Cape Esperance information

The Battle of Cape Esperance, also known as the Second Battle of Savo Island and in Japanese sources as the Sea Battle of Savo Island (サボ島沖海戦), took place...

Cape Esperance (9°15′S 159°42′E / 9.250°S 159.700°E / -9.250; 159.700) is the northernmost point on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. The Battle of Cape...

USS Cape Esperance (CVE-88) was a Casablanca-class escort carrier of the United States Navy. She was named after the Battle of Cape Esperance, an inconclusive...

Australia Cape Esperance, Solomon Islands Battle of Cape Esperance, a WWII naval battle Exuperantia (Esperance), French saint HMS Esperance, two ships...

October 1942 by USS Salt Lake City and USS Buchanan at the Battle of Cape Esperance. Furutaka and her sister ship Kako were the first generation of high...

through.[citation needed] Battle of Savo Island, 9 August 1942 Battle of Cape Esperance, 11–12 October 1942 Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, 13–15 November 1942...

its cargo and passengers to the island. Despite the U.S. victory off Cape Esperance, the Japanese continued with plans and preparations for their large...

the Eastern Solomons and also saw service related to the Battle of Cape Esperance. Chitose was converted into a light aircraft carrier during 1943, and...

"Tokyo Express" reinforcement convoys to Guadalcanal. At the Battle of Cape Esperance on 11 October 1942, CruDiv 6's cruisers (Aoba, Furutaka, and Kinugasa)...

the nearby waters were referred to as Ironbottom Sound. The Battle of Cape Esperance was fought on 11 October 1942 off the northwest coast of Guadalcanal...

Kako was torpedoed and sunk by the US submarine S-44. At the Battle of Cape Esperance on 11 October 1942, CruDiv 6's (Aoba, Furutaka and Kinugasa), and destroyers...

escort carriers did pretty well. Flames broke out on the flight deck of Cape Esperance at 1228 but were overcome; Kwajalein made a maximum roll of 39 degrees...

kilometres (4.3 mi). It is located 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) northeast of Cape Esperance, the northern tip of Guadalcanal. The highest elevation is a 485 metres...

largest "all surface" sea engagements of World War II, the Battle of Cape Esperance at Guadalcanal. During the battle, Boehm was serving on the destroyer...

hills in the interior of the island, to disengage and withdraw towards Cape Esperance on the western end of Guadalcanal beginning on the 20th. The 38th's...

permanently disabled and sank the heavy cruiser Furutaka at the Battle of Cape Esperance, the first American sinking of a large Japanese ship due to surface...

first British atomic bomb test Cape Esperance  US Navy CVE-88 Casablanca Escort carrier CATOBAR 1944–1959 Ex-Tananek Bay. Cape Gloucester  US Navy CVE-109...

Gleaves-class destroyer launched in February 1942 and sunk at the Battle of Cape Esperance in October 1942. USS Duncan (DD-874) was a Gearing-class destroyer launched...

Japanese naval force en route to bombard Henderson Field in the Battle of Cape Esperance. But just two nights later, a Japanese force that included the battleships...

1942 Actions along the Matanikau: September–October 1942 Battle of Cape Esperance, October 1942 Battle for Henderson Field: October 1942 Battle of the...

Navy Cross for his skillful handling of the ship during the Battle of Cape Esperance. Hank received a second Navy Cross for heroism during the Naval Battle...