Savo in WW2 History | World War II Database

12 Nov 1942

British Western Pacific Territories

Destroyer Yukikaze engaged with USS Cushing and USS Laffey during the First Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, and then escorted the crippled battleship Hiei. Meanwhile, Yugure picked up Hiei survivors 5 miles northwest of Savo Island. ww2dbase [Guadalcanal Campaign | Hiei | Yukikaze | Yugure | Savo | CPC]

13 Nov 1942

British Western Pacific Territories

Damaged in the naval battle before dawn, Hiei struggled to return to base. After persistent attacks by aircraft attacks, it was decided that she was to be scuttled. After all men were taken off, she was scuttled by torpedoes north of Savo Island in the Solomon Islands. She became the first Japanese battleship to be lost in combat. ww2dbase [Hiei | Savo | CPC]

31 Jan 2019

British Western Pacific Territories

Research Vessel Petrel, operated by the firm Vulcan, conducted a visual inspection of a wreck under more than 3,200 feet of water. The wreck was initially discovered by sonar in 2018. The images taken by Petrel allowed researchers to positively identify the wreck as the battleship Hiei. ww2dbase [Hiei | Savo | CPC]

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