gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:marine
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gptkbp:casualties
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163 killed (US)
~500 killed (Japan)
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gptkbp:combatant
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gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkb:United_States_Navy
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Norman_Scott
gptkb:Aritomo_Gotō
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gptkbp:conflict
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:date
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October 11–12, 1942
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gptkbp:followedBy
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gptkb:Naval_Battle_of_Guadalcanal
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Battle of Cape Esperance
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gptkbp:location
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near Cape Esperance, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Guadalcanal_Campaign
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gptkbp:precededBy
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gptkb:Battle_of_Savo_Island
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gptkbp:result
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Allied victory
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gptkbp:shipsInvolved
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gptkb:USS_San_Francisco
gptkb:USS_Helena
gptkb:USS_Boise
gptkb:Japanese_cruiser_Furutaka
gptkb:Japanese_destroyer_Fubuki
USS Salt Lake City
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gptkbp:significance
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First US surface victory in the Guadalcanal campaign
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Guadalcanal_campaign
gptkb:Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer
gptkb:Furutaka
gptkb:Guadalcanal_Campaign
gptkb:light_cruiser
gptkb:World_War_II_destroyers
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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