2月13日夜间
& _4 f/ g" E3 l日军舰队突入爱塔佩滩头
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 & Z* _% w& e' U& f7 B) e
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Japanese Ships
! j) D: |8 {8 q8 ]! SCA Myoko, Shell hits 1
1 M5 m$ Y# {# L \3 w. A/ LCL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
* K4 Z- E/ ]' zCL Yubari 7 v2 |& c& p. _7 H
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2
+ {6 e o$ M. C. dDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire 6 x; J8 J& N5 q7 Q) `4 C" s
DD Urakaze O8 c) O, e/ A. E( W: A+ X
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire / b2 [; J6 Q) o
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire " ]" ?' A+ w' G3 w: ]2 l
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire : L2 M9 V7 E, h
DD Shinonome ; Z5 U" ^8 l {* ?( L% e
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Allied Ships " w" A9 {, W: C; U1 X& v7 Y% P$ W7 {
DD Hazelwood + ~' [: Y" q( K1 p
DD Hickox 9 R) a4 H. t$ [
DD Hoel
7 c2 [ z$ J' n, w+ mDD Hunt
/ J# k2 l3 f* t# O4 sDD Mullany 7 I/ m! s( t3 }3 Z1 F: m/ J% K) v* I
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1 3 Q+ I4 P$ N$ A8 ?
DD Renshaw - t9 a! _# v8 |- \8 _
DD Wickes
/ ^1 @* E# @& bDD Stack * W! ^# _# N( v2 n2 q/ k
DD Wilson
* W6 h a) }5 c2 i) LDD Hatfield
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9 s7 {. ~% C# E; A1 ^Japanese Ships
. J4 |* Y& d9 A$ t8 MCA Myoko, Shell hits 2 ( t9 i5 D$ y0 \+ `8 K
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 3 6 S V4 B8 }7 N
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1 . {/ z9 q& ?6 E& |! ]5 }; V0 W
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 4
, Y' W4 r- C' ^: W. `1 U' h5 i( IDD Hayashio, on fire
: B; }$ _! T6 p8 |DD Urakaze, Shell hits 1 5 `. J7 _( Q+ } J7 Y1 ?6 s
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk . k# m) E1 U8 z$ ]; \
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
/ j: }8 @" X) @9 [% _DD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
9 D3 y7 x# x; p0 b2 M$ g2 T% [0 GDD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire $ Z/ X8 U0 C( h) R. X( R
3 E& w- P4 V2 m5 V/ X8 d3 E6 `9 FAllied Ships
' R* A* Z; K y2 L D' w! l6 wDD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire : k6 E7 L6 Y& A; x; M+ v
DD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
) |) h$ K% S1 [/ dDD Hoel
2 |5 Q/ k+ n9 p3 G, \4 O3 FDD Hunt
3 h; t: @1 R" `1 P9 BDD Mullany, Shell hits 1 & T& G* P/ W6 i1 v
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3
' o4 \: ]1 Z) p1 r* {& J9 HDD Renshaw 3 E8 Z6 F8 q4 a. d; B
DD Wickes 7 T0 W7 C# K/ Y" x9 y( ^; S
DD Stack
8 u! O- G+ T, Y2 D N) q& a* S' i5 XDD Wilson, Shell hits 1
7 ~& X& i% x& }# }DD Hatfield
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! V C2 {& g: k6 o" W8 eNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 9 s) c4 n" [0 i5 m9 ^5 H: }# l8 F
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CL Oi, Shell hits 3
7 T, ~. ]2 s. @DD Tamanami
- i3 Y K+ t& ^* B7 e6 pDD Onami, Shell hits 3
' y. O0 z) @5 O7 B4 N' U; {& |, x* dDD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 9 k5 @; q( `8 M) T
DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1
. ]4 j6 y. n7 l3 P( QDD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire ! u/ V7 ?' v+ {* s8 s
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 2
! y4 d, M% b3 KDD Hatsukaze ( n& [: d8 w4 P. Q" ~9 h
; o2 ]5 w$ _1 B: f- EAllied Ships ' r* {% j7 w9 ~1 w s; L
DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
( T8 F* V, P3 c& ^% w2 gDD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
( q$ Z( {/ n6 S5 e% ~( hDD Hoel, Shell hits 1
1 ~5 Y, u, \- |5 u! s( ZDD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire 8 ^5 e2 B7 s4 D$ w! @9 D* z
DD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire / o1 p; `. Q* K/ d
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 [& w p: o9 U# @" `/ l: z, |DD Renshaw
$ n- a f. H* V/ W9 g, `DD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
% w- n6 I, W" m0 SDD Stack " n4 _# a/ [. q; G0 `3 c
DD Wilson 1 }8 p7 f* b8 ]7 l9 L
DD Hatfield / Z" Q) z. P6 a) B0 H2 ~
