Battle of the Komandorski Islands

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The Battle of the Komandorski Islands was a 1943 naval engagement in the North Pacific between U.S. and Japanese forces, notable for being fought entirely with surface ships and helping to cut Japanese supply lines to the Aleutian Islands.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf naval battle
aircraftUsed none in direct combat
alsoKnownAs Battle of the Komandorski Islands (Aleutian Islands campaign)
belligerent Imperial Japanese Navy
United States Navy
campaign Aleutian Islands campaign
commanderJapan Boshiro Hosogaya
commanderUS Charles H. McMorris
conflictIn World War II
consequence Japanese surface resupply to Aleutians largely curtailed
countryInvolved Empire of Japan
linked to: Imperial Japan

United States
date 1943-03-27
endDate 1943-03-27
followedBy Allied operations to recapture Attu and Kiska
JapaneseCasualties one cruiser heavily damaged
JapaneseShipInvolved Abukuma
Japanese destroyers
Maya
Nachi
Tama
location North Pacific Ocean
linked to: Pacific Ocean

near Komandorski Islands
off Kamchatka Peninsula
notableFor being fought entirely with surface ships
helping to cut Japanese supply lines to the Aleutian Islands
long-range daylight surface engagement
objectiveJapan resupply Japanese garrisons in the Aleutian Islands
objectiveUS intercept Japanese supply convoy to Aleutians
outcome Japanese convoy turned back
partOf Aleutian Islands campaign
precededBy Japanese occupation of Attu and Kiska
region Aleutian Islands region
linked to: Aleutian Islands
result United States victory
startDate 1943-03-27
strategicSignificance secured Allied control over sea lines to the Aleutians
theater North Pacific theater of World War II
timeOfDay daylight
typeOfEngagement surface ship action
USCasualties several ships damaged
USFlagship USS Richmond
USShipInvolved USS Bailey
USS Coghlan
USS Dale
USS Monaghan
linked to: USS Spence

USS Richmond
USS Salt Lake City

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Battle of Attu precededBy Battle of the Komandorski Islands
USS Salt Lake City battle Battle of the Komandorski Islands
World War II naval battles notableBattle Battle of the Komandorski Islands
Japanese destroyer Kasumi participatedIn Battle of the Komandorski Islands
Maya participatedIn Battle of the Komandorski Islands
Battle of the Komandorski Islands alsoKnownAs Battle of the Komandorski Islands (Aleutian Islands campaign)
linked to: Battle of the Komandorski Islands
USS Salt Lake City (CA-25) participatedIn Battle of the Komandorski Islands
subject linked to: CA-25
USS Salt Lake City (CA-25) participatedIn Battle of the Komandorski Islands
subject linked to: Swayback Maru
Suzuya participatedIn Battle of the Komandorski Islands
subject linked to: heavy cruiser Suzuya
Japanese light cruiser Tama participatedIn Battle off the Komandorski Islands
linked to: Battle of the Komandorski Islands