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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:marine
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:First_Battle_of_Savo_Island
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gptkbp:casualties
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Japanese casualties: minimal
over 1,000 Allied sailors killed
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gptkbp:combatant
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gptkb:Allied_naval_forces
gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Gunichi_Mikawa
gptkb:Richmond_K._Turner
gptkb:Victor_Crutchley
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gptkbp:date
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August 8–9, 1942
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gptkbp:followedBy
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Eastern_Solomons
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Battle of Savo Island
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gptkbp:location
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near Savo Island, Solomon Islands
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gptkbp:notableFor
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nighttime naval engagement
surprise attack by Japanese forces
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gptkbp:operator
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gptkb:Guadalcanal_campaign
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Pacific_War
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gptkbp:precededBy
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Allied landings on Guadalcanal
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gptkbp:result
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Japanese victory
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gptkbp:shipsSunk
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gptkb:HMAS_Canberra
gptkb:USS_Vincennes
gptkb:USS_Astoria
gptkb:USS_Quincy
Japanese ships lost: none
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gptkbp:significance
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one of the worst defeats in U.S. naval history
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Long_Lance_torpedoes
gptkb:Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer
gptkb:light_cruiser
gptkb:World_War_II_destroyers
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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