Second Battle of Savo Island

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World War II battle battle of the Guadalcanal campaign naval battle

The Second Battle of Savo Island, more commonly known as the Battle of Cape Esperance, was a World War II night naval engagement in October 1942 in the Guadalcanal campaign, where U.S. Navy forces intercepted and defeated a Japanese task force near the Solomon Islands.

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Second Battle of Savo Island canonical	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II battle ⓘ battle of the Guadalcanal campaign ⓘ naval battle ⓘ
aimedAt	disrupting Japanese reinforcement and bombardment missions ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Cape Esperance ⓘ
belligerent	Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ
campaign	Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ
casualtiesSide	Imperial Japanese Navy personnel killed and wounded ⓘ United States Navy personnel killed and wounded ⓘ
conflictIn	World War II ⓘ
countryInvolved	Imperial Japan ⓘ surface form: Empire of Japan United States of America ⓘ
date	1942-10-11 ⓘ 1942-10-12 ⓘ
followedBy	Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ
hasCommander	Aritomo Gotō ⓘ Norman Scott ⓘ Tamon Yamaguchi ⓘ
involvesShip	Japanese cruiser Aoba ⓘ Japanese cruiser Furutaka ⓘ Japanese cruiser Kinugasa ⓘ Japanese destroyer Fubuki ⓘ Japanese destroyer Hatsuyuki ⓘ Japanese destroyer Murakumo ⓘ USS Boise ⓘ USS Buchanan ⓘ USS Duncan ⓘ USS Farenholt ⓘ USS Helena ⓘ USS Laffey ⓘ USS Salt Lake City ⓘ USS San Francisco ⓘ
location	Solomon Islands ⓘ near Cape Esperance ⓘ off Guadalcanal ⓘ
namedAfter	Battle of Cape Esperance ⓘ surface form: Cape Esperance
objective	intercept Japanese reinforcement convoy to Guadalcanal ⓘ
partOf	Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ surface form: Guadalcanal campaign
precededBy	Battle of Savo Island ⓘ
result	United States victory ⓘ
shipSunk	Japanese cruiser Furutaka ⓘ Japanese destroyer Fubuki ⓘ USS Duncan ⓘ
strategicContext	struggle for control of Henderson Field ⓘ
tacticalFeature	use of radar-directed gunfire by U.S. cruisers ⓘ
tacticalSignificance	first clear surface victory for U.S. Navy in Guadalcanal campaign ⓘ
theater	Pacific Theater of Operations ⓘ
timeOfDay	night ⓘ

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Battle of Cape Esperance → alsoKnownAs → Second Battle of Savo Island ⓘ