27 Sep 1942

New Hebrides
5 Nov 1942

New Hebrides
6 Nov 1942

New Hebrides
15 Nov 1942

New Hebrides
27 Nov 1942

New Hebrides
10 Dec 1942

New Hebrides
11 Dec 1942

New Hebrides
16 Dec 1942

New Hebrides
17 Dec 1942

New Hebrides
  • At Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides, Task Force 67 commanded by Rear Admiral Walden Ainsworth formed around cruisers USS Nashville, USS Helena, USS Honolulu, and USS Columbia escorted by destroyers USS Fletcher, USS Dayton, USS Lang, and USS Saufley. Task Force 67 departed Espiritu Santo on a patrol of the waters north of the New Hebrides. ww2dbase [Nashville | Columbia | Saufley | Helena (St. Louis-class) | Walden Ainsworth | Honolulu | Espirtu Santo | DS]
22 Dec 1942

New Hebrides
27 Dec 1942

New Hebrides
  • Destroyers USS Saufley and USS Lang departed Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides and joined a convoy of transport ships bound for Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. ww2dbase [Saufley | Espirtu Santo | DS]
5 Jan 1943

New Hebrides
12 Jan 1943

New Hebrides
20 Jul 1943

New Hebrides
21 Jul 1943

New Hebrides
23 Jul 1943

New Hebrides
8 Aug 1943

New Hebrides
17 Sep 1943

New Hebrides
  • Destroyers USS Saufley, USS Cony, and USS Montgomery and supply ships SS Meredith and SS McClintock arrived at Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides. Saufley and Montgomery then went alongside destroyer tender USS Whitney to begin refits. ww2dbase [Saufley | Segund Channel, Espirtu Santo | DS]
26 Sep 1943

New Hebrides
24 Jan 1944

New Hebrides
  • Destroyer USS Shaw stopped for one night at Espiritu Santo in the New Hebrides while on her way to the United States for repairs. ww2dbase [Shaw | Segund Channel, Espirtu Santo | DS]

Timeline Section Founder: Thomas Houlihan
Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
Special Thanks: Rory Curtis




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