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THIS MONTH IN NAVAL HISTORYNovember 10, 1776 US Alfred and the Providence capture the HMS Active a British Brigatine
November 12, 1776 US Alfred commanded by John Paul Jones and USS Providence capture the HMS Mellfish in the vicinity of Cape Cod
November 7th 1861 Battle of Port Royal- Union ships under the command of Samuel Dupont subdue the confederate forts of Beauregard and Walker
November 11th 1942 The USS Haddock sink the Tekkai Maru in the China Sea
November 8th The Navy participates in the Invasion of North Africa- Operation Torch
November 11th USS Southard DMS-10 destroys the the Japanese submarine I-172 off the Soloman Islands.
November 12th 1942 US Joesph Heys AP-50 was sunk by a German submarine in Fedala Roads „orth Africa\
Nov 12th Naval Battle of Guadalcanal Canal-The first part of the battle took place early in the morning hours of the 13th. American cruisers; Atlanta, San Francisco, Portland and Juneau attacked a force of two battleships and support ships. The battle turned into a melee, during the course of it two American cruisers were sunk. The Japanese battleship Hei was so badly damaged that it was sunk the next day by planes. As the American force retired the cruiser Juneau was sunk by a Japanese submarine, taking with it the five Sullivan brothers. The battle continued through the next day with two Japanese cruisers sunk by American planes. Finally on the night of the 14-15 the American battleships Washington and South Dakota met a Japanese force containing the battleship Kirishima. The American force sank the Kiriishma while losing two destroyers. The South Dakota which lost electrical power at a critical moment was badly damaged.
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