Chantry Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Battle_of_Guadalcanal A series of surface actions between November 13th and November 15th. The first battle was a savage surface action between 2 Japanese battleships and their escorts against a scratch task force of American cruisers and destroyers. At least one American destroyer machines gunned the bridge of the battleship IJN Hiei injuring the Japanese Admiral in command of the task force. The second battle was almost as savage 1 Japanese battleship, 4 cruisers and 9 destroyers against another scratch task force of the battleships USS Washington & USS South Dakota and 4 destroyers, chosen because they had the most fuel in their tanks. It was the only time in WWII that US modern battleships would face an enemy battleship in direct combat. For those wanting a more in depth account of the battle should read Neptune's Inferno by the late James Hornfischer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 The Five Sullivan brothers were lost in this battle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 The light cruiser, USS Juneau the Wikipedia article about this I pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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