Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands
E73242
The Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands was a major World War II carrier battle in the Pacific Theater between the United States and Japan, notable for heavy aircraft losses and its role in the Guadalcanal campaign.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands canonical | 51 |
| Battle of Santa Cruz Islands | 2 |
| Battle of Santa Cruz | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
ⓘ
carrier battle ⓘ naval battle ⓘ |
| aircraftLosses |
high for Imperial Japanese Navy
ⓘ
high for United States Navy ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Santa Cruz
|
| belligerent |
Imperial Japanese Navy
ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ |
| campaign |
Solomon Islands campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
Guadalcanal campaign
|
| casualties | heavy on both sides ⓘ |
| commander |
Chuichi Nagumo
ⓘ
surface form:
Chuichi Nagumo (Japanese carrier force commander)
Isoroku Yamamoto ⓘ
surface form:
Isoroku Yamamoto (overall Japanese commander)
Admiral Thomas C. Kinkaid ⓘ
surface form:
Thomas C. Kinkaid (U.S. carrier task force commander)
William Halsey Jr. ⓘ
surface form:
William F. Halsey Jr. (overall U.S. area commander)
|
| conflict | Pacific War ⓘ |
| conflictType | aircraft carrier engagement ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date |
1942-10-25
ⓘ
1942-10-26 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1942-10-26 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ |
| front | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| hasPart |
aerial torpedo attacks
ⓘ
dive-bombing attacks ⓘ |
| location |
South Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
near Santa Cruz Islands ⓘ |
| notableFor |
heavy aircraft losses on both sides
ⓘ
heavy damage to multiple Japanese carriers ⓘ loss of USS Hornet ⓘ severe damage to USS Enterprise ⓘ |
| partOf |
Solomon Islands campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
Guadalcanal campaign
Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Cape Esperance ⓘ |
| primaryForces | carrier task forces ⓘ |
| primaryWeapon | carrier-based aircraft ⓘ |
| result |
Japanese tactical victory
ⓘ
strategic advantage for United States in Guadalcanal campaign ⓘ |
| shipDamaged |
Japanese carrier Shokaku
ⓘ
Japanese carrier Zuiho ⓘ Japanese carrier Zuikaku ⓘ USS Enterprise (CV-6) ⓘ |
| shipSunk | USS Hornet (CV-8) ⓘ |
| startDate | 1942-10-25 ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
helped secure eventual Allied control of Guadalcanal
ⓘ
weakened Japanese carrier air groups ⓘ |
| theater |
Pacific theater commands
ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Theater of Operations
|
| war | World War II ⓘ |
| year | 1942 ⓘ |
Referenced by (54)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Aichi D3A
subject surface form:
Second Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy)
this entity surface form:
Battle of Santa Cruz Islands
this entity surface form:
Battle of Santa Cruz
subject surface form:
USS Enterprise (CV-6)
subject surface form:
Zuikaku
subject surface form:
Takeo Kurita