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.

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Label Occurrences
Battle of Savo Island canonical 40
Battle of Savo 1
Battle of Savo Island night action 1

Statements (55)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II battle ⓘ
battle of the Pacific War ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Savo Island ⓘ
surface form: Battle of Savo

Battle of Savo Island ⓘ
surface form: First Battle of Savo Island
belligerent Australia ⓘ
Canada ⓘ
Japan ⓘ
surface form: Empire of Japan

United Kingdom ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: 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 Kako ⓘ
surface form: Japanese cruiser Furutaka

Japanese cruiser Kako ⓘ
Japanese cruiser Aoba ⓘ
surface form: 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 Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ
surface form: Guadalcanal campaign

Pacific War ⓘ
result Japanese victory ⓘ
shipDamaged USS Chicago ⓘ
shipSunk Australian heavy cruiser HMAS Canberra ⓘ
surface form: HMAS Canberra

USS Astoria ⓘ
USS Astoria ⓘ
surface form: USS Quincy

US heavy cruiser USS Vincennes ⓘ
surface form: 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 (43)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Operation Watchtower → includedNavalBattle → Battle of Savo Island ⓘ
Battle of Guadalcanal → notableEngagement → Battle of Savo Island ⓘ
Ironbottom Sound → significantEvent → Battle of Savo Island ⓘ
Battle of Savo Island → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Savo Island ⓘ
this entity surface form: First Battle of Savo Island
Battle of Savo Island → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Savo Island ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Savo
Savo Island → knownFor → Battle of Savo Island ⓘ
Savo Island → significantEvent → Battle of Savo Island ⓘ
World War II battles → hasNotableBattle → Battle of Savo Island ⓘ
Savo Sound → battleOccurredIn → Battle of Savo Island ⓘ
Japanese cruiser Tenryu → participatedIn → Battle of Savo Island ⓘ
US heavy cruiser USS Astoria → sunkDuring → Battle of Savo Island ⓘ
subject surface form: USS Astoria (CA-34)
US heavy cruiser USS Astoria → participatedIn → Battle of Savo Island ⓘ
subject surface form: USS Astoria (CA-34)
US heavy cruiser USS Quincy → sunkDuring → Battle of Savo Island ⓘ
subject surface form: USS Quincy (CA-39)
US heavy cruiser USS Vincennes → battle → Battle of Savo Island ⓘ
subject surface form: USS Vincennes
US heavy cruiser USS Chicago → participatedIn → Battle of Savo Island ⓘ
subject surface form: USS Chicago (CA-29)
US heavy cruiser USS Chicago → survived → Battle of Savo Island ⓘ
subject surface form: USS Chicago (CA-29)
this entity surface form: Battle of Savo Island night action
USS Chicago → participatedIn → Battle of Savo Island ⓘ
Australian heavy cruiser HMAS Canberra → sunkDuring → Battle of Savo Island ⓘ
subject surface form: HMAS Canberra
Japanese cruiser Chokai → battle → Battle of Savo Island ⓘ
Japanese cruiser Aoba → engagement → Battle of Savo Island ⓘ
Japanese cruiser Kako → participatedIn → Battle of Savo Island ⓘ
Type 93 Long Lance torpedo → usedInBattle → Battle of Savo Island ⓘ
Battle of the Stewart Islands → relatedOperation → Battle of Savo Island ⓘ
Gunichi Mikawa → participatedIn → Battle of Savo Island ⓘ
Japanese cruiser Kinugasa → participatedIn → Battle of Savo Island ⓘ
USS Buchanan → participatedIn → Battle of Savo Island ⓘ
Solomon Islands campaign → hasPart → Battle of Savo Island ⓘ
heavy cruiser Chōkai → participatedIn → Battle of Savo Island ⓘ
Japanese 8th Fleet → notableBattle → Battle of Savo Island ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Navy destroyers → notableEngagement → Battle of Savo Island ⓘ
USS Bagley (DD-386) → participatedIn → Battle of Savo Island ⓘ
Second Battle of Savo Island → precededBy → Battle of Savo Island ⓘ
CA-44 → participatedIn → Battle of Savo Island ⓘ
subject surface form: USS Vincennes (CA-44)
CA-44 → sunkIn → Battle of Savo Island ⓘ
subject surface form: USS Vincennes (CA-44)
CA-39 → associatedWithEvent → Battle of Savo Island ⓘ
CA-34 → participatedIn → Battle of Savo Island ⓘ
subject surface form: USS Astoria (CA-34)
CA-34 → sunkIn → Battle of Savo Island ⓘ
subject surface form: USS Astoria (CA-34)
HMAS Canberra (D33) → participatedIn → Battle of Savo Island ⓘ
HMAS Canberra (D33) → sunkIn → Battle of Savo Island ⓘ
Aoba-class cruiser → notableEngagement → Battle of Savo Island ⓘ
Vice Admiral Gunichi Mikawa → battle → Battle of Savo Island ⓘ
subject surface form: Gunichi Mikawa
Imperial Japanese Navy cruiser force → engagedInBattle → Battle of Savo Island ⓘ
Long Lance → deploymentTheater → Battle of Savo Island ⓘ