USS Washington was the only ship to fire at Kirishima with both her main and secondary battery. The following chart is taken from her track chart which shows the critical time period Washington fired on Kirishima. According to Washington’s action report she is on a heading of 290 degrees true and Kirishima is on a course of 130 degrees true.
USS Washington sinks Japanese battleship on November 15, …
2004年11月11日 · On November 15, 1942, the USS Washington (BB-56) sinks the Japanese battleship Kirishima in the Second Naval Battle of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands, the first head-to-head confrontation of battleships in the Pacific war. The decisive action blunts a Japanese counterattack against the U.S. invasion of Guadalcanal.
Japanese battleship Kirishima - Wikipedia
On the night of 14/15 November, in one of only two battleship duels of the Pacific War, Kirishima attacked and damaged the American battleship USS South Dakota before being fatally crippled in turn by the battleship USS Washington under the command of then Captain Glenn B. Davis.
USS Washington Sinking The Japanese Battleship Kirishima
2023年11月28日 · In a demonstration of superior gunnery and tactics, the USS Washington engaged the Kirishima with its powerful 16-inch guns. The Washington’s accurate and rapid fire inflicted severe damage on the Kirishima, which suffered multiple hits that compromised its structural integrity and rendered it incapable of effective combat.
Guadalcanal: Battleship vs. Battleship – The Battle of 14-15 Nov …
2017年11月14日 · The drawing depicts the Washington (BB-56) in action against the Kirishima at the 4th battle of Savo Island, 15 Nov 1942. The tide of the Guadalcanal campaign was turned by one new American battleship, the USS WASHINGTON (BB-56,) CAPT Glenn B. Davis, commanding, in a brutal and near-run battle the night of 14-15 Nov 42.
Second Naval Battle of Guadalcanal: Turning Point in the Pacific War
2006年6月12日 · At precisely midnight, Washington fired a nine-gun salvo that straddled Kirishima. A minute later Washington‘s third salvo landed fair and square amidships, causing massive explosions. Kirishima and Washington exchanged fire. Hooper fed the fire-control data into his range finders, and shells were hurled at the Japanese dreadnought.
Friday the 13th (the Battle) - Naval Order
2017年11月13日 · WASHINGTON single-handedly took on a Japanese force of one battleship (KIRISHIMA, a survivor of the 13 Nov battle,) two heavy cruisers, two light cruisers, and nine destroyers. In a matter of minutes, with accurate radar-directed fire, WASHINGTON pummeled the KIRISHIMA with between 9 and 20 hits (probably 20) by 16" shells and over forty hits ...
This WWII battle had ships firing point blank with 16-inch guns
2022年6月19日 · USS Washington was about to slug it out with a Japanese battleship in a one-on-one fight. Using radar control, the Washington opened fire on Kirishima, and scored as many as 20 hits with her 16-inch guns.
Battleship Vs Battleship - Rebellion Research
2024年5月23日 · Washington single-handedly took on a Japanese force of one battleship (Kirishima, a survivor of the 13 November battle), two heavy cruisers, two light cruisers, and nine destroyers. USS Washington (BB-56) running post-overhaul trials in Puget Sound, Washington, on 10 September 1945.
November 14-15, 1942: Night of the Battleships - Blogger
2019年11月12日 · The U.S. battleship USS Washington (BB 56) firing upon the Japanese battleship Kirishima, during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal on the night of November 14-15, 1942. The low elevation of the barrels shows how the close range of the adversaries, only 7,700 m (8,400 yards), point blank range for the 16 inch/45 caliber main armament of Washington.