. "Land:"@en . . "-4.3 152.183" . . "Sea:" . . . . "300"^^ . "October 2016"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . "United States victory"@en . . . . "2"^^ . "Battle of Karavia Bay"@en . "4"^^ . . "152.1829986572266"^^ . "5"^^ . "InternetArchiveBot"@en . . . . "Land:" . "Karavia Bay, New Britain, Pacific Ocean"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . "2transports" . . . . . "Sea:"@en . . "United States victory" . . . . . . . "~10 artillery pieces"@en . . "--02-18"^^ . "2 destroyers" . "yes"@en . "11012"^^ . . "The Battle of Karavia Bay occurred in February 1944 and was the first surface engagement fought in the Rabaul area of New Britain during the Solomon Islands Campaign. A squadron of United States Navy warships attacked the harbor defenses of Karavia Bay and exchanged naval gunfire and torpedoes with two Japanese destroyers. The nighttime engagement ended with the silencing of the Japanese artillery and resulted in a blockade of the port. Two Japanese transports were also sunk in the fighting. Later, Allied forces landed on the island and destroyed the enemy garrison."@en . . . . "USS Farenholt in May 1943."@en . . . . "unknown"@en . "5destroyers" . . "The Battle of Karavia Bay occurred in February 1944 and was the first surface engagement fought in the Rabaul area of New Britain during the Solomon Islands Campaign. A squadron of United States Navy warships attacked the harbor defenses of Karavia Bay and exchanged naval gunfire and torpedoes with two Japanese destroyers. The nighttime engagement ended with the silencing of the Japanese artillery and resulted in a blockade of the port. Two Japanese transports were also sunk in the fighting. Later, Allied forces landed on the island and destroyed the enemy garrison."@en . . . . . . . . . . "1105454864"^^ . "1944-02-18"^^ . . . "Battle of Karavia Bay"@en . . . . . . "23"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . "~10artillery pieces" . . "31616667"^^ . . . . "4shore batteries" . "POINT(152.18299865723 -4.3000001907349)"^^ . . . "Battle of Karavia Bay"@en . . . "-4.300000190734863"^^ . . .