Created by Tom Horn on 16 Mar 2010, Last Update on 17 Mar 2010

Komandorski Islands - 27 Mar 1943

An outnumbered U.S. cruiser force prevents a Japanese fleet from reaching their Aleutian garrisons by surface, leaving only submarines for resupply runs. This engagement was one of the few fought exclusively between surface ships.

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Tags : United States,Japan,Naval,Pacific,Combat

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