Battle of the Eastern Solomons

Cuándo

24 ago 1942 – 25 ago 1942

Tipo

Batalla

Coordenadas

8.39° S, 162.73° E

Description

1942 WWII carrier battle

War

World War II

World War II carrier battle in the Pacific Theater

The naval Battle of the Eastern Solomons took place on 24–25 August 1942 and was the third carrier battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II and the second major engagement fought between the United States Navy and the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the Guadalcanal campaign. As at the Battle of the Coral Sea and the Battle of Midway, the ships of the two adversaries were never within sight of each other.

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