8th Fleet - August 1942, x Savo

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

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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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