Invasion of Tulagi

The invasion of Tulagi, on 3–4 May 1942, was part of Operation Mo, the Empire of Japan's strategy in the South Pacific and South West Pacific Area in 1942. The plan called for Imperial Japanese Navy troops to capture Tulagi and nearby islands in the British Solomon Islands Protectorate. The occupation of Tulagi by the Japanese was intended to cover the flank of and provide reconnaissance support for Japanese forces that were advancing on Port Moresby in New Guinea, provide greater defensive depth for the major Japanese base at Rabaul, and serve as a base for Japanese forces to threaten and interdict the supply and communication routes between the United States and Australia and New Zealand.

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invasion, 
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HMNZS Moa, Kikuzuki, USS Aaron Ward, USS George F. Elliott, 

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Location: -9.1, 160.15, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1942 Battle of Tulagi and Gavutu–Tanambogo

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1942 Naval Battle of Guadalcanal

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1942	Invasion of Tulagi	invasion	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1942	Battle of Tulagi and Gavutu–Tanambogo	United States, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1942	Naval Battle of Guadalcanal	United States, Empire of Japan, naval battle	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMAS Canberra	cruiser	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMNZS Moa	minesweeper, Bird-class minesweeper	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Kikuzuki	Mutsuki-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Blue	Bagley-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS George F. Elliott	attack transport, Heywood-class attack transport	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS LST-342	tank landing ship, LST-1-class tank landing ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Quincy	heavy cruiser, New Orleans-class cruiser	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Vincennes	heavy cruiser, New Orleans-class cruiser	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1942	USS Aaron Ward	Gleaves-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
commons	image		TulagiAerial		Commons
commons	image		CoralSeaArea1942		Commons
commons	image		Shima Kiyohide		Commons
commons	image		SoPac2		Commons
commons	image		Eric Feldt		Commons
commons	image		SoPacCommLines		Commons
commons	image		SoPac		Commons
commons	image		Guadalcanal Island		Commons
commons	image		IJN Admiral Aritomo Goto		Commons
commons	image		KoeiMaruTulagiBombing2		Commons