x Empress Augusta Bay |
| CA | CruDiv5: Mjoko, Haguro |
| CL | Agano, Sendai |
| DD | Hacukaze, Wakacuki, Naganami DesDiv27: Shigure, Shiracuju, Samidare |
| DD | 5: Amagiri/GF, Junagi, Fumizuki, Minazuki |
| AP | 5 |
| 43/10/30 | CovGrp arrived Rabaul with convoy |
| 43/11/01 | CovGrp departed Rabaul for Cape Torokina to escort TranGrp and strike beachhead |
| 43/11/01 | attacked by USAF > TranGrp send back to Rabaul TranGrp - Minazuki completed solo run to Buka |
| 43/11/02 | x - fight with TF 39: sunk Hacukaze (collsion with Mjoko) and Sendai, damaged Shiracuju & Samidare (collided) damaging Denver, Foote, Spence in the evening back in Truk |