
PT PT-136
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* n S& ` T$ \+ d8 T% ?! wBB Hiei ( T1 e3 m1 A- T+ q; Q K
BB Kirishima - ?/ w1 m+ k9 O+ E% q6 o/ u5 i0 Y. H
CA Aoba
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DD Teruzuki : N& s( k3 y! T' E1 }8 @2 [- n
DD Amagiri - m4 h' N5 X* M2 E
DD Hayate + @2 {+ u# ^- k3 F' F. C& t5 Q
DD Yakaze
+ ~. }; o! S& XDD Numakaze 8 D% R$ f: L; K7 M# b& z
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Allied Ships ; \/ I1 ^5 K* I$ |
AK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage ' ~5 d0 M( Y, _5 T: a
AK Francisco Coronado ' g4 T. ?$ L% @2 B5 ]+ `
AK John C. Calhoun, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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: h5 ]5 N5 S o% r# C' l$ nBB Hiei ) z! }( r H5 Q) a& n! I5 W
BB Kirishima 4 i& P: j% {! O7 i; D( Z* S; s
CA Aoba
' W3 t' L% K6 Q/ k* K# p' }2 `1 iDD Akizuki
$ c6 X9 x5 _, `" x) t+ qDD Teruzuki
7 o6 o7 @, G5 Z# s+ z* s" J4 @0 EDD Amagiri
) L: F& n. j( X5 l& W' CDD Hayate
3 C8 ^: T4 _% O* }5 vDD Yakaze ) q \+ A* A* Q, l
DD Numakaze
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Allied Ships
5 h' e) Z$ u% x/ cSC SC-1063
6 V% l0 t, s' I, v" JAK Floyd B. Olson ( E3 K( v' T+ h1 m1 l
AK Stephen H. Long
# E* V+ V I1 A4 c& Z! m5 B3 @AK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1 2 d% {; r. d. I" V( E1 A
AK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2 , N# X* K) g' g# R$ s, M
AK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 3 m2 `: v: W/ q+ j
) p" W# n: T) k' e8 _2 zAllied ground losses: 6 R u# ]3 t9 M/ j! R
26 casualties reported
0 T8 A2 d* j# s5 N& n$ t' u; x. @Vehicles lost 2 2 M+ I! W! t) x, l; d
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' ~# [1 p1 l" Y" X; A! iNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 ) K1 ~, K) U. q! [
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Japanese Ships
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( J, D: Q7 B' k4 ?8 EDD Tamanami, Shell hits 2
; \4 i# \) g! b" o- I; E) [$ cDD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire 0 `$ a2 z9 i9 A' `1 m3 ]4 f
DD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 0 m) y% s; P9 z2 a. p
DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
; F0 ?- V& d# |4 X; t* O0 GDD Hamanami, on fire 7 s- T& ?/ l* {7 D& S" W
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 3 ( M" z# ~2 |; d- L6 u M8 o
DD Hatsukaze 9 I: h4 `( c8 l5 e! ^+ t3 H% S
6 g# a D/ E) f/ K T5 wAllied Ships
8 @, }4 j0 W- i- T$ h2 iPT PT-456
9 ?8 r, k. f/ Z' e3 Z2 X" MPT PT-457
- V$ s$ ?: M6 z+ Z! m qPT PT-458 4 r" ^% K1 k4 z
PT PT-459 8 C3 G* ~& ?9 L% ]9 B' l
PT PT-460 2 K* ^- g' \! I% A2 d$ Y/ R2 o2 _
PT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk : @1 X9 h5 t+ V' t
PT PT-488
$ o) w5 T5 ?6 T v% | \' VPT PT-489
, x8 H4 u; w2 T8 p4 G2 KPT PT-490 ' b: o% g7 C9 `( G
PT PT-491
6 U& p. q; f) n0 {0 J0 Y8 Z" XPT PT-492
- A+ X6 y6 a2 a1 o8 w. a J. X# FPT PT-493
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: b* l! a, g$ V. c* @0 wNaval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80
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CA Aoba
1 ]3 e1 b! r: Z: a9 l$ W0 v6 YBB Kirishima ( P) t( q' ~! \$ t9 N! f$ Z
BB Hiei
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9 Z% }- k) Z. j# e1 D8 H" I% W2 qAllied ground losses: ) A; Y! m! U: B
218 casualties reported
& B6 i: Q. {9 J) B# L3 x: o3 Z8 m" m% dGuns lost 5 |