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  • Lunga Point
  • Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lunga Point. Lunga Point is a promontory on the northern coast of Guadalcanal, the site of a naval battle during

    Lunga Point

    Lunga Point

    Lunga_Point

  • USS Lunga Point
  • Casablanca-class escort carrier of the US Navy

    USS Lunga Point (CVE-94), originally named Alazon Bay, was a Casablanca-class escort carrier of the United States Navy. She was named for Lunga Point on

    USS Lunga Point

    USS Lunga Point

    USS_Lunga_Point

  • Battle of Lunga Point
  • Topics referred to by the same term

    Battle of Lunga Point may refer to: Battle for Henderson Field, a land, sea, and air battle that took place October 23 – 26, 1942 during the Guadalcanal

    Battle of Lunga Point

    Battle_of_Lunga_Point

  • Guadalcanal campaign
  • U.S. military campaign in World War II

    when, in early July, the IJN began constructing a large airfield at Lunga Point on nearby Guadalcanal. From such a base, Japanese long-range bombers

    Guadalcanal campaign

    Guadalcanal campaign

    Guadalcanal_campaign

  • Battle of the Tenaru
  • 1942 World War II battle

    seven days' supply of food, were delivered to Taivu Point, about 35 kilometers (22 mi) east of Lunga Point, by six destroyers at 01:00 on 19 August. Ichiki

    Battle of the Tenaru

    Battle of the Tenaru

    Battle_of_the_Tenaru

  • Lunga
  • Topics referred to by the same term

    length USS Lunga Point (CVE-94) Lunga Lunga, a settlement in Kenya Lungalunga language, spoken by a small group in Papua New Guinea LungA School, an art

    Lunga

    Lunga

  • Battle for Henderson Field
  • Battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II (1942)

    Henderson Field, also known as the Battle of Guadalcanal or Battle of Lunga Point by the Japanese, took place from 23 to 26 October 1942 on and around

    Battle for Henderson Field

    Battle for Henderson Field

    Battle_for_Henderson_Field

  • Battle of Mount Austen, the Galloping Horse, and the Sea Horse
  • World War II battle on Guadalcanal

    perimeter defense around Lunga Point. Additional reinforcements over the next two months increased the number of U.S. troops at Lunga Point on Guadalcanal to

    Battle of Mount Austen, the Galloping Horse, and the Sea Horse

    Battle of Mount Austen, the Galloping Horse, and the Sea Horse

    Battle_of_Mount_Austen,_the_Galloping_Horse,_and_the_Sea_Horse

  • Koli Point action
  • 1942 Allied victory over Japan on Guadalcanal

    and nearby small islands as well as an airfield under construction at Lunga Point on Guadalcanal. The airfield was later named Henderson Field by Allied

    Koli Point action

    Koli Point action

    Koli_Point_action

  • Cactus Air Force
  • Allied air power on Guadalcanal in 1942

    1942, the Japanese Navy began constructing a significant airfield near Lunga Point on nearby Guadalcanal island. After completion, these bases would protect

    Cactus Air Force

    Cactus Air Force

    Cactus_Air_Force

  • Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
  • 1942 naval battle in the Pacific Ocean

    perimeter defense around Lunga Point. Additional reinforcements over the next two months increased the number of U.S. troops at Lunga Point to more than 20,000

    Naval Battle of Guadalcanal

    Naval Battle of Guadalcanal

    Naval_Battle_of_Guadalcanal

  • USS Atlanta (CL-51)
  • Atlanta-class light cruiser

    of the planes, TG 62.4 resumed unloading off Lunga Point. On 12 November, Atlanta was still off Lunga Point, screening the unloading, as part of TF 67 under

    USS Atlanta (CL-51)

    USS Atlanta (CL-51)

    USS_Atlanta_(CL-51)

  • USS Bismarck Sea
  • Casablanca-class escort carrier of the US Navy

    G4M made a dive towards Lunga Point. Gunners from Bismarck Sea shot it down. At 18:46, five Nakajima B6Ns dove towards Lunga Point. All four of the kamikazes

