Battle of Tassafaronga

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World War II battle naval battle

The Battle of Tassafaronga was a nighttime World War II naval engagement off Guadalcanal in November 1942, in which a smaller Japanese destroyer force inflicted heavy losses on a superior U.S. cruiser group through effective use of long-range torpedoes.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Tassafaronga canonical	26
Battle of Lunga Point	1
Third Battle of Savo Island	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II battle ⓘ naval battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Tassafaronga ⓘ surface form: Battle of Lunga Point
belligerent	Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ
conflict	Pacific War ⓘ
date	1942-11-30 ⓘ
endDate	1942-11-30 ⓘ
JapaneseAdvantage	night-fighting training ⓘ superior torpedoes ⓘ
JapaneseCasualties	fewer than 200 killed ⓘ
JapaneseCommander	Raizō Tanaka ⓘ
JapaneseForces	Tokyo Express supply run ⓘ eight destroyers ⓘ
JapaneseShipLosses	one destroyer sunk ⓘ several destroyers damaged ⓘ
JapaneseShipSunk	Takanami ⓘ
location	Ironbottom Sound ⓘ Solomon Islands ⓘ off Guadalcanal ⓘ
namedAfter	Tassafaronga ⓘ
objective	interdict Japanese reinforcement convoy to Guadalcanal ⓘ
outcome	Japanese convoy failed to deliver supplies ⓘ
partOf	Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ surface form: Guadalcanal Campaign
primaryWeapon	Type 93 Long Lance torpedo ⓘ
result	Japanese tactical victory ⓘ
significance	demonstrated effectiveness of Japanese Long Lance torpedoes ⓘ exposed US Navy deficiencies in night surface tactics ⓘ
startDate	1942-11-30 ⓘ
strategicContext	struggle for control of Guadalcanal ⓘ
tacticUsed	long-range torpedo attack ⓘ night combat tactics ⓘ
theater	Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ South West Pacific Area ⓘ
timeOfDay	night ⓘ
USAdvantage	numerical superiority in cruisers ⓘ radar-equipped ships ⓘ
USCasualties	over 400 killed ⓘ
USCommander	William H. Wright ⓘ
USForces	Task Force 67 ⓘ five heavy cruisers ⓘ one light cruiser ⓘ six destroyers ⓘ
USShipDamaged	USS Honolulu (CL-48) ⓘ
USShipHeavilyDamaged	USS Minneapolis (CA-36) ⓘ USS New Orleans (CA-32) ⓘ USS Pensacola (CA-24) ⓘ
USShipSunk	USS Northampton (CA-26) ⓘ

Referenced by (28)

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

Operation Watchtower → includedNavalBattle → Battle of Tassafaronga ⓘ

Battle of Guadalcanal → notableEngagement → Battle of Tassafaronga ⓘ

Ironbottom Sound → significantEvent → Battle of Tassafaronga ⓘ

Battle of Tassafaronga → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Tassafaronga ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Lunga Point

Naval Battle of Guadalcanal → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Tassafaronga ⓘ

this entity surface form: Third Battle of Savo Island

Savo Sound → battleOccurredIn → Battle of Tassafaronga ⓘ

Tokyo Express supply run → relatedBattle → Battle of Tassafaronga ⓘ

Type 93 Long Lance torpedo → usedInBattle → Battle of Tassafaronga ⓘ

Task Force 67 → participatedIn → Battle of Tassafaronga ⓘ

USS Northampton (CA-26) → lostIn → Battle of Tassafaronga ⓘ

USS Pensacola (CA-24) → tookPartIn → Battle of Tassafaronga ⓘ

USS Pensacola (CA-24) → damagedIn → Battle of Tassafaronga ⓘ

USS Minneapolis (CA-36) → participatedIn → Battle of Tassafaronga ⓘ

USS Minneapolis (CA-36) → damagedIn → Battle of Tassafaronga ⓘ

USS New Orleans (CA-32) → participatedIn → Battle of Tassafaronga ⓘ

USS Honolulu (CL-48) → participatedIn → Battle of Tassafaronga ⓘ

Takanami → participatedIn → Battle of Tassafaronga ⓘ

Takanami → sunkIn → Battle of Tassafaronga ⓘ

Japanese destroyer Amatsukaze → participatedIn → Battle of Tassafaronga ⓘ

Japanese light cruiser Nagara → participatedIn → Battle of Tassafaronga ⓘ

Raizō Tanaka → engagement → Battle of Tassafaronga ⓘ

Tassafaronga → knownFor → Battle of Tassafaronga ⓘ

Solomon Islands campaign → hasPart → Battle of Tassafaronga ⓘ

William H. Wright → participantIn → Battle of Tassafaronga ⓘ

Japanese 8th Fleet → notableBattle → Battle of Tassafaronga ⓘ

Imperial Japanese Navy destroyers → notableEngagement → Battle of Tassafaronga ⓘ

New Orleans class → sawActionIn → Battle of Tassafaronga ⓘ

Allied nickname for Japanese high-speed runs from bases such as Rabaul → associatedBattle → Battle of Tassafaronga ⓘ

subject surface form: Tokyo Express