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The Battle of Vella Lavella (第二次ベララベラ海戦, Dainiji Berarabera kaisen) was a naval battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II fought on the night of 6 October 1943, near the island of Vella Lavella in the Solomon Islands. It marked the end of a three-month fight to capture the central Solomon Islands, as part of the Solomon ...
On the night of 6-7 October 1943, a force of three U.S. destroyers attacked nine Japanese destroyers northwest of the island of Vella Lavella in the central Solomons. Despite advantages...
Battle of Vella LaVella: October 6-7, 1943. In the last surface engagement in the Central Solomon islands, USS O'Bannon (DD-450), USS Chevalier (DD-451), and USS Selfridge (DD-357), the...
New Zealand soldiers land at Baka Baka, Vella Lavella to relieve US troops on 17 September 1943. In response, four US destroyers ( USS Nicholas, O'Bannon, Taylor and Chevalier) sailed from Purvis Bay under the command of Captain Thomas J. Ryan to disrupt the Japanese landing.
- 15 August-6 October 1943
- Allied victory
The Battle of Vella LaVella, the last naval battle in the central Solomons, took place during the night of 6–7 October, just as the island had been secured. The Bougainville campaign...
The blast from a U.S. destroyer's 5-inch gun illuminates her port-side deck and superstructure during the Battle of Vella Lavella. Like several other destroyer encounters during the Solomons campaign, the 6 October 1943 Vella Lavella fight was a learning experience for the U.S. Navy.
May 17, 2019 · Through exhaustive research, Reg Newell brings to life the complexities of the struggle for Vella Lavella on land, sea, and air that involved a true joint and multinational force of the U.S....
