Battle of Empress Augusta Bay

1943 naval battle of World War II. 
Battle of Gazelle Bay, Operation Cherry Blossom, Sea Battle off Bouganville Island

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1943 — 1943 battle, Papua New Guinea, World War II, 

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Bougainville conflict 1988

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USS Cleveland (CL-55) in floating drydock ABSD-1 off Espiritu Santo on 12 January 1944. (NH 98059)

USS Columbia (CL-56) shelling Japanese facilities in the Shortlands on 1 November 1943

USS Montpelier (CL-57) firing at Empress Augusta Bay

View forward from USS Columbia (CL-56) during Battle of Empress Augusta Bay 1943

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		Freebase entry@			Wikidata
link		NavWeaps article@			Wikidata
war	1988	Bougainville conflict	conflict, civil war		Wikidata
image		MerrillMontpelier			Wikimedia
image		MerrillNavyCross			Wikimedia
image	1943	O1234075815027081093			Wikimedia
image		USS Cleveland (CL-55) in floating drydock ABSD-1 off Espiritu Santo on 12 January 1944. (NH 98059)			Wikimedia
image	1943	USS Columbia (CL-56) shelling Japanese facilities in the Shortlands on 1 November 1943			Wikimedia
image		USS Montpelier (CL-57) firing at Empress Augusta Bay			Wikimedia
image		View forward from USS Columbia (CL-56) during Battle of Empress Augusta Bay 1943			Wikimedia

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