The battle of Savo island, also known as the First battle of Savo island and, in Japanese sources, The first battle of the Solomon sea — was a night naval battle in the waters surrounding Guadalcanal island in the Solomon Islands archipelago, fought on the night of 9 August 1942, between Vice Admiral Gunichi Mikawa's 8th Japanese fleet and the us-Australian cruiser group of task force 62.
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