11 Oct 1942
- USS Copahee launched its cargo of 20 US Marine Corps aircraft for Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
- ShCh-307 attacked an Axis convoy south of the Åland Islands in the Gulf of Finland; both torpedoes missed. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
- Battle of Cape Esperance off Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands brought an overnight victory to the US Navy. ww2dbase [Main Article | TH]
- USS Helena assumed position west of Savo Island, Solomon Islands in darkness, awaiting an incoming Japanese task force. ww2dbase [Main Article | Event | CPC]
- Shokaku departed Truk, Caroline Islands for Guadalcanal operations. ww2dbase [Main Article | Tabular Record of Movement | CPC]
- USS Haddock departed Midway for her second war patrol. ww2dbase [Main Article | Facility | CPC]
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