Battle of Blackett Strait

Quando

6 de mar. de 1943

Tipo

Batalha

Coordenadas

5.07° S, 152.30° E

Description

naval battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II, in the Blackett Strait between Kolombangara islands and Arundel Island in the Solomon Islands

Naval

sim

War

World War II

Naval battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II

The Battle of Blackett Strait was a naval battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II, fought on 6 March 1943 in the Blackett Strait, between Kolombangara and Arundel Island in the Solomon Islands. The battle was a chance encounter between two Japanese destroyers that had been undertaking a resupply run to Vila and a U.S.

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