Battle of the Komandorski Islands

Battle of the Komandorski Islands
	Part of World War II, Pacific War
	; The heavy cruiser Salt Lake City, damaged by Japanese cruiser gunfire, starts losing speed prior to going dead in the water during the battle under a smoke screen laid by accompanying destroyers.
Date	27 March 1943
Location	off Komandorski Islands
Result	American victory
Belligerents
United States	Japan
Commanders and leaders
Charles McMorris	Boshirō Hosogaya
Strength
1 heavy cruiser; 1 light cruiser; 4 destroyers	2 heavy cruisers; 2 light cruisers; 4 destroyers
Casualties and losses
1 heavy cruiser severely damaged; 2 destroyers slightly damaged; 7 killed; 20 wounded	1 heavy cruiser moderately damaged,; 1 heavy cruiser slightly damaged,; 14 killed,; 26 wounded

The Battle of the Komandorski Islands was a naval battle between American and Imperial Japanese forces which took place on 27 March 1943 in the North Pacific, south of the Soviet Komandorski Islands. The Japanese were escorting a three ship convoy, while the Americans were patrolling waters west of the Aleutian Islands. The battle was a daylight surface engagement in which air support played no role and in which the outnumbered American force escaped greater damage after the Japanese chose to withdraw.

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