2月13日夜间
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 1 _5 L2 D8 B" k: g8 \& Y( r
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Japanese Ships , C5 D5 X) ]% t( N# D/ Y) t$ E
CA Myoko, Shell hits 1 . Q6 }# x, H# T9 K, g& G5 |
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
! b2 R' j3 |4 n. wCL Yubari
7 o6 X, e0 x aDD Natsushio, Shell hits 2
* T+ |% C7 `, Y. v' G7 g wDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire
]5 R8 m4 P& _/ a2 |7 ^DD Urakaze 6 H; g) d, }+ v; W
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
9 p& k8 [7 h6 |' q! H- n/ ~8 W$ e( L$ }DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire 9 O5 ~9 D1 _2 G. r6 q/ g' u( i) ]1 a
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire / o: A1 O* O) ~. p, o' A
DD Shinonome 1 @) i! {( t6 A4 h' {
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Allied Ships : H% ?2 V& o7 P8 V
DD Hazelwood ; r' ` \* J h
DD Hickox
) v7 I% Y4 G( \3 G% PDD Hoel ' F# A4 F/ M4 D$ ^8 e- n
DD Hunt
9 r% x8 `# D% L* |; L P; UDD Mullany
9 F& M3 D' ]8 _- V; p. b9 z; E H8 WDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1 1 X7 ^ l0 L& J7 I2 \
DD Renshaw
3 w K/ d( V* ]DD Wickes
" _2 k6 |) _" EDD Stack
( _: l( l# \& a/ u9 z9 M( e/ eDD Wilson $ }( Y$ e: ?; O v5 j% @
DD Hatfield
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 6 e- q% W p2 c+ a9 F
3 x- W6 \$ G2 V# Q( yJapanese Ships $ F# \+ P9 f2 Z* m9 S0 G
CA Myoko, Shell hits 2 8 E3 j" S3 x. A7 M5 p
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 3
! ^! _. n! n) n1 a# a! ]CL Yubari, Shell hits 1 % w0 G v4 h ?7 {- A. @! ^
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 4 - R) [/ \2 j, \& K' y z; u. s
DD Hayashio, on fire
+ H% I1 g% T4 h. X' KDD Urakaze, Shell hits 1
4 B7 x h. ]* U. kDD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 3 j; o) H" a- Z9 p4 w) T+ B
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
/ t5 W y( {8 `+ v) KDD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage * s9 p0 N1 c, V' \& d
DD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire
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DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
# R5 a' v" }" B+ g3 N# \DD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 3 M; `& @# t! b; p( Q$ n; ?& I
DD Hoel
- k3 e/ V: a& d1 T4 qDD Hunt ' `' Z. d7 \: B1 `% D( P
DD Mullany, Shell hits 1 : d2 I# ?, r B; f8 p; W ]9 `
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3
' P) e) e' p9 U6 `DD Renshaw 9 ?. ?+ o" x1 t# V8 B
DD Wickes ( s4 L# R C1 z( E1 e2 T
DD Stack 8 n) `4 n' U- V, c( W4 Z2 H
DD Wilson, Shell hits 1
6 L8 F' p! F2 k9 I5 J( [, v" PDD Hatfield
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9 x& {7 F4 V& Q& u9 `. jNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 5 U6 D: W# W8 ~, G9 O
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Japanese Ships & r3 ]: ]! k' ?! C) U/ D
CL Oi, Shell hits 3
" F" j3 }( C1 g8 g+ l: q4 r @DD Tamanami H" W2 U- r* h' j6 P2 I& @
DD Onami, Shell hits 3
. u: q% F& u. |, y2 GDD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 ?, }0 V2 T0 N- s* w4 S* rDD Hayanami, Shell hits 1
5 o [1 E+ N u8 o& \DD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire 9 X: E2 \% _9 D
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 2 ) ?0 I+ P8 R% ~7 C; E1 |+ {
DD Hatsukaze
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Allied Ships - \1 `) e1 w1 [2 B' Q8 {2 O, h
DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire ( E! |$ \) j& O! W- k
DD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
]- H z6 }" B( f1 O* ^DD Hoel, Shell hits 1
/ J( Q+ n9 R: I+ @DD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire
3 Y+ d; Y& Y+ H- v( vDD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
( [4 O, l+ H3 [) i( E# GDD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 1 y! C r( [; T1 t* n
DD Renshaw
' @0 x3 w. ]: f* _. E% [/ ^DD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
2 H6 M2 `& h# J( p- ^& B5 g/ d; IDD Stack & ^" B' }# R5 L& _
DD Wilson
7 g+ c# {+ P8 c* E2 QDD Hatfield ( o2 a7 W" }3 _5 e# j
