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English: Chart of the second phase of the second night engagement of the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, 23:30-02:00, November 14-15, 1942.

Key:

  • A- U.S. warship force: Washington (solid black line), South Dakota (large dotted line), and four destroyers (small dotted line is route of Gwin and Benham)
  • B- Japanese destroyer Ayanami
  • C- Japanese light cruiser Sendai and destroyers Uranami and Shikinami
  • D- Japanese light cruiser Nagara and destroyers Shirayuki, Hastuyuki, Samidare, and Inazuma
  • E- Japanese bombardment force: battleship Kirishima, heavy cruisers Atago and Takao, and destroyers Asagumo and Teruzuki
  • 1- Location of sinking U.S. destroyers Preston and Walke
  • 2- Location of sinking Japanese destroyer Ayanami
  • 3- Location of sinking Japanese battleship Kirishima

Background taken from [1] (which is a U.S. government public domain document) and modified by myself, cla68, on June 21, 2006 to include warship forces battle tracks. Released under the GFDL

Italiano: Mappa della seconda fase della seconda battaglia navale di Guadalcanal, 23:30-02:00, 14 e 15 novembre 1942. Legenda:
  • A - corazzate USA Washington (linea nera intera), South Dakota (linea nera puntata) e quattro cacciatorpediniere (linea tratteggiata)
  • B - cacciatorpediniere giapponese Ayanami
  • C - incrociatore leggero giapponese Sendai e cacciatorpediniere Uranami e Shikinami
  • D - incrociatore leggero giapponese Nagara e cacciatorpediniere Shirayuki, Hastuyuki, Samidare, e Inazuma
  • E - forza da bombardamento giapponese: corazzata Kirishima, incrociatori pesanti Atago e Takao e cacciatorpediniere Asagumo e Teruzuki
  • 1 - luogo dell'affondamento delle cacciatorpediniere statunitensi Preston e Walke
  • 2 - luogo dell'affondamento del cacciatorpediniere giapponese Ayanami
  • 3 - luogo dell'affondamento della corazzata giapponese Kirishima

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current03:25, 23 June 2006Thumbnail for version as of 03:25, 23 June 2006472 × 446 (35 KB)Cla68 (talk | contribs)Chart of the second phase of the second night engagement of the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, 23:30-02:00, November 14-15, 1942. Key: * A- U.S. warship force: ''Washington'' (solid black line), ''South Dakota'' (large dotted line), and four destroyers (sma

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