Japanese cruiser Kinugasa
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Kinugasa was the second vessel in the two-vessel Aoba class of heavy cruisers in the Imperial Japanese Navy. Following the Japanese ship-naming conventions, the ship was named after Mount Kinugasa, lo
Heavy cruiser Kinugasa on commissioning at Kobe
World War II recognition drawing of Kinugasa
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
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The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal took place from 12 to 15 November 1942 and was the decisive engagement in a series of naval battles between Allied and Imperial Japanese forces during the months-long G
Japanese cruiser Kinugasa
…and Chōkai provided cover for replacement convoys of troops and equipment to bolster Japanese defenses at Guadalcanal. On 14 November, during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Kinugasa was attacked by Grumman TBF Avenger torpedo bombers and Douglas SBD Dauntlesses from USS Enterprise and USMC Avengers from Guadalcanal on her…
Smoke rises from two Japanese aircraft shot down off Guadalcanal on 12 November 1942; ship at right is USS Betelgeuse.
Aerial view of Henderson Field on Guadalcanal, late August 1942. The view looks northwest with the Lunga River and Lunga Point at the top of the image.
The aftermath of the "Betty" medium bomber crashing into the heavy cruiser San Francisco on 12 November 1942
Position of Japanese and U.S. ships at 01:45 on 13 November