2月13日夜间
: N% r, y, y/ g/ J$ r% J# B日军舰队突入爱塔佩滩头- ~' N: ~4 U5 V/ w
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- t5 G8 p) P, f& }8 d/ e8 ZNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 + S* q( j5 {; F8 n! N: O4 b
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Japanese Ships
3 {+ t* v& y, M1 w% ZCA Myoko, Shell hits 1 " D6 D2 i, a( H+ K5 @. z7 Q
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1 3 o9 q9 p# i$ i" h. z
CL Yubari , D1 `4 n/ `& u/ U/ \
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2
2 i' ^, G Z; O- b+ b" ^% MDD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire
9 Z# _/ N8 V ?. CDD Urakaze
& R: E7 J. s+ m5 u3 c3 x0 PDD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire q1 J- p1 h8 U, f8 f* y
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
3 m8 e4 M2 M6 D$ ]7 q& CDD Minegumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
2 j' j. A; D' C" h1 q- ~1 v' C5 s- fDD Shinonome
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. E6 ^7 y$ T$ R) c, V- c( i/ J' z. }Allied Ships 5 }) z$ w, K1 A2 V4 j
DD Hazelwood
8 T" ?5 F. M* Q/ A! A; c$ B8 x3 nDD Hickox
& I5 i+ U! D* x2 xDD Hoel
9 e; T, ~7 v, x6 W* \DD Hunt - O9 Y/ ^2 f7 X) D/ G" F1 u
DD Mullany i, M5 k8 L' `- |" j* O
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1
- L* |: H/ V, ?1 [5 [1 `6 Q7 K1 i q1 hDD Renshaw
z. @" z4 c& v$ xDD Wickes
$ ~- J2 y3 c! w; w3 n5 `DD Stack
8 H4 g( a$ F( xDD Wilson & A. n# m" s7 x
DD Hatfield ( i" z; p; X: T% d7 A5 R) d: V3 s7 J
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2 K$ f! O& n5 h* E# U, uNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80
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Japanese Ships & p+ K; R$ R/ h X& z$ K
CA Myoko, Shell hits 2 - ^7 E/ u+ Z3 C1 m' K$ `5 d1 J
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 3
6 D8 x- t+ n0 W/ W, ?CL Yubari, Shell hits 1
f h) p( G& N! B- TDD Natsushio, Shell hits 4 ) K* b/ @6 r1 O
DD Hayashio, on fire
0 o) [* m' ^( f1 F5 {3 {7 t7 k2 T, BDD Urakaze, Shell hits 1
7 M' v' M9 k. U. c7 {, SDD Nowaki, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ; O/ a! \) W9 r4 r
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
' ^; n, \. Z! s* B* zDD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage U' }: G% B+ P' p& b3 n
DD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire 8 }- X1 q, w1 b
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Allied Ships / @) R5 v' F1 v4 _( `- {; P
DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
* B6 f7 S" N& [6 z% P; d2 ]DD Hickox, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
! e$ D3 b, D$ Y: D* J* e9 CDD Hoel
7 V" i, g. H5 _4 NDD Hunt 8 x8 e" ~+ }! c
DD Mullany, Shell hits 1 1 T- N5 r; ?8 v( f s, k0 G8 Y
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3 3 u& f& l3 z; b( ^7 C/ Y
DD Renshaw : k3 B& j& w2 M2 r: J/ y" V6 q
DD Wickes
( d- p7 g$ S M2 z# lDD Stack , o' v8 \ T0 }. g4 J
DD Wilson, Shell hits 1 2 k. T* P: n8 Y* Y( h6 d* S
DD Hatfield
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Japanese Ships
1 P" j5 N1 j% E$ P: \CL Oi, Shell hits 3 $ O; i: v) u8 f- D' X( E$ ~
DD Tamanami ; t" w. f( E& \6 ^& a
DD Onami, Shell hits 3 1 v5 |( |4 A# t5 F+ [
DD Kishinami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- A8 [2 g8 ~! G( ^DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1
; o6 Y9 R7 A# b% r9 pDD Hamanami, Shell hits 2, on fire
; L% a) [. _, u! @! @DD Asashimo, Shell hits 2 ) @3 F7 ^" C% F P* y; c
DD Hatsukaze
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+ f/ t) l" l9 h. \% jAllied Ships $ [- b1 Q K* _( N5 i
DD Hazelwood, Shell hits 1, on fire
6 S# m$ i8 W# ^) U0 x2 }4 D$ oDD Hickox, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
& T% H4 R3 t& b6 ~9 i8 Z6 I9 R8 X' ?. [DD Hoel, Shell hits 1 ' R* M& p G; L0 F5 g; A- w! n
DD Hunt, Shell hits 3, on fire . ^& d8 V+ {1 W$ H
DD Mullany, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 6 q1 D, e; e7 ]& z/ q
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ; A5 Q" S- r4 u9 Q: N
DD Renshaw 8 [: v5 c. ~; G0 D! `/ m/ ^& ]
DD Wickes, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
* S& _; n- c) s9 U* ?DD Stack 9 X j: X. q. t' X5 u) f; P2 h
DD Wilson
7 B: O- g0 r6 c. d6 H& iDD Hatfield
