2月13日夜间
% N& ], h/ \* K$ q" a日军舰队突入爱塔佩滩头9 R8 w) r: n) L7 f) D5 u
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* j. [( k8 h6 v, |$ r" m8 Q) {Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 7 E% f( h5 @( M8 v9 B
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Japanese Ships 1 I, L" q. |9 a3 c9 P! E7 J P
CA Myoko, Shell hits 1
$ H# r' l7 s( l3 L4 PCL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
8 x& {: W7 \% ~* ~, dCL Yubari
# s& [: P6 z: `: G% r: bDD Natsushio, Shell hits 2
, ~! E& E! X5 H# b, k# g* SDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire
|" `: E/ L& u$ J- F3 b7 [9 ^# wDD Urakaze 3 Y( p7 U# |& Z" T8 q' w
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire ; D2 J( U% A+ w5 X; o3 C
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire 0 ~ u) L0 o8 m( T* j# z. ~
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire 8 M2 `. u6 W; _" T
DD Shinonome
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Allied Ships 5 c' {$ e/ k% o2 }( t* i
DD Hazelwood 3 Q0 n k7 M% [
DD Hickox
1 B+ e; ?$ A5 bDD Hoel
1 X) ~$ h3 B0 t1 TDD Hunt
0 Z3 o6 U0 K/ m6 Q P/ U; pDD Mullany ) B; I! K" K+ r: |
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1 $ \5 g \7 Y2 t/ |
DD Renshaw
; Z5 l9 k+ Z: J8 z6 S7 ADD Wickes # \$ T6 z2 l% W* S2 Q
DD Stack
) j+ E0 ~6 W: Y! D: E% w" yDD Wilson
% j- P! c5 @% p4 u/ kDD Hatfield
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships
& C9 z# J9 }- `CA Myoko, Shell hits 2 % `8 L' e) A+ w
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 3
* z/ ]# _- j/ [* h! P0 S0 i$ KCL Yubari, Shell hits 1
" N$ K, M; Y' c1 GDD Natsushio, Shell hits 4
( m1 u5 \( I4 z; E N. SDD Hayashio, on fire " S# `* l% ?) Y2 i. l$ C
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 1
, V1 E, U1 E9 \; S3 A. `5 D9 \2 y; Q! \DD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
! s) h0 V7 X. `2 w5 \0 f+ n FDD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ; s, T9 ^ A" O" `3 J+ }
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage . R& U- \# u s3 N; U* J: r
DD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire
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0 Z, w% y- p- i8 R3 tAllied Ships ' T' |6 Y: i7 t& N2 Z8 {) @7 p
DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
5 G( s7 M- u" L4 \3 R) a; bDD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
6 s0 S$ R- ^0 S2 V- HDD Hoel ) b8 O$ |7 ?4 m/ I
DD Hunt
; K3 R/ \ P6 g4 }; B8 \$ jDD Mullany, Shell hits 1 ; o. q+ f v+ ^) E) o9 w {. i
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3 0 P; F# Q# f; \
DD Renshaw
( l# S* h. f0 w$ GDD Wickes # X1 J& d/ \0 ?5 I% M8 |' m
DD Stack
2 H( t0 T- s5 O+ I7 e9 ^ E) XDD Wilson, Shell hits 1
' V* n# g: I. Y+ T3 P- N' {6 c1 z8 \DD Hatfield
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 1 {9 D, r0 R4 g
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Japanese Ships }8 @6 _! Z1 P0 G- y
CL Oi, Shell hits 3
) c( d3 j. J7 j9 CDD Tamanami
$ E8 i( ?1 Q+ }9 {5 A+ xDD Onami, Shell hits 3 7 E# {8 C7 L/ J/ L
DD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage . R7 i8 ^6 M: @1 M9 P
DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1 ( E* y" r; l0 e" D
DD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire ' c' O2 N# s. ?, e% u% R
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 2
% g! t3 I p/ Q3 U3 `* `' ]DD Hatsukaze 2 q* Y# S9 n& g' w. \
2 J. m8 H& K1 R+ ]Allied Ships
, o; O: {4 h* M0 T% j! V sDD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
" T: `$ e }3 ~: E- ^DD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage ) ?" F j- q( ]$ c1 V4 [5 v
DD Hoel, Shell hits 1 " _! f# ^: Q) z t
DD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire
1 ^- {+ j; W2 B gDD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
i; ]" c3 ?+ w; u$ }: GDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
) G7 Z$ n# A/ O/ j" ~5 j, CDD Renshaw
* }# m/ H- Q' i! tDD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk / y( n0 m5 G: R- n, `
DD Stack % R, @0 Q. [$ a6 F+ J
DD Wilson
8 K6 c9 h2 r) ^: ?4 @. gDD Hatfield
