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Dec. 12, 1942 during the continuing battles around Guadalcanal the US Navy and Imperial Japanese navies both lost ships. The Japanese lost the destroyer Teruzuki when she was attacked by the PT-37 and PT-40 off Guadalcanal. (alternative sources indicate the Teruzuki was sunk by PT-45 20 miles north of Kolombangara Island but this seems unlikely) There were 353 survivors, many picked up by Japanese destroyers but, 156 managed to reach Guadalcanal. In a reversal of firepower not far away near Savo Island the destroyers Suzukaze and the Kawakaze pounced on the USS PT-44 sinking her and leaving only 2 survivors. |
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