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: \% e! K9 f# O4 \0 |Night Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 4 d/ o5 B. {2 |8 d# {
9 a6 Z" i; T9 c) V kJapanese Ships
2 O3 e9 ~; ?. a* k8 {& @& ZBB Hiei $ b( O# ^9 o! U1 ]
BB Kirishima - Y- l/ T3 L0 J+ j
CA Aoba
) e9 o6 `" Y' U, O4 QDD Akizuki
$ C! P9 Y1 w* y: ]/ n6 ]$ D3 F9 GDD Teruzuki 1 y4 I1 @7 a8 B5 y u M- w F
DD Amagiri
# \& y, [. S1 m* SDD Hayate
$ p( |# t9 S3 m2 a# b( EDD Yakaze
5 d# Q0 a, T5 K7 @3 EDD Numakaze
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z$ _8 U, n' eAllied Ships
# x, D6 ?/ N, C8 d' h- X3 F) SPT PT-129
7 d* E, j1 u8 v- q; dPT PT-130
" o+ g8 i1 U/ ^% H: rPT PT-131 7 S9 c+ n8 c. r, Z5 k
PT PT-132
5 |4 B: W! A3 G. \PT PT-133
/ t2 `* B9 F" b# v: m) E- v) KPT PT-134, Shell hits 25, and is sunk & ]9 V3 R u7 r) R8 y
PT PT-135
: J8 z9 |1 d) p! e& TPT PT-136 ' q' |* k: `6 v! m" I4 X
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$ _# p! h l5 l3 E& }, \$ j, KJapanese Ships
8 a) n2 g0 G' R; y5 ~" gBB Hiei 5 [4 R+ D C& v4 s
BB Kirishima
9 Z# F, ?% Y& \" ?CA Aoba
! f3 \- y) [( M% d# T! {7 QDD Akizuki
. W e/ \$ [. _: l/ |# v3 } \, v1 yDD Teruzuki ( y! U! B3 o: F& V9 l9 d
DD Amagiri # x5 U5 j, o' I+ V7 ~' X4 I
DD Hayate 4 o) b1 q3 X7 ^9 U9 ~2 H
DD Yakaze : ?$ r5 i3 y( o2 y; W
DD Numakaze 7 u/ C/ w7 J# n1 C q& o
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Allied Ships
& b/ ?5 b& _1 \ F( l- L' E u# UAK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
" z6 `2 P; n# @, G5 v" pAK Francisco Coronado N& a: n9 L4 _' E
AK John C. Calhoun, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage i. L Z( v. o
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+ |( p8 \ e V. HNight Time Surface Combat, near Aitape at 51,80 / S! A+ Q! a2 Z$ e" D
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Japanese Ships
7 i8 p* f8 X, w5 t! rBB Hiei " K( l3 U( t/ F; Z7 \
BB Kirishima 0 b" d* |9 i4 W3 a3 j+ N4 R4 B4 _
CA Aoba
; i, p3 \' s$ B6 \DD Akizuki - T& R, J( D ?3 [$ T: ]3 q( x$ T" \
DD Teruzuki
8 Q# }# k, e" Q c( DDD Amagiri
* [6 o1 j# a8 J, P; b# `9 s$ QDD Hayate @( H. {% G7 `. n, x- P/ q
DD Yakaze
9 ^) K& F! w4 L9 F" ^DD Numakaze
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: Z$ \5 X1 {) W6 y% k. wAllied Ships
$ @/ H; q* {0 D9 T: pSC SC-1063
6 v3 }5 m- a( B/ j8 w8 BAK Floyd B. Olson . Z) @# G* r; x
AK Stephen H. Long
: N! i" p/ q" `8 g; AAK Thomas M. Cooley, Shell hits 1 - d4 i- B* P* Q" u- ]
AK William W. Campbell, Shell hits 2 / s. G$ z2 w4 n# f9 w* x; |
AK Empire Zephyr, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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" t( g! u+ l% S {. ]3 rAllied ground losses:
5 z! L* _& X7 ^* C |26 casualties reported
Q7 ?' @% s. v5 m7 k" YVehicles lost 2 5 C8 O* s: }! a
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CL Oi 7 y0 o5 d' g# _8 r, z* }# Y) W) a8 L
DD Tamanami, Shell hits 2
5 x2 R" ?, T. ?DD Onami, Shell hits 3, on fire % |+ R( O6 |& w
DD Kishinami, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 1 I% v" I" D ~
DD Hayanami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage # `% E' c0 c; q3 Q
DD Hamanami, on fire 7 d0 C0 l. |6 k
DD Asashimo, Shell hits 3 c* c2 ]# `) O$ E0 h" m
DD Hatsukaze , y3 y6 T1 U& \4 _7 J0 F
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Allied Ships ( Y% R+ J7 J {0 a7 d7 v
PT PT-456
# k/ _" q8 b& S# x+ EPT PT-457 8 u6 W1 I9 I7 b4 ~+ ^
PT PT-458 ) e" {8 ]6 X9 n6 V& b% [
PT PT-459 s% L8 Y9 K! L) G6 C( J$ A8 e
PT PT-460 ( Z. l% f- m) {3 P( @8 o
PT PT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk 0 `5 _% k; J% o3 G
PT PT-488 0 ^2 Q$ i5 G$ o3 q6 I5 I+ C
PT PT-489 # y8 q/ B2 u: u2 @
PT PT-490
0 M7 e/ `7 i d* N% b/ V4 p* APT PT-491 4 _" g. \7 n+ G* [" b
PT PT-492
6 ]9 Y& F: p% @1 A& a8 e# @PT PT-493 / o- ~) A s) E H
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2 e Z. D d' V0 V# r( tNaval bombardment of Aitape, at 51,80 5 f7 N- P" ]! @6 N
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CA Aoba ; c: k% r/ o3 D0 p: K
BB Kirishima
! ^2 I6 u. N# F- X, U4 S, vBB Hiei
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% K0 Q; p& A" d8 eAllied ground losses:
' ]. G- M1 z6 X( r. T; F' p218 casualties reported 4 S- @& z1 y; J( |; d( ~
Guns lost 5 |