16 Dec 1942
- Soviet troops launched an offensive towards Rostov-on-Don, Russia hoping to cut off German troops in the Caucasus, defeating Italian units on the Don River. ww2dbase [Caucasus Campaign | TH]
- Overnight and into the next morning, men of US 1st Infantry Division raided Maknassy, Tunisia, taking 21 German prisoners. ww2dbase [Advance into Tunisia | CPC]
- Tenryu departed with supplies and troops onboard for Madang, Australian New Guinea. ww2dbase [Tenryu | CPC]
- S-36 was ordered to Mariveles Bay, Philippine Islands. ww2dbase [S-36 | CPC]
- Battleships USS Washington, USS North Carolina, and USS Indiana escorted by destroyers USS Nicholas, USS Farragut, and USS Clarke departed Nouméa, New Caledonia on a patrol cruise around the Coral Sea. ww2dbase [Nicholas | Indiana | Farragut | North Carolina | Washington | DS]
- USS Flying Fish arrived at Brisbane, Australia, ending her third war patrol. ww2dbase [Flying Fish | Brisbane, Queensland | CPC]
- Amagiri and Yugure arrived at Shortland Islands, Solomon Islands. ww2dbase [Amagiri | Yugure | Shortland Islands | CPC]
- USS Finback departed Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii for her third war patrol. The first phase of this war patrol would be to escort a carrier force rather than to hunt for enemy shipping. ww2dbase [Finback | Pearl Harbor Navy Base and Ford Island Naval Air Station | Honolulu, Oahu | CPC]
- Cruiser USS Nashville and destroyer Ralph Talbot departed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii bound for Nouméa, New Caledonia escorting United States Army Transport Frederick Funston. ww2dbase [Pearl Harbor Navy Base and Ford Island Naval Air Station | Nashville | Ralph Talbot | Pearl Harbor, Oahu | DS]
- Light carrier Ryuho entered the drydock at Yokosuka, Japan for repairs. ww2dbase [Ryuho | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal | Yokosuka, Kanagawa | CPC]
- After dark, USS Sunfish laid mines at the entrance of Iseno Imi off Japan. ww2dbase [Sunfish (Gato-class) | CPC]
- USS Ranger entered drydock at the Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia. ww2dbase [Norfolk Navy Yard | Ranger | Portsmouth, Virginia | DS]
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