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 / I3 O+ {* I( _
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: T# a" F- F+ m/ aBB Hiei
8 W/ j/ C4 W+ k: |& fBB Kirishima 7 d, i7 p2 [4 w, z+ D
CA Aoba / h r. |4 S- t. V
DD Akizuki 3 E: V! G8 j; [( v1 n- @
DD Teruzuki
" v c7 J- n8 Z9 B ]' ~0 EDD Amagiri
9 E2 U0 t7 e5 G. d: a6 S2 V* R7 NDD Hayate 0 Y8 ~( m' F' A* G9 S
DD Yakaze 5 Y4 m' {. Q% j! W+ k2 v
DD Numakaze 0 Q0 \0 }7 B O; F( K% s
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Allied Ships - c' m! q7 G8 t, p' q
PT PT-129 % k: J5 X( B5 H- i f$ Y F; i
PT PT-130
5 r; b/ \- Z( r `" Z5 xPT PT-131
) z) h4 v' w, L* P# Q3 N. i; l( l: hPT PT-132 : K; H$ ]; ^6 l7 M1 W0 B. ~
PT PT-133
& @5 R& |* o: m7 fPT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
0 S: W) l2 T1 a0 c4 l' \# J; @PT PT-135 k7 x) n9 r# r) [; M9 w
PT PT-136 3 J' v2 a/ d" P- E; G' N2 S
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Japanese Ships
; A& r( A+ Y$ ZBB Hiei - M6 ]8 F7 S$ S; [
BB Kirishima / Z: ^3 M! A$ e" h+ W5 h
CA Aoba 2 z' @0 v a9 v8 R& N" O- Y$ @
DD Akizuki 6 b1 U% M% _: w8 h" c
DD Teruzuki
( k# a8 Q: g: s2 HDD Amagiri . u' K% ~/ ^* w, n8 P! f2 @4 @% b
DD Hayate
& q: [2 ]$ V; p6 ~+ JDD Yakaze
: \5 x3 s+ T+ O. M: L/ f0 }) `DD Numakaze : H& W4 s7 Y. W; c
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Allied Ships 7 Z$ Y2 S; I- a
AK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage 5 J8 ^8 f4 q! z, |$ q% H
AK Francisco Coronado 3 Y8 t" m7 n* ~4 t: S# t) Y; ]
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 / s( A; `1 |* x/ K$ @# O
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Japanese Ships ( D3 d1 R4 k; D* i1 f! Z
BB Hiei 4 n+ M6 U7 y: j. H
BB Kirishima
: z) `9 a- N2 b& P& P3 o: LCA Aoba
$ W* V" J8 [+ \" e3 q# kDD Akizuki ( g4 k# X" D" Z3 C l8 a3 a
DD Teruzuki 7 ~8 L2 M$ X8 U8 F3 {
DD Amagiri * Z$ ]; a1 g% j" z2 e0 e3 ^; E0 U- }
DD Hayate
7 z u0 Y' y% f" F% jDD Yakaze / d, O5 e$ i: E$ O+ r8 _0 H' l
DD Numakaze ' X, S; V, {2 r X5 T
t4 ~6 I3 q" T! mAllied Ships
$ X8 H# l8 [0 Y/ c) I; PSC SC-1063
: `: o, h6 C! z2 F2 H) r3 VAK Floyd B. Olson * k& U: T' d1 o0 ^6 z
AK Stephen H. Long
% ?5 {* G) s( m! wAK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1
1 K/ N+ ~, h; S* [* ZAK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2
7 h$ l7 R. ?% Y( f/ }! W' y9 gAK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage $ d9 `0 |: [9 x1 k3 N8 c
4 f8 O9 u2 q, e0 r4 `" x/ a, lAllied ground losses:
& u7 R5 E& S; _. _1 n( u26 casualties reported
3 S, H' e0 L2 q' gVehicles lost 2 # ?$ k @: z3 I" l
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7 R! _1 H, u6 d) DCL Oi
: j) N/ u, V" F5 C( t1 f# L% I; F$ G" YDD Tamanami, Shell hits 2
/ K% S1 @9 m+ U( P7 E. L! f E# xDD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire
7 m, T# i- e- ~+ u' z" xDD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
* B v7 r! z. y/ E w5 JDD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ V% h! ]5 X+ U7 _* P! Z9 W( l+ nDD Hamanami, on fire
' z) t0 o L' {) B( J4 FDD Asashimo, Shell hits 3 4 W! ]1 n; K8 `% h4 i
DD Hatsukaze 8 ~, I( \; m4 q/ k3 M$ q: K+ k) G
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Allied Ships
^+ o9 `' \( ]8 B; f# I" b+ GPT PT-456
6 e& G+ q$ k4 A5 ] e( ]- s! A2 xPT PT-457
% _1 C. V- ~- R# v5 iPT PT-458
2 u, x5 F9 |" |5 kPT PT-459
- w3 Z& o4 H7 v0 mPT PT-460
7 X. ]/ T: j# E8 X pPT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
Q" k$ L1 x' {& u) a! S6 I5 ePT PT-488 # R* s: I" ^+ r% ]- q7 o( {
PT PT-489
& g2 P9 \# C. e( ?2 @PT PT-490
2 _2 f# g' z0 G5 `PT PT-491
( J# G5 x' d8 ]; A3 ePT PT-492
- \- ]6 a% U% ?$ Q0 u4 H8 ]PT PT-493
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Naval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80
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Japanese Ships
: C& l! M2 n$ e$ V: \& q2 vCA Aoba : M6 j2 x( @+ m$ a3 [, O
BB Kirishima
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Allied ground losses:
9 T" Y" D! O$ V4 ^& k) E218 casualties reported
& y, w( ?/ p, I: v4 h2 }1 @Guns lost 5 |