First and Second Rabaul Air Strikes 5.+11.11.1943

Strike 5.11.43

USA

Lexington class
Saratoga

USS Saratoga CV-3 (Lexington class)

Independence class
Princeton

USS Independence CVL-22 (Cleveland|Independence)

Atlanta / Oakland class
San Diego, San Juan

USS San Diego CL-53 (Atlanta Class), USS Oakland CL-95 (Atlanta Class|Oakland class)

USS Benson (DD-421) class
Woodworth, Farenholt

USS Benson DD-421 (Benson Class)

USS Gleaves (DD-423) class
Buchanan, Lansdowne, Lardner

USS Livermore DD-429, Monsson DD-436 (Gleaves Class), Similar type Asakaze DD-181 (Gleaves Class)

USS Fletcher (DD-445) class
Fullam, Bennett, Guest, Hudson

Base type Fletcher

5. USAAF
B-24, P-38

B24J Liberator The Dragon and his Tail (B24)

Japan

Takao Class, 1932
Takao xx , Maya xx , Atago xx

Chokai (Takao class), Maya (Full hull with Drydock) (Takao class)

Mogami Class, 1935-1937
Suzuya, Mogami xx

Mogami (CA) (Mogami class), Kumano (CL) (Mogami class)

Tone Class, 1938/1939
Chikuma x

Tone (Tone)

Agano Class, 1942-44
Agano x , Noshiro

Agano

Yugumo Class, 1941-44
Fujinami x

Asashimo 1944 (Yugumo Destroyer)

Akizuki Class, 1942-45
Wakatsuki x

Akizuki 1944 (Akizuki Destroyer), Akizuki (Akizuki Destroyer), Akizuki (Akizuki Destroyer)

Fubuki II class
Amagiri x

Ayanami (early) (Ayanami Group (Fubuki II)), Shikinami (late) (Ayanami Group (Fubuki II)), Ushio 1945 (Ayanami Group (Fubuki II))

Strike 11.11.43

USA

Essex class
Essex, Bunker Hill

USS Intrepid CV-11 (Essex class)

Independence class
Independence

USS Independence CVL-22 (Cleveland|Independence)

USS Benham (DD-397) class
Stack, Wilson, Sterett

USS Benham DD-397 (Benham Class), USS Benham DD-397 (Benham Class)

USS Fletcher (DD-445) class
Bullard, Murray, McKee, Edwards, Kidd, Chauncey

Base type Fletcher

Japan

Takao Class, 1932
Maya, Chokai

Chokai (Takao class), Maya (Full hull with Drydock) (Takao class)

Yubari, 1923
Yubari x

Yubari

Agano Class, 1942-44
Agano x

Agano

Shiratsuyu Class, 1936-37
Umikaze x

Shiratsuyu (early, bsp 1937) (Shiratsuyu Destroyer), Harusame (late) (Shiratsuyu Destroyer), Shigure (Shiratsuyu Destroyer)

Kagero Class, 1939-41
Urakaze x

Shiranui (Kagero 1939 class), Tan Yang / Tanyao 1955 ex Yukikaze (Kagero 1939 class), Yukikaze (Kagero 1939 class)

Yugumo Class, 1941-44
Naganami x , Makinami, Suzunami †

Asashimo 1944 (Yugumo Destroyer)

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