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x Guadalcanal

1st Phase

VAdm Takeo Kurita

CV	Dzunjo
BB	BatDiv3/Sect2: Haruna, Kongo
CA	Tone

DD	DesRon3:	DesDiv11(till 11/14?): Shirajuki, Hacujuki DesDiv19: Uranami, Shikinami
	DesRon4/DesDiv2 (from 11/14??): Murasame , Harusame

42/11/09	departed Truk
42/11/12	start cruise W of Solomons
42/11/14?	Shirajuki, Hacujuki transferred to Emergency Bombardement Force Murasame and Harusame joined from Emergency Bombardement Force
42/11/15	departed to Truk
42/11/18	arrived Truk

RAdm Hiroaki Abe (ComBatDiv11)

BB	BatDiv11: Hiei/F, Kirishima
CA	Atago,
CA	Nagara
DD	Amacukaze DesRon1/DesDiv6 (Cap Jasuke Jamada): Akacuki, Ikazuci, Inazuma DesRon10/DesDiv16 (Capt Kiichiro Shoji): Jukikaze/DF DesRon10/DesDiv61: Teruzuki

DesRon4 RAdm Tomocu Takama DD DesDiv9: Asagumo/SF, DesDiv2 (Capt Masao Tachibana): Murasame, Judaci, Samidare, Harusame DesDiv27(on distant screen station) (Capt Yasuhide Setoyama): Jugure, Shiracuju, Shigure

CL	Sendai
DD	Ajanami

42/11/09	Amacukaze departed Truk
42/11/12	BombFor - near Shortland Is. - Amacukaze joined cca 22:00 closed Guadalcanal - x Guadalcanal : Judaci sunk, Hiei, Amacukaze disabled sinking Atlanta, Monssen, Laffey, disabling Aaron Ward, Sterett Hiei disabled, Ikazuci, Murasame damaged
42/11/13	Hiei finished by planes from TF 16 - DesDiv27 removed survivors
42/11/18	DesDiv27 + Jukikaze arrived Truk with Hiei survivors

2nd Phase

VAdm Nobutake Kondo

	Bombardment Unit VAdm Nobutake Kondo BB Kirishima CA CruDiv4: Atago/F, Takao
	Screening Unit RAdm Sacumu Kimura CL Nagara DD DesRon3/DesDiv11: Shirajuki, Hacujuki Asagumo, Teruzuki, Inazuma, Samidare DesDiv15 (from 11/14): Ojashio, Kagero
	Sweeping Unit RAdm Shintaro Hashimoto CL Sendai DD DesRon3/DesDiv19: Ajanami, Uranami, Shikinami

VAdm Gunici Mikawa

CA	Kinugasa, Cokai, Maja, Suzuja
CL	Isuzu, Tenrju
DD	DesDiv8: Asashio, Micishio DesRon10/DesDiv10: Jugumo, Kazegumo, Makigumo

RAdm Raizo Tanaka (ComDesRon2)

DD	DesRon2: DesDiv15: Hajashio/GF, SF, Kagero, Ojashio DesDiv24: Umikaze, Kawakaze, Suzukaze DesDiv31: Makinami, Takanami DesDiv30: Mocizuki Amagiri
AP	11: Brisbane Maru, Nako Maru, Canberra Maru, Nagara Maru, Sado Maru, Arizona Maru, Jamacuki Maru, Kinugawa Maru, Horokawa Maru, Jamaura Maru, Shinano Maru

42/11/12	TranGrp - departed Shortland to Guadalcanal with InfDiv 38 units onboard
42/11/13	BombGrp - departed Shortland to escort convoy TranGrp returned to Faisi, at the evening departed again to Guadalcanal
42/11/14	BombGrp escort reinforcement convoy to Guadalcanal, shell Henderson Field (3 planes destroyed), attacked by PT's attacked by planes (VB-10): Kinugasa sunk 15 nm NW of Rendova (08-45S, 157-00E), Maja and Micishio damaged in the evening arrived Shortland TranGrp heading south to Guadalcanal - attacked by planes (Enterprise, land based B-17): 7 AP's sunk: Brisbane Maru (VS-10, VMSB-141), Nako Maru, Canberra Maru, Nagara Maru (VT-10), Arizona Maru, Kumagawa Maru (VMSB-130), Shinano Maru damaged Sado Maru - escorted by Mocizuki and Amagiri to Shortland EmBombFor x Guadalcanal - 2nd phase - night engagement with TF 64: sinking Benham, Walke, damage Gwin disabled: Kirishima, Ajanami - both later scuttled (09-10S, 159-52)
42/11/14	TranGrp - Jamacuki Maru, Kinugawa Maru, Horokawa Maru, Jamaura Maru beached off Tassafaroga - then unload cargo
42/11/18	Samidare arrived Truk with Kirishima survivors