    USS Bismarck Sea

    USS Bismarck Sea

    USS_Bismarck_Sea

  • Lunga River (Solomon Islands)
  • River in the Solomon Islands

    into Ironbottom Sound (called Savo Sound prior to World War II) at Lunga Point. "Lunga River". La Tierra (in Spanish). www.tutiempo.net. n.d. Retrieved

    Lunga River (Solomon Islands)

    Lunga River (Solomon Islands)

    Lunga_River_(Solomon_Islands)

  • Japanese aircraft carrier Hiyō
  • Hiyō-class aircraft carrier

    transports off Lunga Point, Guadalcanal, and they moved south to their launching point 180 nautical miles (330 km; 210 mi) north of Lunga. At 05:15 local

    Japanese aircraft carrier Hiyō

    Japanese aircraft carrier Hiyō

    Japanese_aircraft_carrier_Hiyō

  • Actions along the Matanikau
  • Battles during the Guadalcanal campaign in WWII

    further attacks on the U.S. defenses that guarded Henderson Field at Lunga Point on Guadalcanal, as a base to defend against Allied attacks directed at

    Actions along the Matanikau

    Actions along the Matanikau

    Actions_along_the_Matanikau

  • Battle of Tarawa
  • Battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II

    marines came ashore on Guadalcanal between Koli Point and Lunga Point. Advancing towards Lunga Point, they encountered no resistance except for "tangled"

    Battle of Tarawa

    Battle of Tarawa

    Battle_of_Tarawa

  • Carlson's patrol
  • WWII anti-Japanese operation in 1942

    encirclement in the Koli Point area on Guadalcanal and attempting to rejoin other Japanese army units on the opposite side of the U.S. Lunga perimeter. In a series

    Carlson's patrol

    Carlson's patrol

    Carlson's_patrol

  • Fermata
  • Symbol of musical notation

    associated with the ending of concerto movements. The word lunga (shortened form of the Italian lunga pausa, meaning "long pause") is sometimes added above

    Fermata

    Fermata

    Fermata

  • Battle of Iwo Jima
  • Major World War II battle in the Pacific Theater

    damage to USS Saratoga, and slight damage to the escort carrier USS Lunga Point, an LST, and a transport. Although the island was declared secure at

    Battle of Iwo Jima

    Battle of Iwo Jima

    Battle_of_Iwo_Jima

  • Douglas Albert Munro
  • U.S. Coast Guard Medal of Honor recipient (1919–1942)

    Guadalcanal campaign, Munro was assigned to Naval Operating Base Cactus at Lunga Point, where small boat operations were coordinated. At the Second Battle of

    Douglas Albert Munro

    Douglas Albert Munro

    Douglas_Albert_Munro

  • Battle of Tassafaronga
  • 1942 naval battle in the Pacific theater of World War II

    Savo Island or in Japanese sources as the Battle of Lunga Point (ルンガ沖夜戦; "Night Battle off Lunga"), was a nighttime naval battle that took place on 30

    Battle of Tassafaronga

    Battle of Tassafaronga

    Battle_of_Tassafaronga

  • Battle of Edson's Ridge
  • WW2 battle in the Solomon Islands

    at Taivu Point (9°24′38″S 160°20′56″E / 9.41056°S 160.34889°E / -9.41056; 160.34889 (Taivu Point)), about 18 mi (29 km) east of the Lunga perimeter

    Battle of Edson's Ridge

    Battle of Edson's Ridge

    Battle_of_Edson's_Ridge

  • Henderson Field (Guadalcanal)
  • WWII military airfield in Guadalcanal

    when they arrived in the area in early May, and was known as "Lunga Point", or "Runga Point" to the Japanese, and code named "RXI". The airfield would allow

    Henderson Field (Guadalcanal)

    Henderson Field (Guadalcanal)

    Henderson_Field_(Guadalcanal)

  • Casablanca-class escort carrier
  • Aircraft carrier class of the US Navy

    Casablanca Class NavSource, USS Munda (CVE-104) navy.mil, US navy, USS Lunga Point (CVE-94) NavSource, Casablanca Class Carriers, USS Midway (CVE-63) Y'Blood

