Battle of Cape Esperance

The Battle of Cape Esperance, also known as the Second Battle of Savo Island and in Japanese sources as the Sea Battle of Savo Island (サボ島沖海戦), took place on 11–12 October 1942, in the Pacific campaign of World War II between the Imperial Japanese Navy and United States Navy. The naval battle was the second of four major surface engagements during the Guadalcanal campaign and took place at the entrance to the strait between Savo Island and Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. Cape Esperance (9°15′S 159°42′E) is the northernmost point on Guadalcanal, and the battle took its name from this point.

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Ayanami, Fubuki, Furutaka, Kirishima, Makigumo, Takanami, Teruzuki, USS Astoria, USS De Haven, 

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Location: -9.1, 159.65, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1942 Battle of Cape Esperance

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1942 Battle of Savo Island

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1942 Naval Battle of Guadalcanal

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1942 Battle of Tassafaronga

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Track chart of Battle of Cape Esperance

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1942	Battle of Savo Island	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1942	Battle of Cape Esperance	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1942	Naval Battle of Guadalcanal	United States, Empire of Japan, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1942	Battle of Tassafaronga	United States, Empire of Japan, naval battle	Wikidata
link	page		NavWeaps page@		Wikidata
link	page		The Operations Room page@		Wikidata
object	watercraft		Ayanami	Fubuki-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Fubuki	Fubuki-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Furutaka	heavy cruiser, Furutaka-class cruiser, cruiser	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Kirishima	Kongō-class battlecruiser, battlecruiser	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Makigumo	Yūgumo-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Takanami	Yūgumo-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Teruzuki	Akizuki-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Astoria	heavy cruiser, New Orleans-class cruiser	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS De Haven	Fletcher-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Northampton	heavy cruiser, Northampton-class cruiser	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Vincennes	heavy cruiser, New Orleans-class cruiser	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Yudachi	Shiratsuyu-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
commons	image		CapeEsperanceChart		Commons
commons	image		Track chart of Battle of Cape Esperance 2		Commons
commons	image		CapeEsperanceChart1		Commons
commons	image		Track chart of Battle of Cape Esperance		Commons