Bataille

Battle of Tassafaronga

30 nov. 1942 · 9.20° S, 159.83° E

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Quand
30 nov. 1942
Type
Bataille
Coordonnées
9.20° S, 159.83° E
Description
1942 naval battle between US Navy and Imperial Japanese Navy warships during the Guadalcanal campaign
Naval
oui
War
World War II

Battle of Tassafaronga

1942 naval battle in the Pacific theater of World War II

The Battle of Tassafaronga, sometimes referred to as the Fourth Battle of Savo Island or in Japanese sources as the Battle of Lunga Point , was a nighttime naval battle that took place on 30 November 1942 between United States Navy and Imperial Japanese Navy warships during the Guadalcanal campaign. The battle took place in Ironbottom Sound near Tassafaronga Point on Guadalcanal.

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