Naval Battle of Guadalcanal

The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal took place from 12 to 15 November 1942 and was the decisive engagement in a series of naval battles between Allied and Imperial Japanese forces during the months-long Guadalcanal campaign in the Solomon Islands during World War II. The action consisted of combined air and sea engagements over four days, most near Guadalcanal and all related to a Japanese effort to reinforce land forces on the island. The only two U.S. Navy admirals to be killed in a surface engagement in the war were lost in this battle.

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1942  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Battle of Friday the 13th; Battle of the Solomons; Third Battle of the Solomon Sea; Third and Fourth Battles of Savo Island
naval battle, United States, Empire of Japan, 

Akatsuki, Ayanami, HMNZS Moa, Kirishima, Makigumo, Takanami, Tenryū, Teruzuki, USS Astoria, USS Colhoun, USS De Haven, 

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1942 Naval Battle of Guadalcanal

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1942 Invasion of Tulagi

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1942 Battle of Tulagi and Gavutu–Tanambogo

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1942 — 1943 Guadalcanal campaign

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1942 Battle of Savo Island

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1942 Battle of Cape Esperance

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1942 Matanikau Offensive

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1942 Battle of Tassafaronga

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1942 — 1943 Battle of Mount Austen, the Galloping Horse, and the Sea Horse

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USS Portland (CA-33) in a drydock at the Cockatoo Island Dockyard, circa in late 1942 (NH 81992)

USS South Dakota (BB-57) Naval Battle of Guadalcanal (14-15 November 1942) damage chart (U.S. Navy War Damage Report No. 57)

Damage to the aft superstructure of USS San Francisco (CA-38) following the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, 12-13 November 1942

Naval Battle of Guadalcanal

Official portrait of Vice admiral Laurance T. DuBose, USN

USS South Dakota (BB-57) and two destroyers alongside of USS Prometheus (AR-3), in November 1942 (80-G-36088)

Naval Battle of Guadalcanal

USS San Francisco (CA-38) under air attack on 12 November 1942

Hirokawa Maru and Kinugawa Maru burning Guadalcanal 15 Nov 1942

Japanese transports Hirokawa Maru and Kinugawa Maru beached and burning on Guadalcanal, 15 November 1942 (80-G-67248)

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	Guadalcanal campaign	United States, Empire of Japan, military campaign	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1942	Battle of Savo Island	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1942	Battle of Cape Esperance	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1942	Matanikau Offensive	offensive	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
event	armed conflict	1942	Battle of Mount Austen, the Galloping Horse, and the Sea Horse	United States, battle	Wikidata
link	page		NavWeaps page@		Wikidata
link	page		NavWeaps page@		Wikidata
object	watercraft		Akatsuki	destroyer, Akatsuki-class destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Ayanami	Fubuki-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMAS Canberra	cruiser	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMNZS Moa	minesweeper, Bird-class minesweeper	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 Atlanta	light cruiser, Atlanta-class cruiser	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Barton	destroyer, Benson-class destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Blue	Bagley-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Colhoun	Wickes-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS De Haven	Fletcher-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Northampton	heavy cruiser, Northampton-class cruiser	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Quincy	heavy cruiser, New Orleans-class cruiser	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Serpens	liberty ship, Crater-class cargo ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Vincennes	heavy cruiser, New Orleans-class cruiser	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Yudachi	Shiratsuyu-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
commons	image		USS Portland (CA-33) in a drydock at the Cockatoo Island Dockyard, circa in late 1942 (NH 81992)		Commons
commons	image		USS South Dakota (BB-57) Naval Battle of Guadalcanal (14-15 November 1942) damage chart (U.S. Navy War Damage Report No. 57)		Commons
commons	image		Damage to the aft superstructure of USS San Francisco (CA-38) following the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, 12-13 November 1942		Commons
commons	image		Naval Battle of Guadalcanal		Commons
commons	image		Official portrait of Vice admiral Laurance T. DuBose, USN		Commons
commons	image		USS South Dakota (BB-57) and two destroyers alongside of USS Prometheus (AR-3), in November 1942 (80-G-36088)		Commons
commons	image		Naval Battle of Guadalcanal		Commons
commons	image		USS San Francisco (CA-38) under air attack on 12 November 1942		Commons
commons	image		Hirokawa Maru and Kinugawa Maru burning Guadalcanal 15 Nov 1942		Commons
commons	image		Japanese transports Hirokawa Maru and Kinugawa Maru beached and burning on Guadalcanal, 15 November 1942 (80-G-67248)		Commons