Battle of Savo Island

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World War II battle battle of the Pacific War naval battle

The Battle of Savo Island was a major World War II night naval engagement in August 1942, in which Japanese forces inflicted a devastating defeat on Allied cruisers near Guadalcanal.

Aliases (2)

Battle of Savo ×1
First Battle of Savo Island ×1

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II battle → battle of the Pacific War → naval battle →
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Savo → First Battle of Savo Island →
belligerent	Australia → Canada → Empire of Japan → United Kingdom → United States →
belligerentSide	Imperial Japanese Navy → Royal Australian Navy → Royal Canadian Navy → Royal Navy → United States Navy →
casualtiesDescription	heavy Allied losses in ships and personnel →
commander	Frank Jack Fletcher → Gunichi Mikawa → Richmond K. Turner → Victor A. Crutchley →
conflictIn	World War II →
date	1942-08-08 → 1942-08-09 →
endDate	1942-08-09 →
location	Ironbottom Sound → Solomon Islands → near Savo Island → off Guadalcanal →
notableShip	Australian heavy cruiser HMAS Canberra → Japanese cruiser Aoba → Japanese cruiser Chokai → Japanese cruiser Furutaka → Japanese cruiser Kako → Japanese cruiser Kinugasa → Japanese cruiser Tenryu → Japanese cruiser Yubari → US heavy cruiser USS Astoria → US heavy cruiser USS Chicago → US heavy cruiser USS Quincy → US heavy cruiser USS Vincennes →
partOf	Guadalcanal campaign → Pacific War →
result	Japanese victory →
shipDamaged	USS Chicago →
shipSunk	HMAS Canberra → USS Astoria → USS Quincy → USS Vincennes →
significance	one of the worst defeats in US Navy history →
startDate	1942-08-08 →
strategicContext	occurred shortly after Allied landings on Guadalcanal and Tulagi →
tacticalFeature	Japanese use of night-fighting tactics and torpedoes →
theater	Solomon Islands campaign → South West Pacific Area →
timeOfDay	night →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Savo Island ("First Battle of Savo Island") → Battle of Savo Island ("Battle of Savo") →	alsoKnownAs
Ironbottom Sound → Savo Island →	significantEvent
Operation Watchtower →	includedNavalBattle
Savo Island →	knownFor
Battle of Guadalcanal →	notableEngagement