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the heavy damage his ships had inflicted and fearing
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restarted boilers and increased speed to 15 knots.
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transferred water to correct a list caused by flooding.
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showing battle damage in the aftermath of the action
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were sent to prevent this. The fleet consisted of the
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437:(5491 GRT). The latter and her escort, the destroyer
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1299:(not engaged in the battle) - LCDR Ikeda Shunsaku
794:′s control room, killing two and wounding five.
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938:1230: Japanese ships retired westward. Neither
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1417:"Chapter 7: Alaska: Komandorski, March 1943"
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433:(7158 GRT) and a slower transport, the
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1423:. Annapolis, Md.: Naval Inst. Press.
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1572:Ritter, Jonathan Templin (2019).
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199:2 destroyers slightly damaged
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1230:- CAPT Takahashi Kameshiro
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1780:Lorelli, John A. (1984).
1765:. Naval Institute Press.
1724:. Naval Institute Press.
1697:D'Albas, Andrieu (1965).
1543:Stern, Robert C. (2015).
1518:Lorelli, John A. (1984).
1257:- LCDR Terauchi Masamichi
1223:- CAPT Shiro Shibuya (F)
409:(3100 GRT) west of Attu.
381:Japanese defeat at Midway
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1058:- LCDR John Atkeson (F)
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1716:Dull, Paul S. (1978).
1451:Dull, Paul S. (2007).
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619:Timeline of the battle
131:Commanders and leaders
1800:Morison, Samuel Eliot
1744:The Thousand Mile War
1626:Toll, Ian W. (2015).
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1027:Destroyer Squadron 14
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1249:- LCDR Maeda Saneho
1029:- CAPT Ralph Riggs
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1545:"Chapter 5"
1377:and one on
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304:12 May 1943
33:Pacific War
1881:Categories
1663:2023-03-26
1501:2023-03-27
1389:References
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1302:Transport
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363:Background
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421:5th Fleet
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314:2nd Kiska
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