What the records say
- When
- 25 Oct 1942 – 27 Oct 1942
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 8.63° S, 166.72° E
- Description
- 1942 battle
- War
- World War II
Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands
Fourth carrier battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II
The Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, fought during 25–27 October 1942, was the fourth aircraft carrier battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II. It was also the fourth major naval engagement fought between the United States Navy and the Imperial Japanese Navy during the lengthy and strategically important Guadalcanal campaign.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “WWII: Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands: Two Japanese aircraft carriers are heavily damaged and one U.S. Navy carrier is sunk”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Die Schlacht bei den Santa-Cruz-Inseln ist die vierte Trägerschlacht des Pazifikkrieges”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “victoire japonaise à la bataille des îles Santa Cruz”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “南太平洋海戦”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page