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8th Fleet - August 1942, x Savo
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1942/08/07 8th Fleet Battle Order
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CO VAdm Gunici Mikawa
CA Cokai/FltF
CruDiv6 (RAdm Aritomo Goto): Aoba/DF, Kinugasa, Furutaka, Kako
CL CruDiv18 (RAdm Micuharu Macujama): Tenrju, Jubari
DD Oite, Junagi, Juzuki, Asakaze, Mucuki, Uzuki, Jajoi, Mocizuki
SS I-121, I-122, I-123, I-11, I-171, I-174, I-176, I-169
RO-33, RO-34

42/07/30 Cokai arrived Rabaul
42/07/31 Cokai joined CruDiv6 of Möve Strait, Kavieng area
42/08/07 CruDiv6 + Cokai departed for Rabaul to embark VAdm Mikawa with staff

x Savo Island
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CO VAdm Gunici Mikawa
CA Cokai/FltF
CruDiv6 (RAdm Aritomo Goto): Aoba/DF, Kako, Kinugasa, Furutaka
CL CruDiv18 (RAdm Micuharu Macujama): Tenrju/DF, Jubari
DD Junagi

42/08/09 x Savo Island:
sinking Quincy, Canberra, Vincennes, Astoria, damaging Chicago, Ralph Talbot, Patterson
damaged Cokai
42/08/10 Cokai, Tenrju, Jubari & Junagi arrived Rabaul
CruDiv6 arrived Möwe Strait - Kako sunk by S-44


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