    Casablanca-class escort carrier

    Casablanca-class escort carrier

    Casablanca-class_escort_carrier

  • Battle of Tulagi and Gavutu–Tanambogo
  • 1942 World War II land battle

    July when the Japanese Navy began constructing a large airfield near Lunga Point on nearby Guadalcanal. By August, the Japanese had about 900 troops on

    Battle of Tulagi and Gavutu–Tanambogo

    Battle of Tulagi and Gavutu–Tanambogo

    Battle_of_Tulagi_and_Gavutu–Tanambogo

  • Samuel B. Roberts
  • Recipient of the Navy Cross (1921–1942)

    island of Guadalcanal, where he was attached to a beachmaster unit at Lunga Point. The unit, which included Navy and United States Coast Guard sailors

    Samuel B. Roberts

    Samuel_B._Roberts

  • Pacific Theater aircraft carrier operations during World War II
  • Wasp. Dive bombers and fighters from Saratoga and Enterprise attacked Lunga Point on Guadalcanal, driving off Japanese construction workers. Reconnaissance

    Pacific Theater aircraft carrier operations during World War II

    Pacific_Theater_aircraft_carrier_operations_during_World_War_II

  • USS Fletcher (DD-445)
  • Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy

    began escort and patrol duty in the Guadalcanal operation, bombarding Lunga Point on 30 October. Sailing from Espiritu Santo 9 November to cover the landing

    USS Fletcher (DD-445)

    USS Fletcher (DD-445)

    USS_Fletcher_(DD-445)

  • Kenji Yanagiya
  • Japanese pilot

    Japanese scout aircraft found a large group of Allied transports off shore Lunga point, Guadalcanal. The 204th Air Group at Buin base all attacked in full power

    Kenji Yanagiya

    Kenji Yanagiya

    Kenji_Yanagiya

  • Guadalcanal
  • Principal island of Solomon Islands

    reconnaissance mission spotted construction of a Japanese airfield at Lunga Point on the north coast of Guadalcanal, the situation became critical. This

    Guadalcanal

    Guadalcanal

    Guadalcanal

  • Mitsubishi G4M
  • Twin-engine, land-based medium bomber (1940–1945)

    Guadalcanal, 23 IJNAF torpedo-carrying G4M1s attacked American ships at Lunga Point, but the American ships were well-defended by carrier-based F4F fighters

    Mitsubishi G4M

    Mitsubishi_G4M

  • Invasion of Tulagi (May 1942)
  • Battle during World War II

    surrounding area beginning on 6 May. On 27 May, the Japanese inspected the Lunga Point area on Guadalcanal as a possible location to build a large airfield

    Invasion of Tulagi (May 1942)

    Invasion of Tulagi (May 1942)

    Invasion_of_Tulagi_(May_1942)

  • Our Hitch in Hell
  • Ballad by Frank Bernard Camp

    poem (possibly authored by James A. Donohue) from the epitaph on the Lunga Point Cemetery grave of Private First Class William Cameron, who had died in

    Our Hitch in Hell

    Our_Hitch_in_Hell

  • USS Helena (CL-50)
  • United States Navy WWII-era light cruiser

    received a report from observers that there were no American vessels off Lunga Point, leading him to order his ships to begin preparations for a bombardment

    USS Helena (CL-50)

    USS Helena (CL-50)

    USS_Helena_(CL-50)

  • Matanikau Offensive
  • 1942 World War II battle on the Solomon Islands

    and nearby small islands, as well as an airfield under construction at Lunga Point on Guadalcanal. The airfield was later named Henderson Field by Allied

    Matanikau Offensive

    Matanikau Offensive

    Matanikau_Offensive

  • USS Casablanca
  • Casablanca-class escort carrier of the US Navy

    with her previous name later being assigned to the hull of her sister Lunga Point. She was launched on 5 April; sponsored by the First Lady Mrs. Eleanor

