Tulagi

[Diagram by types of ship][Diagram by Task Groups]

Start: Sunday May 3, 1942

Ending: Monday May 4, 1942

One of the pincers of the Operation "Mo" was directed against the Solomon Islands. The Japanese landed there on May 3rd to set up a floatplane basis. The US answer came the next day with Fletcher's carrier strike, which inflicted losses to the unprepared Japanese. The action in itself is not decisive but it is the prelude to the Battle in the Coral Sea, fought a few days later.

Place: Solomon Islands

Type: Carrier battle

Related battles: Battle of Coral Sea

	USA	Japan
Forces	Fletcher (Task Force 17, that performed the raid): 1 fleet carrier, 4 cruisers, 6 destroyers, 72 aircraft.	Shima (Landing convoy to Tulagi. Taken under fire by the Americain counter attack): 2 destroyers, 2 auxiliary minesweepers, 1 mine laying cruiser, 1 mine layer, 1 auxiliary submarine chaser, 1 troop transport. Goto (Covering Force): 1 light carrier, 4 heavy cruisers, 1 destroyer, 1 Tanker, 27 aircraft. Total: 1 light carrier, 4 heavy cruisers, 3 destroyers, 2 auxiliary minesweepers, 1 mine laying cruiser, 1 mine layer, 1 auxiliary submarine chaser, 1 troop transport, 1 Tanker, 27 aircraft
Losses	2 aircraft lost.	1 destroyer, 2 auxiliary minesweepers, 1 auxiliary submarine chaser lost.

Webmaster's question(s) and remark(s): I'm not quite sure that both the "Chicago" AND the "Portland" took part in the US strike.



Made by LemaireSoft © May 16, 2002