Naval Battle of Guadalcanal

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World War II battle naval battle

The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal was a pivotal series of World War II night surface and air engagements between U.S. and Japanese forces near Guadalcanal in November 1942 that helped secure Allied control of the Solomon Islands and shift the balance in the Pacific War.

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Label	Occurrences
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal canonical	55
First Naval Battle of Guadalcanal	4
Second Naval Battle of Guadalcanal	3
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal (13 November 1942)	1
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal (operations)	1
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal campaign	1
United States Navy forces at Guadalcanal	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II battle ⓘ naval battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ surface form: First Naval Battle of Guadalcanal Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ surface form: Second Naval Battle of Guadalcanal Battle of Tassafaronga ⓘ surface form: Third Battle of Savo Island
belligerent	Japan ⓘ surface form: Empire of Japan United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
campaignObjective	prevent Japanese reinforcement of Guadalcanal ⓘ secure Henderson Field ⓘ
commander	William Halsey Jr. ⓘ surface form: William F. Halsey Jr.
conflict	Pacific War ⓘ
endDate	1942-11-15 ⓘ
involvedShip	Japanese battleship Hiei ⓘ Japanese battleship Hiei ⓘ surface form: Japanese battleship Kirishima Japanese destroyer Akatsuki ⓘ Japanese destroyer Amatsukaze ⓘ Japanese destroyer Ayanami ⓘ Japanese destroyer Yudachi ⓘ Japanese heavy cruiser Atago ⓘ Japanese cruiser Chokai ⓘ surface form: Japanese heavy cruiser Chōkai Japanese cruiser Aoba ⓘ surface form: Japanese heavy cruiser Kinugasa Japanese heavy cruiser Takao ⓘ Japanese light cruiser Nagara ⓘ USS Helena (CL-50) ⓘ USS Juneau (CL-52) ⓘ USS San Francisco (CA-38) ⓘ USS South Dakota (BB-57) ⓘ USS Washington (BB-56) ⓘ
JapaneseCommander	Vice Admiral Hiroaki Abe ⓘ Vice Admiral Nobutake Kondō ⓘ
location	Ironbottom Sound ⓘ Solomon Islands ⓘ waters off Guadalcanal ⓘ
notableEvent	heavy damage to USS San Francisco (CA-38) ⓘ sinking of Japanese battleship Hiei ⓘ sinking of Japanese battleship Kirishima ⓘ sinking of USS Juneau (CL-52) ⓘ
partOf	Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ surface form: Guadalcanal Campaign Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ
result	Allied victory ⓘ
startDate	1942-11-12 ⓘ
strategicSignificance	contributed to Allied control of the Solomon Islands ⓘ helped secure Henderson Field from Japanese bombardment ⓘ marked turning point in the Pacific War balance of naval power ⓘ secured Allied control of waters around Guadalcanal ⓘ
tacticalCharacteristic	air attacks from Henderson Field ⓘ intensive naval gunfire ⓘ night surface engagements ⓘ
theater	Pacific War ⓘ surface form: Pacific Ocean theater of World War II South West Pacific Area ⓘ
USCommander	Rear Admiral Daniel J. Callaghan ⓘ Rear Admiral Norman Scott ⓘ Rear Admiral Willis A. Lee ⓘ
year	1942 ⓘ

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Battle of Guadalcanal → notableEngagement → Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ

Henderson Field → subjectOf → Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ

Ironbottom Sound → significantEvent → Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Naval Battle of Guadalcanal

Ironbottom Sound → significantEvent → Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Second Naval Battle of Guadalcanal

Naval Battle of Guadalcanal → alsoKnownAs → Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Naval Battle of Guadalcanal

Naval Battle of Guadalcanal → alsoKnownAs → Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Second Naval Battle of Guadalcanal

Battle of Rennell Island → precededBy → Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ

Battle of Cape Esperance → followedBy → Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ

USS Walke (DD-416) → battle → Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ

USS Walke (DD-416) → sunkInBattle → Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ

Savo Sound → battleOccurredIn → Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Naval Battle of Guadalcanal

Savo Sound → battleOccurredIn → Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Second Naval Battle of Guadalcanal

Battle for Henderson Field → followedBy → Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ

USS South Dakota (BB-57) → participatedIn → Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ

Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands → followedBy → Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ

Japanese cruiser Chokai → battle → Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ

Japanese cruiser Aoba → engagement → Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Naval Battle of Guadalcanal campaign

Tokyo Express supply run → relatedBattle → Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ

Type 93 Long Lance torpedo → usedInBattle → Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ

Task Force 67 → participatedIn → Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ

Commander, South Pacific Area → oversawOperation → Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ

Rear Admiral Daniel J. Callaghan → battle → Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ

subject surface form: Daniel J. Callaghan

Rear Admiral Daniel J. Callaghan → deathDuring → Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ

subject surface form: Daniel J. Callaghan

Japanese destroyer Akatsuki → sunkIn → Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ

Japanese destroyer Akatsuki → engagedBy → Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Navy forces at Guadalcanal

Japanese destroyer Akatsuki → navalBattle → Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Naval Battle of Guadalcanal (13 November 1942)

Japanese destroyer Yudachi → participatedIn → Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ

Japanese destroyer Yudachi → sunkDuring → Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ

Rear Admiral Norman Scott → participantIn → Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ

subject surface form: Norman Scott

Vice Admiral Hiroaki Abe → participatedIn → Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ

subject surface form: Hiroaki Abe

Vice Admiral Hiroaki Abe → notableBattle → Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ

subject surface form: Hiroaki Abe

Operation Ke (Japanese evacuation of Guadalcanal) → precededBy → Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ

subject surface form: Operation Ke

Rear Admiral Willis A. Lee → participatedIn → Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ

subject surface form: Willis A. Lee

USS San Francisco (CA-38) → notableBattle → Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ

USS Helena (CL-50) → battle → Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ

Japanese battleship Hiei → participatedIn → Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Naval Battle of Guadalcanal

Japanese battleship Hiei → sunkDuring → Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ

USS Washington (BB-56) → notableEngagement → Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ

USS Juneau (CL-52) → battle → Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ

Japanese heavy cruiser Takao → participatedIn → Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ

Japanese destroyer Ayanami → participatedIn → Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ

Japanese destroyer Ayanami → sunkDuring → Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ

Japanese cruiser Kinugasa → participatedIn → Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ

Raizō Tanaka → engagement → Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ

USS Buchanan → participatedIn → Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ

USS Helena → participatedIn → Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ

Solomon Islands campaign → hasPart → Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