    USS Casablanca

    USS Casablanca

    USS_Casablanca

  • USS Manley (DD-74)
  • Caldwell-class destroyer

    ammunition sunk. Reembarkation was completed by 18:30, and Manley returned to Lunga Point to put the raiders ashore. As she was unloading, the shore station ordered

    USS Manley (DD-74)

    USS Manley (DD-74)

    USS_Manley_(DD-74)

  • List of U.S. Navy ships sunk or damaged in action during World War II
  • USS San Francisco (CA-38) was protecting unloading transports near Lunga Point, Guadalcanal on 12 November 1942 when a group of Japanese torpedo bombers

    List of U.S. Navy ships sunk or damaged in action during World War II

    List_of_U.S._Navy_ships_sunk_or_damaged_in_action_during_World_War_II

  • List of accidents and incidents involving transport or storage of ammunition
  • 1944. USS Serpens, 29 January 1945 explosion of an ammunition ship off Lunga Point, Guadalcanal. US Coast Guard-crewed. 254 killed (196 USCG, 57 US Army

    List of accidents and incidents involving transport or storage of ammunition

    List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_transport_or_storage_of_ammunition

  • USS Minneapolis (CA-36)
  • New Orleans class heavy cruiser

    area. Through September and October, she supported landings west of Lunga Point and on Funafuti. As flagship of Task Force 67 (TF 67), she sortied on

    USS Minneapolis (CA-36)

    USS Minneapolis (CA-36)

    USS_Minneapolis_(CA-36)

  • USS Jarvis (DD-393)
  • Bagley-class destroyer

    night patrol off the southern end of Savo Island, Jarvis returned to Lunga Point to screen the unloading transports. The warning of an impending air attack

    USS Jarvis (DD-393)

    USS Jarvis (DD-393)

    USS_Jarvis_(DD-393)

  • USS Quincy (CA-39)
  • New Orleans class heavy cruiser

    several Japanese installations and an oil depot during her bombardment of Lunga Point. She later provided close fire support for the Marines during the landing

    USS Quincy (CA-39)

    USS Quincy (CA-39)

    USS_Quincy_(CA-39)

  • List of aircraft carriers
  • Alazon Bay  US Navy CVE-94 Casablanca Escort carrier CATOBAR —N/a Renamed Lunga Point 1943 before construction began. Albion  Royal Navy R07 Centaur Fleet

    List of aircraft carriers

    List of aircraft carriers

    List_of_aircraft_carriers

  • USS Liscome Bay
  • Casablanca-class escort carrier of the US Navy

    Esperance Takanis Bay Thetis Bay Makassar Strait Windham Bay Makin Island Lunga Point Bismarck Sea Salamaua Hollandia Kwajalein Admiralty Islands Bougainville

    USS Liscome Bay

    USS Liscome Bay

    USS_Liscome_Bay

  • USS Laffey (DD-459)
  • Benson-class destroyer

    group escorting transports from Nouméa on 11 November, and sailed to Lunga Point, arriving the next day. The disembarking operations were interrupted

    USS Laffey (DD-459)

    USS Laffey (DD-459)

    USS_Laffey_(DD-459)

  • Japanese war crimes
  • War crimes committed by the Empire of Japan

    surrender. The Goettge Patrol landed by boat west of the Lunga Point perimeter, between Point Cruz and the Matanikau River, on a reconnaissance mission

    Japanese war crimes

    Japanese war crimes

    Japanese_war_crimes

  • USS Little (DD-79)
  • Wickes-class destroyer

    returned to Lunga Point, Guadalcanal. That night was unusually dark, so Division Commander Hugh W. Hadley decided to patrol off Lunga Point rather than

    USS Little (DD-79)

    USS Little (DD-79)

    USS_Little_(DD-79)

  • USS Wasp (CV-7)
  • Aircraft carrier of the US Navy

    Japanese planes approached from Bougainville to attack the transports off Lunga Point. Rear Admiral Richmond K. Turner ordered all transports to get underway

    USS Wasp (CV-7)

    USS Wasp (CV-7)

    USS_Wasp_(CV-7)

