Selected Actions
Cape Esperance
Guadalcanal 1
Guadalcanal 2
Tassafaronga
Rennell Island
Kula Gulf
Kolombangara
Vella Gulf
Vella Lavella
Empress Augusta Bay
Cape St. George
Surigao Strait
Samar
In breaking up the enemy destroyer attack,
the destroyers certainly relieved the battleships of a serious hazard
and probably saved their bacon.
— RAdm. Willis A. Lee
