Tokyo Express supply run

E91921

World War II military operation logistical operation naval operation

The Tokyo Express supply run was the Imperial Japanese Navy’s high-speed nighttime operation to deliver troops and supplies—often using destroyers—to Japanese-held islands in the Solomon Islands campaign during World War II.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Tokyo Express	4
Tokyo Express operations	2
Tokyo Express high-speed reinforcement run	1
Tokyo Express reinforcement runs to Guadalcanal	1
Tokyo Express supply run canonical	1

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II military operation ⓘ logistical operation ⓘ naval operation ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Rat Transportation ⓘ Tokyo Express supply run ⓘ surface form: Tokyo Express
baseOfOperations	Rabaul ⓘ Shortland Islands ⓘ
campaign	Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ
characteristic	conducted primarily at night ⓘ used speed to avoid Allied air power ⓘ
conflict	World War II ⓘ
geographicArea	Ironbottom Sound ⓘ New Georgia Sound ⓘ Solomon Islands ⓘ
impact	prolonged Japanese resistance on Guadalcanal and other islands ⓘ
limitation	restricted cargo capacity due to use of destroyers ⓘ
logisticalMethod	use of drums and containers floated to shore ⓘ
notableDestination	Guadalcanal ⓘ Kolombangara ⓘ New Georgia ⓘ
operator	Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
opponent	Royal Australian Navy ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ
originOfName	Allied nickname for Japanese high-speed runs from bases such as Rabaul ⓘ
primaryObjective	deliver supplies ⓘ deliver troops ⓘ
purpose	evacuate Japanese troops when necessary ⓘ reinforce Japanese-held islands ⓘ
relatedBattle	Battle of Kolombangara ⓘ Battle of Kula Gulf ⓘ Battle of Tassafaronga ⓘ Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ
result	enabled temporary resupply of isolated Japanese garrisons ⓘ
risk	high losses to Allied surface forces and aircraft ⓘ
strategicContext	Japanese attempt to hold the Solomon Islands ⓘ
tactics	high-speed nighttime operations ⓘ
theater	Pacific War ⓘ
timePeriod	1942 ⓘ 1943 ⓘ
typicalVesselsUsed	destroyers ⓘ fast transports ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

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

Battle of Tassafaronga → JapaneseForces → Tokyo Express supply run ⓘ

Tokyo Express supply run → alsoKnownAs → Tokyo Express supply run ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tokyo Express

Japanese destroyer Amatsukaze → participatedIn → Tokyo Express supply run ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tokyo Express operations

Raizō Tanaka → associatedWith → Tokyo Express supply run ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tokyo Express

Tassafaronga → associatedWith → Tokyo Express supply run ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tokyo Express

Japanese 8th Fleet → notableOperation → Tokyo Express supply run ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tokyo Express reinforcement runs to Guadalcanal

Imperial Japanese Navy destroyers → notableOperation → Tokyo Express supply run ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tokyo Express

Shigure → participatedIn → Tokyo Express supply run ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tokyo Express operations

Battle of Kula Gulf → tacticUsed → Tokyo Express supply run ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tokyo Express high-speed reinforcement run