  • Raymond Evans (USCG)
  • United States Coast Guard officer

    Guadalcanal Campaign, Evans was assigned to Naval Operating Base Cactus at Lunga Point, where small boat operations were coordinated. At the Second Battle of

    Raymond Evans (USCG)

    Raymond Evans (USCG)

    Raymond_Evans_(USCG)

  • Japanese aircraft carrier Jun'yō
  • Hiyō-class aircraft carrier

    American transports off Lunga Point, Guadalcanal and they moved south to their launching point 180 miles (290 km) north of Lunga. At 05:15 each ship launched

    Japanese aircraft carrier Jun'yō

    Japanese aircraft carrier Jun'yō

    Japanese_aircraft_carrier_Jun'yō

  • Old 666
  • Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bomber

    intercepted Old 666 later participated in a strike on Allied shipping at Lunga Point that same day. Two of them, Warrant Officer Yoshio Oki and Flight Petty

    Old 666

    Old 666

    Old_666

  • Vancouver Shipyard
  • Defunct shipyard in Vancouver, Washington, U.S.

    Esperance Takanis Bay Thetis Bay Makassar Strait Windham Bay Makin Island Lunga Point Bismarck Sea Salamaua Hollandia Kwajalein Admiralty Islands Bougainville

    Vancouver Shipyard

    Vancouver Shipyard

    Vancouver_Shipyard

  • Operation Ke
  • 1943 Japanese withdrawal from Guadalcanal in WWII

    nearby islands as well as the Japanese airfield under construction at Lunga Point on Guadalcanal. The Allies later renamed it "Henderson Field". Allied

    Operation Ke

    Operation Ke

    Operation_Ke

  • USS McCawley (APA-4)
  • McCawley class attack vessel

    campaign started; at 0800, landings were made at Tulagi, at 0919 on Lunga Point, Guadalcanal. Air raids commenced on 8 August; McCawley's guns scored

    USS McCawley (APA-4)

    USS McCawley (APA-4)

    USS_McCawley_(APA-4)

  • List of aircraft carriers of World War II
  • Island escort carrier 13,500 2 June 1941 decommissioned 26 March 1946 Lunga Point Casablanca escort carrier 8,188 14 May 1944 decommissioned 24 October

    List of aircraft carriers of World War II

    List of aircraft carriers of World War II

    List_of_aircraft_carriers_of_World_War_II

  • Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory
  • Japanese original video animation (OVA) series

    dialogue by Asahide Ōkuma (writer for 5 of the 0083 episodes). Battle of Lunga Point (ルンガ沖砲撃戦, Runga-Oki Hōgekisen) Runga Offing narrates events between Episodes

    Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory

    Mobile_Suit_Gundam_0083:_Stardust_Memory

  • Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands
  • Fourth carrier battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II

    October, Hiyō and Jun'yō launched a strike force to attack transports off Lunga Point, but caused no damage. The large body of warships would remain in the

    Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands

    Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands

    Battle_of_the_Santa_Cruz_Islands

  • Japanese destroyer Teruzuki (1941)
  • Akizuki-class destroyer

    and negated a floatplane's attempt to scout for American ships near Lunga Point on Guadalcanal. American radar spotted the advancing Japanese ships at

    Japanese destroyer Teruzuki (1941)

    Japanese destroyer Teruzuki (1941)

    Japanese_destroyer_Teruzuki_(1941)

  • USS Sterett (DD-407)
  • Benham-class destroyer

    near Koli Point. Two days later, she retired to Espiritu Santo. At Espiritu Santo, the Sterett met another convoy and escorted it to Lunga Point, Guadalcanal

    USS Sterett (DD-407)

    USS Sterett (DD-407)

    USS_Sterett_(DD-407)

  • List of escort carriers of the United States Navy
  • May 1944 Makin Island CVE-93 12 January 1944 5 April 1944 9 May 1944 Lunga Point CVE-94 19 January 1944 11 April 1944 14 May 1944 Bismarck Sea CVE-95

    List of escort carriers of the United States Navy

    List of escort carriers of the United States Navy

    List_of_escort_carriers_of_the_United_States_Navy

  • USS Vincennes (CA-44)
  • New Orleans class heavy cruiser

    gunboats or seaplane tenders steaming south. While Jarvis limped away from Lunga Point, Vincennes and her sisters Quincy and Astoria steamed, as the northern

