Map of Iron Bottom Sound in the Solomon Islands
The map includes Guadalcanal with Henderson Field, Lunga Point, Koli Point, Cape Esperance, Lengo Channel, Sealark Channel, Ngello Channel, Tulagi Island, Savo Island and Florida Island (Nggela Sule, Big Gela) and Nggela Pile (Small Gela).
Allied vessels sunk chronologically (total of 35 losses):
USS George F. Elliott (AP-13) sunk August 8, 1942 by G4M1 Betty pilot Sasaki.
USS Quincy (CA-39) sunk August 9, 1942 at 2:38am during the Battle of Savo Island.
USS Vincennes (CA-44) sunk August 9, 1942 at 2:50am during the Battle of Savo Island.
USS Astoria (CA-34) sunk August 9, 1942 during the Battle of Savo Island.
HMAS Canberra (D33) damaged August 9, 1942 during the Battle of Savo Island and scuttled.
USS Jarvis (DD-393) sunk August 9, 1942 in the morning by a torpedo by B5N Kate off Cape Esperance.
USS Blue (DD-387) damaged
August 22, 1942 by torpedo scuttled August 23, 1942 at 10:21pm.
USS Colhoun (APD-2) sunk August 30, 1942 by Japanese D3A Val dive bombers.
USS Gregory (APD-3) sunk
September 5, 1942 at 1:40am by gunfire from destroyers.
USS Little (APD-4) sunk
September 5, 1942 around 2:40am by gunfire from destroyers.
USS Duncan (DD-485) sunk October 12, 1942 during the Battle of Cape Esperance.
USS Seminole (AT-65) sunk October 25, 1942 by gunfire from Japanese destroyers.
USS YP-284 sunk October 25, 1942 by gunfire from Japanese destroyers.
USS Laffey (DD-459) sunk November 13, 1942 during Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.
USS Cushing (DD-376) sunk November 13, 1942 during Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.
USS Monssen (DD-436) sunk November 13, 1942 during Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.
USS Barton (DD-599) sunk November 13, 1942 during Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.
USS Atlanta (CL-51) scuttled November 13, 1942 following Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.
USS Preston (DD-379) sunk November 14, 1942 during Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.
USS Walke (DD-416) sunk November 15, 1942 during Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.
USS Northampton (CA-26) sunk November 30, 1942 Battle of Tassafaronga.
USS
Minneapolis (CA-36) damaged November 30, 1942 Battle of Tassafaronga bow sunk into Tulagi Harbor.
PT-44 sunk
December 12, 1942 by gunfire from Kawakaze and Suzukaze southwest of Savo Island.
PT-112 sunk January 11, 1942 by gunfire from destroyers.
PT-37 sunk February 1, 1943 by gunfire from destroyer Kawakaze.
PT-111 sunk
February 1, 1943 by gunfire from destroyer Kawakaze.
PT-123 sunk February 1, 1943 by fire from a bomb dropped by F1M2 Pete
USS De Haven (DD-469) sunk February 1, 1943 by D3A Vals east of Savo Island.
USS Kanawha (AO-1) sunk April 7, 1943 by D3A Japanese dive bombers during Operation I-Go
HMNZS Moa (T233) sunk April 7, 1943 by Japanese dive bombers during Operation I-Go
USS Aaron Ward (DD-483) sunk April 7, 1943 by Japanese dive bombers during Operation I-Go
USS LST-342 torpedoed July 18, 1943 bow towed to Purvis Bay and abandoned
USS John Penn (APA-23) sunk August 13, 1943 by B5N Kate crash and aerial torpedo
SS John H. Couch damaged October 11, 1943 and sunk October 13, 1943 off Koli Point.
USS Serpens (AK-97) sunk January 29, 1945 due to accidental explosion
Japanese vessels sunk chronologically (total of 18 losses):
Kikuzuki (Kikitsku) damaged May 4, 1942 sunk May 5, 1942 salvaged 1943.
Fubuki sunk October 11, 1942
during the Battle of Cape Esperance.
Kyūsyū Maru (Ruinin Wreck) sunk October 15, 1942.
Azumasan Maru (Deep Ruinin Wreck) sunk October 15, 1942.
Sasako Maru sunk October 15, 1942 by U.S. aircraft.
Yūdachi sunk November 13, 1942 sunk during
the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.
Hiei sunk
November 14, 1942 during the Second Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.
Ayanami sunk
November 15, 1942 during the Second Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.
Kirishima sunk
November 15, 1942 during the Second Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.
Yamaura Maru sunk
November 15, 1942 near Tenaro on Guadalcanal.
Yamazuki Maru sunk November 15, 1942 near Veuru on Guadalcanal.
Kinugawa Maru (Bonegi 2) sunk November 15, 1942 near Bonegi on Guadalcanal.
Hirokawa Maru (Bonegi 1) sunk November 15, 1942 near Bonegi on Guadalcanal.
Takanami sunk November 30, 1942 by gunfire during Battle of Tassafaronga.
Teruzuki sunk December 12, 1942 by a torpedo from PT-37 or PT-40 off Cape Esperance.
I-3 sunk December 8, 1942 by torpedo fired by PT-59.
I-1 sunk January 29, 1943 by depth charges, gunfire and ramming by HMNZS Kiwi and HMNZS Moa.
Makigumo damaged February 1, 1943 by a mine then scuttled off Savo Island.
Credit: Map by Wolfgang via Wikipedia Date: December 31, 2004
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