Modern era · 1943

Battle of Cape St. George

The Battle of Cape St. George was a naval battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II fought on 25 November 1943, between Cape St. George, New Ireland, and Buka Island (now part of the North Solomons Province in Papua New Guinea). It was the last engagement of surface ships in the Solomon Islands campaign.

Battle of Cape St. George
Battle of Cape St. George · Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
25 Nov 1943
Where
Papua New Guinea
Era
Modern

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