Battle off Horaniu

When

17 Aug 1943 – 18 Aug 1943

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

7.70° S, 156.72° E

Description

1943 minor naval battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II

Naval

yes

War

World War II

Minor naval battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II

The Battle off Horaniu was a minor naval battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II, fought near Vella Lavella in the Solomon Islands. On the night of 17–18 August 1943, four United States Navy destroyers intercepted an Imperial Japanese Navy convoy carrying troops to Horaniu, on the northern coast of Vella Lavella, where they were to establish a barge base to support the movement of troops through the region.

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