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The Battle of Savo Island, a crushing World War II naval defeat for the Allies, ended on August 9, 1942.
After the guns fell silent, the Japanese Navy would sink four Allied heavy cruisers, kill 1,077 sailors and damage other ships.
The battle was a pivotal one, as Allied naval forces not only suffered heavy casualties, but were also forced to withdraw their transport and cargo ships that were supplying US Marines, whom had just invaded Guadalcanal two days before.
A US Navy strategical and tactical analysis of the battle, which was published in 1950, praised the commanding Japanese admiral, Gunichi Mikawa, for the victory.
"Vice Admiral Mikawa was an active, quick thinking, competent commander of naval forces," the analysis said. "He thought clearly, and had considerable initiative."
The defeat stranded the Marines without supplies for about three months on Guadalcanal, which they had invaded to seize an airstrip from the Japanese that could have been used to choke off supply lines between the US and Australia.
Here's how the Battle of Savo Island went down.