21 Jan 1942
Australian New Guinea
Australian New Guinea
- Akagi's aircraft carried out strikes against Kavieng, New Ireland. ww2dbase [Akagi | Kavieng, New Ireland | CPC]
23 Jan 1942
Australian New Guinea
Australian New Guinea
- Tenryu covered transport ships as the transports disembarked troops of No. 2 Maizuru Special Naval Landing Force at Kavieng, New Ireland. ww2dbase [Tenryu | Kavieng, New Ireland | CPC]
18 Mar 1942
Australian New Guinea
Australian New Guinea
- Tenryu arrived at Kavieng, New Ireland. ww2dbase [Tenryu | Kavieng, New Ireland | CPC]
26 Mar 1942
Australian New Guinea
Australian New Guinea
- Tenryu departed Kavieng, New Ireland. ww2dbase [Tenryu | Kavieng, New Ireland | CPC]
2 Apr 1942
Australian New Guinea
Australian New Guinea
- Tenryu arrived at Kavieng, New Ireland. ww2dbase [Tenryu | Kavieng, New Ireland | CPC]
5 Apr 1942
Australian New Guinea
Australian New Guinea
- Tenryu departed Kavieng, New Ireland. ww2dbase [Tenryu | Kavieng, New Ireland | CPC]
21 Jun 1942
Australian New Guinea
Australian New Guinea
- Captured coast watcher Cornelius Page was transferred to Kavieng, New Ireland. ww2dbase [Kavieng, New Ireland | CPC]
7 Aug 1942
Australian New Guinea
Australian New Guinea
- Tenryu departed Kavieng, New Ireland with five other cruisers for Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands; the force was spotted by USS S-38, but the submarine could not gain a favorable attack position. ww2dbase [Tenryu | Kavieng, New Ireland | CPC]
4 Nov 1943
Australian New Guinea
Australian New Guinea
- Naka received 166 troops and anti-tank guns from transport Kiyosumi Maru and then disembarked them at Kavieng, New Ireland at 1700 hours. ww2dbase [Naka | Kavieng, New Ireland | CPC]
1 Jan 1944
Australian New Guinea
Australian New Guinea
- Aircraft from carriers USS Monterey and USS Bunker Hill attacked Japanese positions at Kavieng, New Ireland, destroying 7 Japanese aircraft. ww2dbase [New Guinea-Papua Campaign, Phase 3 | Kavieng, New Ireland | CPC]
20 Mar 1944
Australian New Guinea
Australian New Guinea
- USS New Mexico bombarded Kavieng, New Ireland. ww2dbase [New Guinea-Papua Campaign, Phase 3 | New Mexico | Kavieng, New Ireland | CPC]
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