AUGUST 9, 1942
The Battle of Savo Island
Allied losses: heavy cruisers Vincennes, Quincy, Astoria, HMAS Canberra sunk; heavy cruiser Chicago, destroyers Patterson and Ralph Talbot damaged
Japanese losses: heavy cruisers Chokai and Aoba damaged
Allied KIA: 1,077
AUGUST 24
The Battle of the Eastern Solomons
U.S. losses: carrier Enterprise damaged
Japanese losses: light carrier Ryujo sunk; light cruiser Jintsu damaged
U.S. KIA: 38
OCTOBER 11
The Battle of Cape Esperance
U.S. losses: destroyer Duncan sunk; heavy cruiser Salt Lake City, light cruiser Boise, and destroyer Farenholt damaged
Japanese losses: heavy cruiser Furutaka, destroyers Fubuki, Murakumo, and Natsugumo sunk; heavy cruiser Aoba damaged
U.S. KIA: 163
OCTOBER 25
The Battle of Santa Cruz
U.S. losses: carrier Hornet, destroyer Porter sunk; carrier Enterprise, battleship South Dakota, heavy cruiser Portland, AA cruiser San Juan, destroyers Smith, Hughes, and Porter damaged
Japanese losses: carriers Shokaku, Zuiho, cruiser Chikuma, and four destroyers damaged
U.S. KIA: 262
NOVEMBER 13
Cruiser Night Action (First Naval Battle of Guadalcanal)
U.S. losses: AA cruiser Atlanta, destroyers Cushing, Laffey, Barton, and Monssen sunk; heavy cruisers San Francisco and Portland and destroyers Aaron Ward and Sterett damaged; AA cruiser Juneau damaged and later sunk
Japanese losses: battleship Hiei, destroyers Akatsuki and Yudachi sunk; three destroyers damaged
U.S. KIA: 1,439
NOVEMBER 14–15
Battleship Night Action (Second Naval Battle of Guadalcanal)
U.S. losses: destroyers Walke, Preston, and Benham sunk; battleship South Dakota and destroyer Gwin damaged
Japanese losses: battleship Kirishima, destroyer Ayanami sunk; heavy cruiser Atago damaged
U.S. KIA: 242
NOVEMBER 30
The Battle of Tassafaronga
U.S. losses: heavy cruiser Northampton sunk; cruisers Minneapolis, New Orleans, and Pensacola damaged
Japanese losses: destroyer Takanami sunk
U.S. KIA: 395