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 8 k& w( g7 G8 M
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Japanese Ships : d/ B1 A z5 h) o0 M, r$ x
BB Hiei ! P b4 T! K2 c* B( r" x0 h
BB Kirishima ) }8 q3 f- Y: ]9 `$ \; c# @
CA Aoba ( N6 X& D* A% Y3 g3 t
DD Akizuki
, K) i0 u7 w; W/ gDD Teruzuki 2 f3 O- x+ w; Z8 ]# `' \
DD Amagiri
- x1 F8 B |" C5 d7 c9 N7 {DD Hayate ' n7 {, L- e2 s# x
DD Yakaze
+ H {7 D% l0 z6 U ]DD Numakaze
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O9 ^3 C" _ A O& dAllied Ships $ r: X7 A" \. ]3 \$ m; H; ~
PT PT-129
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PT PT-131
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# k' Y2 b% T: \6 q0 E8 HPT PT-133
# C& \9 m. u+ r# I. aPT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk : T% ]' P8 {% s- H. a) ?: ^
PT PT-135
0 I" f+ k! P+ d- NPT PT-136
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships 9 w: x' Z+ Z: j f$ [- t
BB Hiei 1 F8 V7 h8 X" e" A. Q: r% |2 q
BB Kirishima 4 N; i5 j. C+ o
CA Aoba
% _5 l9 c/ ~( P3 ~0 V" vDD Akizuki : L/ o% S3 A4 N
DD Teruzuki 2 S$ O( x" W+ g$ H! I
DD Amagiri : T% c- }7 U8 H8 ^6 J! P
DD Hayate
$ V6 s/ d# _8 ~$ ?3 p2 r4 A! i6 CDD Yakaze
" D5 b; R! z r' oDD Numakaze
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2 M# x6 n% N0 k4 ?; P' a7 QAllied Ships
& h* F) s! [- W1 DAK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
3 \2 P U( t; Z9 C# M8 rAK Francisco Coronado
' S' K* \. c3 |0 w3 a, \/ HAK John C. Calhoun, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 6 \2 J0 g: N8 `9 r7 e$ Z
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships
5 E/ ]6 D- ^- l. ^BB Hiei ; b) `5 y: u) P H7 p0 z
BB Kirishima 9 n1 [! J/ W/ L
CA Aoba , F, R3 `, y' C. _& y* p! Z! [+ A
DD Akizuki
7 S8 K& T9 ?0 MDD Teruzuki . h, Q( B5 v: E; s& F
DD Amagiri ) Z) q4 }8 {, K9 c" R
DD Hayate 3 y; K, P/ A! N
DD Yakaze
2 a5 Q. w& \6 b5 O' xDD Numakaze
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3 m5 B( P! i' `6 nAllied Ships 9 g9 [' ~( q* \; [2 L9 T
SC SC-1063 6 y. S& p4 y i8 R( |# O
AK Floyd B. Olson 1 y0 v3 H% ?1 T& _& x; o1 r# o
AK Stephen H. Long # s% x) N9 ^9 M' w' s1 B8 ~
AK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1
, V' Y- [6 \5 d d' X0 }* Y2 `AK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2 6 T# W- _; q; A; y4 a, ~6 B) D; H4 R
AK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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" i! R3 d7 s, ]* p% ~! }. XAllied ground losses: + p: }4 Q! b- X# a; V) @9 x) E3 D! g+ }
26 casualties reported
$ z* [. Y# _9 F3 Z d- Z; {Vehicles lost 2
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( \' u( X: J0 |3 iNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships
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DD Tamanami, Shell hits 2 $ J* u& C8 j# d4 m J
DD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire
0 d4 G U4 D* |DD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
6 O% f. }8 S2 t+ ?DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 9 x) G p4 v, [/ _0 i$ J) ?9 q
DD Hamanami, on fire 3 I" m- Y) k+ c# e% }8 J
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 3
8 H( \: {2 C lDD Hatsukaze
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PT PT-456 3 t8 d8 ?, o* s
PT PT-457 ; N( i4 u7 D! I) w! M) i6 V
PT PT-458 3 u! x' D9 Z/ r& _
PT PT-459
6 ~$ C# [6 N! [7 g) z5 zPT PT-460 ! w# f& {+ \0 C i- s2 ^
PT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk 5 D ^+ b* b! M
PT PT-488
6 Q0 M& A: c$ a0 GPT PT-489
5 E2 t! d. X" z% _PT PT-490 / k4 G) H6 `( T! C, v
PT PT-491
4 F: E( m6 G, a& n5 E" V q' q4 ZPT PT-492 4 C ^/ [( A5 n& O. v( m% O: G
PT PT-493 7 Z* D! \; F" G) p0 }4 L4 q
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7 d9 A' A x# j) fNaval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80
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CA Aoba & ?5 k; L6 r$ g" I6 g6 J5 M( V
BB Kirishima
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8 X% I5 i, y' C, ~( K0 pAllied ground losses:
9 ?" T0 n4 [# }$ K! r O218 casualties reported q7 a: O3 o* V; F# N. T
Guns lost 5 |