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The battle took place on 8–9 August 1942 and was the first major naval engagement of the Guadalcanal campaign and the first of several naval battles in the straits later named Ironbottom Sound, near the island of Guadalcanal.
Battle of Savo Island, 9 August 1942 USS Quincy (CA-39) photographed from a Japanese cruiser during the Battle of Savo Island, off Guadalcanal, 9 August 1942. Quincy, seen here burning...
Bitwa koło wyspy Savo – bitwa morska stoczona nocą z 8 na 9 sierpnia 1942 roku pomiędzy okrętami japońskimi a alianckimi (amerykańskimi i australijskimi), pierwsza z bitew morskich podczas kampanii na Wyspach Salomona w czasie II wojny światowej.
Learn how the Japanese Eighth Fleet surprised and routed the Allied invasion fleet off Guadalcanal in August 1942, inflicting heavy losses and boosting morale. Read the details of the battle, the aftermath, and the lessons learned by both sides.
Learn about the naval engagement that took place on 8–9 August 1942 near Guadalcanal, where the Imperial Japanese Navy routed the Allied force of cruisers and destroyers. See the orders of battle, the historical narrative, and the historiography of the battle.
The Battle of Savo Island occurred early in the morning on 9 August in 1942 when the Japanese 8th Fleet surprised the Allied Task Force shortly after the landing at Guadalcanal. In...
The Battle of Cape Esperance, also known as the Second Battle of Savo Island and in Japanese sources as the Sea Battle of Savo Island (サボ島沖海戦), took place on 11–12 October 1942, in the Pacific campaign of World War II between the Imperial Japanese Navy and United States Navy.The naval battle was the second of four major surface engagements during the Guadalcanal campaign and took ...
