Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands

The Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, fought during 25–27 October 1942, sometimes referred to as the Battle of Santa Cruz or Third Battle of Solomon Sea, in Japan as the Battle of the South Pacific , was the fourth aircraft carrier battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II. It was also the fourth major naval engagement fought between the United States Navy and the Imperial Japanese Navy during the lengthy and strategically important Guadalcanal campaign. As in the battles of the Coral Sea, Midway, and the Eastern Solomons, the ships of the two adversaries were rarely in sight or gun range of each other. Instead, almost all attacks by both sides were mounted by carrier- or land-based aircraft.

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Location: -8.6333, 166.7167, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1942 Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands

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Official portrait of lieutenant commander Charles P. Mason, USN

Official Portrait of Vice admiral Charles P. Mason, USN

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1942	Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands	United States, battle	Wikidata
link	page		NavWeaps page@		Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Hornet	Yorktown-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
commons	image		SantaCruzNavyMap		Commons
commons	image		SantaCruzChart		Commons
commons	image		SantaCruzChart2		Commons
commons	image		Official portrait of lieutenant commander Charles P. Mason, USN		Commons
commons	image		Official Portrait of Vice admiral Charles P. Mason, USN		Commons
commons	image		Battle of Santa Cruz map-ar		Commons
commons	image		Battle of Santa Cruz map-ar		Commons