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Battle of Vella Gulf

The Battle of Vella Gulf (ベラ湾夜戦, Berawan yasen) was a naval battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II fought on the night of 6–7 August 1943 in Vella Gulf between Vella Lavella and Kolombangara in the Solomon Islands of the southwest Pacific.

Battle of Vella Gulf
Battle of Vella Gulf · U.S. Navy, photographed from a USS Chenango (CVE-28) aircraft., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
6 Aug 1943 – 7 Aug 1943
Where
Vella Gulf
Era
Modern

Topics

Solomon Islands1942 – today

Before and after

Battle of the North Cape1943Battle of Vella Lavella1943Show on timeline

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