Battle of the Komandorski Islands

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The Battle of the Komandorski Islands was a 1943 naval engagement in the North Pacific between U.S. and Japanese forces, notable for being fought entirely with surface ships and helping to cut Japanese supply lines to the Aleutian Islands.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf naval battle
aircraftUsed none in direct combat
alsoKnownAs Battle of the Komandorski Islands (Aleutian Islands campaign) NERFINISHED
belligerent Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED
United States Navy NERFINISHED
campaign Aleutian Islands campaign NERFINISHED
commanderJapan Boshiro Hosogaya NERFINISHED
commanderUS Charles H. McMorris NERFINISHED
conflictIn World War II NERFINISHED
consequence Japanese surface resupply to Aleutians largely curtailed
countryInvolved Empire of Japan NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: United States
date 1943-03-27
endDate 1943-03-27
followedBy Allied operations to recapture Attu and Kiska
JapaneseCasualties one cruiser heavily damaged
JapaneseShipInvolved Abukuma NERFINISHED
Japanese destroyers
Maya NERFINISHED
Nachi NERFINISHED
Tama NERFINISHED
location North Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED
near Komandorski Islands
off Kamchatka Peninsula
notableFor being fought entirely with surface ships
helping to cut Japanese supply lines to the Aleutian Islands
long-range daylight surface engagement
objectiveJapan resupply Japanese garrisons in the Aleutian Islands
objectiveUS intercept Japanese supply convoy to Aleutians
outcome Japanese convoy turned back
partOf Aleutian Islands campaign NERFINISHED
precededBy Japanese occupation of Attu and Kiska NERFINISHED
region Aleutian Islands region NERFINISHED
result United States victory
startDate 1943-03-27
strategicSignificance secured Allied control over sea lines to the Aleutians
theater North Pacific theater of World War II NERFINISHED
timeOfDay daylight
typeOfEngagement surface ship action
USCasualties several ships damaged
USFlagship USS Richmond NERFINISHED
USShipInvolved USS Bailey NERFINISHED
USS Coghlan NERFINISHED
USS Dale NERFINISHED
USS Monaghan NERFINISHED
USS Richmond NERFINISHED
USS Salt Lake City NERFINISHED

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USS Salt Lake City battle Battle of the Komandorski Islands
Battle of Attu precededBy Battle of the Komandorski Islands