PACIFIC NAVALWAR-1943

Pacific Naval War!

01/02/1943 Twenty Japanese destroyers begin the evacuation of 13,000 troops from Guadalcanal. 02/03/1943 The battle of the Bismarck Sea opens Northeast of New Guinea. A Japanese convoy is attacked by USAAF B25 bombers, which sink 12 ships. 07/04/1943 The Japanese air force begins a 10-day, round-the-clock bombing offensive against US shipping in the Solomon's. 15/06/1943 The German raider Michel sinks 2 ships off the west coast of Australia. 16/06/1943 93 out of 94 Japanese planes are destroyed during a massive attack on allied shipping round Guadalcanal. 05/07/1943 A Naval battle erupts in Kula Gulf, North of New Georgia. The US Navy loses the cruiser Helena, but claims eight or nine Japanese ships have been sunk. 13/07/1943 The Japanese sink the US destroyer Gwin and severely damage three cruisers for loss of cruiser Jintsu in Kula Gulf. 20/07/1943 HMAS Hobart is put out of action by a torpedo attack from a Japanese submarine west of New Hebrides. 01/08/1943 The Japanese destroyer Amagiri sinks USN PT-109 in the Solomon's, which is commanded by Lieutenant John F. Kennedy. 06/08/1943 Battle of Vella Gulf : 4 Japanese destroyers attempt to bring troops and supplies to Kolombangara, Solomon Is. and are attacked by 6 U.S. destroyers. 3 Japanese destroyers are sunk and 1 damaged. U.S. destroyers suffer no damage. 31/08/1943 A U.S. carrier task force bombs Marcus Island, Micronesia. 05/10/1943 The first of two heavy raids by a US Navy Task Force against Wake Island, with 61 Japanese aircraft being reported as destroyed. 12/10/1943 350 allied bombers hit the Japanese base at Rabaul in New Britain sinking three destroyers. 01/11/1943 A confused naval battle begins around Bougainville Island in the Solomon's. 05/11/1943 US Navy carrier planes cripple a Japanese squadron at Rabaul, forcing six cruisers to withdraw North to Truk for repairs. 25/11/1943 A Destroyer action off Cape St. George results in the Japanese being routed to the north west of Bougainville and losing three destroyers out of five in the process.