Naval battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II
This article is about the battle in March 1943. For the battle in August 1943, see Patrol torpedo boat PT-109 § Battle of Blackett Strait.
Battle of Blackett Strait
Part of the Pacific Theater of World War II
Track chart of the battle
Date
6 March 1943
Location
Blackett Strait, Solomon Islands
Result
U.S. victory
Belligerents
United States
Japan
Commanders and leaders
Aaron S. Merrill
Masao Tachibana
Strength
3 cruisers, 3 destroyers
2 destroyers
Casualties and losses
None
2 destroyers sunk, 174 killed [1] 2 captured
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New Georgia campaign
Land
Russell Islands
Viru Harbor
Rendova
Wickham
Munda drive
Enogai
Counterattack
Bairoko
Munda Point
Vella Lavella (land)
Arundel Island
Naval
Blackett Strait
Kula Gulf
Kolombangara
Vella Gulf
Horaniu
Vella Lavella (naval)
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Solomon Islands campaign
Southern Solomons
Tulagi
Guadalcanal
I-Go
Vengeance
SO and SE
Central Solomons
New Georgia Islands
Northern Solomons
Treasury Islands
Choiseul
Bougainville
Green Islands
Neutralisation of Rabaul
The Battle of Blackett Strait (Japanese: ビラ・スタンモーア夜戦 (Battle of Vila–Stanmore)) was a naval battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II, fought on 6 March 1943 in the Blackett Strait, between Kolombangara and Arundel Island in the Solomon Islands. The battle was a chance encounter between two Japanese destroyers that had been undertaking a resupply run to Vila and a U.S. Navy force of three light cruisers and three destroyers that had been tasked with bombarding the Japanese shore facilities around Vila. The two forces clashed as the Japanese destroyers were withdrawing through the Kula Gulf. In the short battle that followed the two Japanese destroyers were sunk, after which the U.S. ships completed their bombardment of Vila before returning to their base.
^Nevitt, Allyn D., Combinedfleet.com. Murasame & Minegumo. Retrieved 5 June 2020
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Masao Tachibana