Second Naval Battle of Guadalcanal

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:IJN_Shokaku
gptkbp:aftermath Increased U. S. naval presence in the Pacific
gptkbp:casualties Japanese Navy: 2 destroyers, 1 cruiser
U. S. Navy: 1 aircraft carrier, 1 destroyer
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Imperial_Japan
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Admiral_William_Halsey_Jr.
gptkb:Admiral_Isoroku_Yamamoto
gptkbp:date November 12–15, 1942
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Tassafaronga
gptkbp:historical_context Part of the Pacific Theater of World War II
gptkbp:historical_impact Shift in naval warfare tactics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Second Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
gptkbp:location gptkb:Guadalcanal
gptkbp:notable_ships gptkb:USS_Mc_Dougal
gptkb:IJN_Myoko
gptkb:USS_Atlanta
gptkb:USS_Helena
gptkb:USS_Juneau
gptkb:USS_Pensacola
gptkb:USS_Quincy
gptkb:USS_Vincennes
gptkb:IJN_Aoba
gptkb:IJN_Chokai
gptkb:IJN_Furutaka
gptkb:IJN_Kumano
gptkb:IJN_Nagara
gptkb:IJN_Naka
gptkb:IJN_Sendai
gptkb:IJN_Suzuya
gptkb:IJN_Yubari
gptkb:IJN_Kongo
gptkb:Japanese_Navy
gptkb:IJN_Kirishima
gptkb:IJN_Katori
gptkb:USS_San_Juan
gptkb:USS_Mc_Calla
gptkb:IJN_Ayanami
gptkb:USS_Bache
gptkb:USS_Cushing
gptkb:USS_Savo_Island
gptkb:IJN_Chikuma
gptkb:USS_Laffey
gptkb:battle
gptkb:IJN_Takao
gptkb:USS_South_Dakota
gptkb:USS_Washington
gptkb:USS_Nashville
gptkb:USS_New_Orleans
gptkb:USS_San_Francisco
gptkb:USS_St._Louis
USSO' Bannon
gptkbp:outcome Disruption of Japanese supply lines
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:First_Naval_Battle_of_Guadalcanal
gptkbp:result Allied victory
gptkbp:significance Strategic control of the Solomon Islands
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of the sea routes in the Pacific
gptkbp:tactics surface warfare
night naval engagements