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The '''Battle of Savo Island''' was a naval battle between [[Japanese]] and Allied [[cruisers]] during the [[Guadalcanal]] campaign in [[World War II]].  On the night of August 8, 1942, five Allied cruisers (USS ''Astoria'', USS ''Vincennes'', USS ''Quincy'', USS ''Chicago'', and the Australian HMS ''Canberra'') were covering the beachhead at Guadalcanal, where Marines had begun landing the day before.  After midnight, a Japanese force of seven cruisers under Admiral Gunichi Mikawa surprised the Allies and quickly sank four cruisers and damaged the ''Chicago'' with gunfire and torpedoes.  In return, the flagship of the Japanese force, ''Chokai'', was lightly damaged.  Fortunately for the Allies, Admiral Mikawa was concerned about the air attacks that would come once day broke, and withdrew without attacking the transports.  It was the worst defeat suffered by the US Navy since [[Attack on Pearl Harbor|Pearl Harbor]].  1270 American and Australian sailors lost their lives and 709 were injured.

The '''Battle of Savo Island''' was a naval battle between [[Japanese]] and Allied [[cruisers]] during the [[Guadalcanal]] campaign in [[World War II]].  On the night of August 8, 1942, five Allied cruisers (USS ''Astoria'', USS ''Vincennes'', USS ''Quincy'', USS ''Chicago'', and the [[Australian]] HMS ''Canberra'') were covering the beachhead at Guadalcanal, where [[United States Marine Corps|Marines]] had begun landing the day before.  After midnight, a Japanese force of seven cruisers under Admiral Gunichi Mikawa surprised the Allies and quickly sank four cruisers and damaged the ''Chicago'' with gunfire and torpedoes.  In return, the flagship of the Japanese force, ''Chokai'', was lightly damaged.  Fortunately for the Allies, Admiral Mikawa was concerned about the air attacks that would come once day broke, and withdrew without attacking the transports.  Aside from the [[attack on Pearl Harbor]], it was the worst defeat ever suffered by the [[United States Navy|US Navy]].  1270 American and Australian sailors lost their lives and 709 were injured.

 

The ''Chicago'' was repaired and returned to action, but was sunk in the [[Battle of Rennell Island]].

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