Battle of Cape Esperance
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The Battle of Cape Esperance, also known as the Second Battle of Savo Island and in Japanese sources as the Sea Battle of Savo Island, took place on 11–12 October 1942, in the Pacific campaign of Worl
The heavily damaged Japanese cruiser Aoba disembarks dead and wounded crew members near Buin, Bougainville and the Shortland Islands a few hours after the battle on 12 October 1942
The Solomon Islands area in the south Pacific. The Japanese base at Rabaul is at the upper left. Guadalcanal (lower right) lies at the southeastern end of "The Slot", the route utilized by Japanese "Tokyo Express" missions.
U.S. Rear Admiral Norman Scott
Japanese Rear Admiral Aritomo Gotō
Norman Scott (admiral)
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Norman Scott was a rear admiral in the United States Navy. He was killed along with many of his staff when the ship he was on – the light cruiser USS Atlanta – was hit by gunfire from the heavy cruise
Battle of Cape Esperance
…the airfield's facilities. Shortly before midnight on 11 October, a U.S. force of four cruisers and five destroyers—under the command of Rear Admiral Norman Scott—intercepted Gotō's force as it approached Savo Island near Guadalcanal. Taking the Japanese by surprise, Scott's warships sank one of Gotō's cruisers…
Cenotaph for Scott at Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis
Rear Admiral Norman Scott, USN. Painting by McClelland Barclay.