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| | Battle of the Eastern Solomons, 24th August 1942 - 25th August 1942 |
 | | On 16th August, Vice-Admiral Nagumo Chuichi bade farewell to the commander-in-chief, and sortied with carriers Shokaku, Zuikaku and Ryujo, battleships Hiei and Kirishima, and heavy cruisers Tone and Chikuma, and their destroyer support. |
 | | On August 22nd, Ghormley adviced Fletcher one last time before the battle: he was to fuel as soon as possible, and Fletcher, having August 25th as the date on which the Japanese were to attack, detached Rear-Admiral Leigh Noyes’ Wasp task force to fuel south of the other forces on August 23rd. |
 | | At 0200 on August 24th, light carrier Ryujo, heavy cruiser Tone, destroyers Amatsukaze and Tokitsukaze detached from the Nagumo force, heading south at 24 knots under the command of Rear-Admiral Hara Chuichi, Commander, Cruiser Division 7. |
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