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4 p0 ~. l$ {/ j/ t" T3 ZNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 6 h) N- ~( Q# i
% k$ r' }# m) g5 G+ vJapanese Ships
4 M7 [8 ]& d% y3 q5 [! XBB Hiei
$ z3 }3 @5 }8 Q, _" u F0 s9 pBB Kirishima
) h/ n9 A: y1 ~, UCA Aoba * _) h0 W* i" D' K
DD Akizuki
7 k/ b$ U- K" v3 M) @* A: p vDD Teruzuki
, o, X5 `- K- [DD Amagiri - ^0 m* {0 T7 t# l7 P& c
DD Hayate
D* l, I @* x, i; vDD Yakaze $ e, O" ~% B0 q; E# G' ?0 u: D
DD Numakaze
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PT PT-129 - e) [( D) i) A
PT PT-130 1 t) |8 ~6 @% Q7 K
PT PT-131
# V/ G/ G$ A3 ?8 a) F' b/ B% SPT PT-132 % U; g" W+ g6 ?$ \/ t' ^
PT PT-133 9 S! _- p7 s# g4 Z1 Y
PT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk + H+ \7 a) |- [0 S6 ~
PT PT-135 ( T4 P8 B z9 t6 }9 w
PT PT-136
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 # f" \; l) Y# K8 F9 G
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Japanese Ships
8 N% i: A7 f( D) e YBB Hiei
6 G4 Y) l& Y9 N% _BB Kirishima
! m! u) h6 `& v% W7 \9 Z% J. QCA Aoba
# r2 T2 V' ^+ ? i& @DD Akizuki " r' J" i1 X8 p% b( ^% c
DD Teruzuki
) g0 A8 [/ r- [ [6 ]' M: PDD Amagiri
+ r# T D' w" T+ g9 l) R! ^DD Hayate * c6 @3 |% t6 v4 T+ C+ ~
DD Yakaze
4 o4 P' X9 f* A1 P, Z6 `0 @1 S2 A! yDD Numakaze
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Allied Ships / h( t# P0 X% U; e% u! W
AK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage . Y8 C: K+ T% \; a2 ]
AK Francisco Coronado
. S1 v! t& B, z% g6 WAK John C. Calhoun, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 5 z0 k; D0 j0 t3 g' a
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2 T) E) q+ S/ Z3 Q+ r' }6 VNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships
9 ^7 Q6 K3 E. p( L6 l2 b9 BBB Hiei
6 z$ X( r& x$ I, b2 u7 _( J' rBB Kirishima
+ R5 b# U$ F( @5 m; N4 a4 _CA Aoba
. K( y. k! b* R$ bDD Akizuki
9 L) Q" x4 M$ ODD Teruzuki ' q) f; q9 o9 d! A. _
DD Amagiri $ n6 [/ {# J5 P; g! ]3 q
DD Hayate
, G# i1 M. y6 M& I; a/ U IDD Yakaze
$ u7 f6 \3 K& j, Y3 ^3 f& s4 f% a; YDD Numakaze 0 j, z% A! `' j% m. q1 i e
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Allied Ships ! [" }$ O" e# d& |) ?4 F
SC SC-1063
& K* s2 `2 N. H PAK Floyd B. Olson 7 h/ W& P: o, B( p2 H
AK Stephen H. Long
2 W( U3 C2 X2 `6 F0 r. ?% o- aAK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1
% w k8 g [; v0 @4 u8 nAK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2
; G, n1 b; g6 M, @9 e j# S: _AK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 9 [/ x: ~9 D% S6 ~; h* y
; M, S& N# q9 s4 b1 aAllied ground losses:
5 q% z! t1 r5 q" |26 casualties reported
' W- I6 T4 T( l) s8 d9 w* d7 U4 dVehicles lost 2
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CL Oi
) S% `$ T0 {3 p d) o/ |DD Tamanami, Shell hits 2 w' I, q+ r" F, T
DD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire
" O& r2 V/ m( _8 `8 pDD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
) ~' J& ]3 e6 M& g0 @% A5 p' ]DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ) A& {& H1 U+ u6 Q
DD Hamanami, on fire 8 k, m( j: n: ~
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 3
! ^& Q$ _! m5 S" XDD Hatsukaze
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Allied Ships % m/ f3 i) L; |, o& y, k; [+ ^& `
PT PT-456 2 \8 ^0 `& Z; t' B7 Q5 }
PT PT-457
* _- [' W4 d! l) _( vPT PT-458 7 r& I# e9 M; f9 o3 w m
PT PT-459 * s# |7 A9 n. j/ W0 v$ a
PT PT-460
( d6 W9 u4 R2 `. v$ cPT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
' U) C; R: ~" A6 k% g5 @) QPT PT-488 9 {( t$ H9 ]9 k
PT PT-489
$ a$ d7 e' n, H; W; KPT PT-490 & T) I! v# [1 i: P6 N! G! @* L& h
PT PT-491 4 F" Z: {% }/ j' s
PT PT-492 g' u% e' Z; s0 y" i' |
PT PT-493
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* R% s L& `% ^% @; m4 qNaval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80 ) T2 }/ Q! g6 [8 D/ Y0 A p! H
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Japanese Ships
' i' T+ N" g7 X( q, ^CA Aoba 9 Y# C, a: ?; e7 _
BB Kirishima
$ }9 V# M( Z B/ T5 B6 NBB Hiei * N8 ]. @4 G/ {) G: t8 }+ W/ {+ S
& V7 G* _/ K: d# w9 h+ oAllied ground losses: 3 `- E0 q& p& C9 l
218 casualties reported
4 b* ~4 B- v" w% l CGuns lost 5 |