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Originally Posted by Panzermacher
And Guadalcanal became the first US victory in the PTO.
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There was another Aussie/US victory at Buna/Gona New Guina at about
the same time as Guadalcanal.
In Morison's "The struggle for Guadacanal" he gives the following ship
losses (for warships destroyer size and up) in the campaign:
IJN
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2 Battleships
1 light aircraft carrier
3 heavy cruisers
1 light cruiser
11 destroyers
6 submarines
135,000 tons sunk
Allied
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IJN
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2 aircraft carrier
6 heavy cruisers
3 light cruiser
15 destroyers
126,000 tons sunk
Not all of these were lost in "Ironbottom Sound" .