Battle off Horaniu

Quand

17 août 1943 – 18 août 1943

Type

Bataille

Coordonnées

7.70° S, 156.72° E

Description

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

Naval

oui

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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