Battle of the Eastern Solomons

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World War II battle carrier battle naval battle

The Battle of the Eastern Solomons was a major 1942 carrier battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II, fought between U.S. and Japanese naval forces as part of the struggle for control of Guadalcanal and the surrounding Solomon Islands.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of the Eastern Solomons canonical	49
Battle of Eastern Solomons	2
Second Battle of the Solomon Sea	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II battle ⓘ carrier battle ⓘ naval battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of the Stewart Islands ⓘ Battle of the Eastern Solomons ⓘ surface form: Second Battle of the Solomon Sea
belligerent	Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ
campaign	Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ
combatantSide	Allies of World War II ⓘ surface form: Allies Axis ⓘ
conflict	Pacific War ⓘ
conflictType	aerial and naval engagement ⓘ
countryInvolved	Japan ⓘ surface form: Empire of Japan United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
date	1942-08-24 ⓘ
endDate	1942-08-25 ⓘ
era	World War II ⓘ
followedBy	Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands ⓘ
front	South West Pacific Area ⓘ surface form: Pacific Front
historicalPeriod	20th century ⓘ
involves	Guadalcanal ⓘ Solomon Islands ⓘ
location	Pacific Ocean ⓘ waters east of the Solomon Islands ⓘ
militaryBranchInvolved	naval aviation ⓘ surface fleet ⓘ
natureOfEngagement	primarily air strikes launched from carriers ⓘ
navalCampaign	Central Solomons operations ⓘ
notableFeature	first major carrier battle after Midway ⓘ
objective	control of Guadalcanal ⓘ control of the Solomon Islands ⓘ
partOf	Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ surface form: Guadalcanal campaign Pacific War ⓘ surface form: Pacific Theater of World War II
precededBy	Battle of Midway ⓘ Battle of Coral Sea ⓘ surface form: Battle of the Coral Sea
primaryForces	aircraft carriers ⓘ
region	Melanesia ⓘ
result	American victory ⓘ
significance	contributed to attrition of Japanese naval air power ⓘ limited but important tactical victory for the United States ⓘ
startDate	1942-08-24 ⓘ
strategicEffect	helped secure Allied position on Guadalcanal ⓘ thwarted Japanese reinforcement of Guadalcanal ⓘ
theater	South Pacific ⓘ
typeOfWarfare	carrier-based naval aviation ⓘ
year	1942 ⓘ

Referenced by (52)

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

Operation Watchtower → includedNavalBattle → Battle of the Eastern Solomons ⓘ

Battle of Guadalcanal → notableEngagement → Battle of the Eastern Solomons ⓘ

Chuichi Nagumo → operationCommanded → Battle of the Eastern Solomons ⓘ

Chuichi Nagumo → notableBattle → Battle of the Eastern Solomons ⓘ

Shokaku → tookPartIn → Battle of the Eastern Solomons ⓘ

USS Enterprise (CV-6) → notableEngagement → Battle of the Eastern Solomons ⓘ

Zuikaku → participatedIn → Battle of the Eastern Solomons ⓘ

Zuikaku → notableEngagement → Battle of the Eastern Solomons ⓘ

Battle of the Eastern Solomons → alsoKnownAs → Battle of the Eastern Solomons ⓘ

this entity surface form: Second Battle of the Solomon Sea

Aichi D3A dive bombers → notableOperation → Battle of the Eastern Solomons ⓘ

subject surface form: Aichi D3A

Battle of Cape Esperance → precededBy → Battle of the Eastern Solomons ⓘ

Second Fleet → engagedInBattle → Battle of the Eastern Solomons ⓘ

subject surface form: Second Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy)

2nd Carrier Division → notableEngagement → Battle of the Eastern Solomons ⓘ

5th Carrier Division → operationParticipatedIn → Battle of the Eastern Solomons ⓘ

Kido Butai → engagedInBattle → Battle of the Eastern Solomons ⓘ

First Carrier Division → notableOperation → Battle of the Eastern Solomons ⓘ

USS Saratoga → battle → Battle of the Eastern Solomons ⓘ

Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō → participatedIn → Battle of the Eastern Solomons ⓘ

Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō → sunkAt → Battle of the Eastern Solomons ⓘ

South Pacific Area command → notableOperation → Battle of the Eastern Solomons ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Eastern Solomons

Douglas SBD Dauntless → notableEngagement → Battle of the Eastern Solomons ⓘ

The Big E → tookPartIn → Battle of the Eastern Solomons ⓘ

subject surface form: USS Enterprise (CV-6)

Japanese cruiser Chokai → battle → Battle of the Eastern Solomons ⓘ

Commander, South Pacific Area → oversawOperation → Battle of the Eastern Solomons ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Eastern Solomons

Battle of the Stewart Islands → alsoKnownAs → Battle of the Eastern Solomons ⓘ

Japanese heavy cruiser Atago → participatedIn → Battle of the Eastern Solomons ⓘ

Japanese heavy cruiser Takao → participatedIn → Battle of the Eastern Solomons ⓘ

Japanese light cruiser Nagara → participatedIn → Battle of the Eastern Solomons ⓘ

Thomas C. Kinkaid → participatedIn → Battle of the Eastern Solomons ⓘ

USS North Carolina (BB-55) → participatedIn → Battle of the Eastern Solomons ⓘ

Japanese carrier Shokaku → participatedIn → Battle of the Eastern Solomons ⓘ

Japanese carrier Zuikaku → participatedIn → Battle of the Eastern Solomons ⓘ

subject surface form: Zuikaku

Japanese carrier Zuiho → participatedIn → Battle of the Eastern Solomons ⓘ

Vice Admiral Takeo Kurita → participantIn → Battle of the Eastern Solomons ⓘ

subject surface form: Takeo Kurita

Solomon Islands campaign → hasPart → Battle of the Eastern Solomons ⓘ

heavy cruiser Maya → participatedIn → Battle of the Eastern Solomons ⓘ

heavy cruiser Chōkai → participatedIn → Battle of the Eastern Solomons ⓘ

Mobile Fleet → engagement → Battle of the Eastern Solomons ⓘ

USS Portland (CA-33) → participatedIn → Battle of the Eastern Solomons ⓘ

USS Enterprise aircraft → notableEngagement → Battle of the Eastern Solomons ⓘ

Second Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy) → engagement → Battle of the Eastern Solomons ⓘ

龍驤 → navalBattle → Battle of the Eastern Solomons ⓘ

龍驤 → sunkDuring → Battle of the Eastern Solomons ⓘ

Haruna → participatedIn → Battle of the Eastern Solomons ⓘ

Japanese heavy cruiser Myōkō → participatedIn → Battle of the Eastern Solomons ⓘ

Japanese heavy cruiser Tone → participatedIn → Battle of the Eastern Solomons ⓘ

SOPAC → includedOperation → Battle of the Eastern Solomons ⓘ

Dauntless → usedInBattle → Battle of the Eastern Solomons ⓘ

subject surface form: Douglas SBD Dauntless

Japanese cruiser Mogami → battle → Battle of the Eastern Solomons ⓘ

Imperial Japanese Navy cruiser force → engagedInBattle → Battle of the Eastern Solomons ⓘ