- The
Battle off
Horaniu (****anese: 第一次ベララベラ海戦) was a
minor naval battle of the
Pacific campaign of
World War II,
fought near
Vella Lavella in the Solomon...
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including actions in the Kula Gulf, off Kolombangara, in the
Vella Gulf, off
Horaniu and off
Vella Lavella. The ****anese had
captured New
Georgia in 1942 and...
- the
central Solomons.
Following the
Battle off
Horaniu, a
staging post had been
established at
Horaniu on the
north coast of
Vella Lavella for the evacuation...
- Gulf, 6–7
August 1943, a
crushing ****anese
defeat (on Shigure)
Battle off
Horaniu, 17
August 1943,
inconclusive (on Shigure)
Battle of
Vella Lavella, 6 October...
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Islands campaign. He was the main ****anese
commander at the
minor Battle off
Horaniu and
larger Naval Battle of
Vella Lavella,
during which time he successfully...
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Lavella 15 August—6
October The U.S. and New
Zealand defeat ****an
Battle off
Horaniu 17–18
August ****anese
naval retreat,
subsequent evacuation of 9,000 ****anese...
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naval platoon tasked with
establishing a
barge depot and
staging base at
Horaniu on the
northeast part of
Vella Lavella in
order to
facilitate the evacuation...
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Battle of Kula Gulf
Battle of
Kolombangara Battle of
Vella Gulf
Battle off
Horaniu Naval Battle of
Vella Lavella Battle of Cape St.
George Commanders Notable...
- 1943-08-06 – 1943-08-07
Battle of
Vella Gulf 1943-08-17 – 1943-08-18
Battle off
Horaniu 1943-08-15 – 1943-10-09 Land
Battle of
Vella Lavella 1943-10-06
Naval Battle...
- have been hit by a
torpedo that
failed to explode.
During the
Battle off
Horaniu on 17–18 August, she
again engaged United States Navy
destroyers without...
