Battle of Cape St. George
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The Battle of Cape St. George was a World War II naval engagement in November 1943 in which U.S. destroyers decisively defeated a Japanese destroyer force off New Ireland, marking one of the last and most successful surface actions of the Pacific war.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Cape St. George canonical | 3 |
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Target entity: Battle of Cape St. George Context triple: [Northern Solomons campaign, notableBattle, Battle of Cape St. George]
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Battle of Cape George
The Battle of Cape George was a 1781 naval engagement during the American Revolutionary War in which British and French forces clashed off the coast of Nova Scotia as part of the wider Atlantic theater of the conflict.
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Battle of Cape Lizard
The Battle of Cape Lizard was a 1805 naval engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which British warships intercepted and defeated a French squadron off the coast of Brittany.
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Battle of Cape Ortegal
The Battle of Cape Ortegal was a 1805 naval engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which a British squadron decisively defeated a remnant of the Franco-Spanish fleet shortly after Trafalgar.
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Battle of Nassau
The Battle of Nassau was a 1776 American Revolutionary War amphibious assault in the Bahamas, notable as one of the first major naval operations of the fledgling United States.
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E.
Battle of St. Kitts
The Battle of St. Kitts was a 1782 naval engagement in the Caribbean during the American Revolutionary War, in which a French fleet under the Comte de Grasse defeated a British squadron while supporting the capture of the island from British control.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Cape St. George Target entity description: The Battle of Cape St. George was a World War II naval engagement in November 1943 in which U.S. destroyers decisively defeated a Japanese destroyer force off New Ireland, marking one of the last and most successful surface actions of the Pacific war.
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A.
Battle of Cape George
The Battle of Cape George was a 1781 naval engagement during the American Revolutionary War in which British and French forces clashed off the coast of Nova Scotia as part of the wider Atlantic theater of the conflict.
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B.
Battle of Cape Lizard
The Battle of Cape Lizard was a 1805 naval engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which British warships intercepted and defeated a French squadron off the coast of Brittany.
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C.
Battle of Cape Ortegal
The Battle of Cape Ortegal was a 1805 naval engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which a British squadron decisively defeated a remnant of the Franco-Spanish fleet shortly after Trafalgar.
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Battle of Nassau
The Battle of Nassau was a 1776 American Revolutionary War amphibious assault in the Bahamas, notable as one of the first major naval operations of the fledgling United States.
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E.
Battle of St. Kitts
The Battle of St. Kitts was a 1782 naval engagement in the Caribbean during the American Revolutionary War, in which a French fleet under the Comte de Grasse defeated a British squadron while supporting the capture of the island from British control.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
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naval battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Action off Cape St. George ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Imperial Japanese Navy
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United States Navy ⓘ |
| commander |
Arleigh Burke
ⓘ
Bernard Austin ⓘ Kiyoto Kagawa ⓘ |
| conflictIn | Pacific War ⓘ |
| date | 1943-11-25 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1943-11-25 ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued Allied advance toward Rabaul ⓘ |
| forceType | destroyer action ⓘ |
| JapaneseCasualties | heavy ⓘ |
| JapaneseCommander | Kiyoto Kagawa ⓘ |
| JapaneseShipDamaged |
Amagiri
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Uzuki ⓘ |
| JapaneseShipParticipated |
Amagiri
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Makinami NERFINISHED ⓘ Onami NERFINISHED ⓘ Uzuki ⓘ Yugiri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| JapaneseShipSunk |
Makinami
NERFINISHED
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Onami NERFINISHED ⓘ Yugiri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Bismarck Sea
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off Cape St. George, New Ireland ⓘ |
| notableAs |
decisive destroyer engagement
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one of the last major surface actions of the Pacific War ⓘ |
| partOf | Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ |
| precededBy | Naval Battle of Vella Lavella ⓘ |
| primaryTactics |
gunfire engagement
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radar-directed night attack ⓘ torpedo attack ⓘ |
| result | United States victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1943-11-25 ⓘ |
| strategicContext | Japanese evacuation and reinforcement runs in the Solomon Islands ⓘ |
| tacticalOutcome | decisive US destroyer victory ⓘ |
| theater |
South West Pacific Area
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surface form:
Southwest Pacific Area
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| timeOfDay | night ⓘ |
| USCasualties | minimal ⓘ |
| USCommander | Arleigh Burke ⓘ |
| USShipLosses | none ⓘ |
| USShipParticipated |
USS Charles Ausburne
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USS Claxton ⓘ USS Converse ⓘ USS Dyson ⓘ USS Spence ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Cape St. George Description of subject: The Battle of Cape St. George was a World War II naval engagement in November 1943 in which U.S. destroyers decisively defeated a Japanese destroyer force off New Ireland, marking one of the last and most successful surface actions of the Pacific war.
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