Battle of Savo Island
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The Battle of Savo Island, also known as the First Battle of Savo Island and in Japanese sources as the First Battle of the Solomon Sea, and colloquially among Allied Guadalcanal veterans as the Battl
USS Quincy being illuminated by searchlights of Chōkai, on fire and sinking from Japanese torpedoes
HMAS Canberra (center left) protects three Allied transport ships (background and center right) unloading troops and supplies at Tulagi
Approach route of Mikawa's force from Rabaul and Kavieng (upper left), pausing off the east coast of Bougainville (center) and then traveling down The Slot to attack Allied naval forces off Guadalcanal and Tulagi (lower right)
View from the Japanese cruiser Chokai during the battle as aerial flares illuminate the Allied southern force
Gunichi Mikawa
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Gunichi Mikawa was a vice admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Mikawa was the commander of a heavy cruiser force that defeated the United States Navy and the Royal Australian Nav
Battle of Savo Island
…Allied amphibious landings in the eastern Solomon Islands, mobilized a task force of seven cruisers and one destroyer under the command of Vice Admiral Gunichi Mikawa. This task force sailed from Japanese bases in New Britain and New Ireland down New Georgia Sound (also known as "The Slot") with the intention of…
Gunichi Mikawa