    USS Vincennes (CA-44)

    USS Vincennes (CA-44)

    USS_Vincennes_(CA-44)

  • Charles L. Calhoun
  • 1st Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard

    the age of 17 and was trained as a torpedoman. He served on the USS Lunga Point in the Pacific Ocean theater of World War II. He participated in many

    Charles L. Calhoun

    Charles L. Calhoun

    Charles_L._Calhoun

  • USS St. Louis (CL-49)
  • Brooklyn-class light cruiser

    with Task Unit 1, which consisted of the escort carriers Makin Island, Lunga Point, and Cape Gloucester. Over the course of the next month, the task group

    USS St. Louis (CL-49)

    USS St. Louis (CL-49)

    USS_St._Louis_(CL-49)

  • USS William C. Cole
  • Buckley-class destroyer escort

    later, on 18 October, the destroyer escort escorted SS Cape Johnson from Lunga Point, Guadalcanal, to Cape Torokina, Bougainville, before returning to Purvis

    USS William C. Cole

    USS William C. Cole

    USS_William_C._Cole

  • Japanese cruiser Aoba
  • Aoba-class cruiser

    carrier, four cruisers, seven destroyers, and fifteen transports" off Lunga Point near Tulagi. In the Battle of Savo Island on August 9, 1942, CruDiv 6

    Japanese cruiser Aoba

    Japanese cruiser Aoba

    Japanese_cruiser_Aoba

  • Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō
  • Light aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy

    Diversionary Force was 200 nautical miles (370 km; 230 mi) north of Lunga Point. Four Grumman F4F Wildcat fighters from Marine Fighter Squadron VMF-223

    Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō

    Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō

    Japanese_aircraft_carrier_Ryūjō

  • Frank Goettge
  • United States Marine Corps officer

    Japanese Navy laborers who had been assigned to construct the airfield at Lunga Point. Most were malnourished and sick from tropical illnesses. A Japanese

    Frank Goettge

    Frank Goettge

    Frank_Goettge

  • List of aircraft carriers operational during World War II
  • This article is part of a series that covers World War II from the vantage point of aircraft carrier operations and is focused upon the types and names of

    List of aircraft carriers operational during World War II

    List_of_aircraft_carriers_operational_during_World_War_II

  • List of shipwrecks in November 1942
  • "Sendai Maru". www.combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 20 October 2019. "Start Point". Uboat. Retrieved 28 February 2012. "Awatea". www.wrecksite.eu. Retrieved

    List of shipwrecks in November 1942

    List_of_shipwrecks_in_November_1942

  • Carrier Air Wing Eleven
  • US Navy unit

    On 25 April 1943 CVG-11 arrived at Guadalcanal. VF-11 would fly from Lunga Point, known as "Fighter One." The pilots of VF-11 would set out on escort

    Carrier Air Wing Eleven

    Carrier Air Wing Eleven

    Carrier_Air_Wing_Eleven

  • Battle of Savo Island
  • Naval battle of the Pacific Campaign of World War II

    USS Chicago, and destroyers USS Patterson and USS Bagley, patrolled between Lunga Point and Savo Island to block the entrance between Savo Island and Cape Esperance

    Battle of Savo Island

    Battle of Savo Island

    Battle_of_Savo_Island

  • USS Salamaua
  • Casablanca-class escort carrier of the US Navy

    Admiral Calvin T. Durgin, along with her fellow sister ships Makin Island, Lunga Point, and Bismarck Sea. She paused at Pearl Harbor on 23 October, and arrived

    USS Salamaua

    USS Salamaua

    USS_Salamaua

  • USS St. Lo
  • Casablanca-class escort carrier of the US Navy

    Esperance Takanis Bay Thetis Bay Makassar Strait Windham Bay Makin Island Lunga Point Bismarck Sea Salamaua Hollandia Kwajalein Admiralty Islands Bougainville

    USS St. Lo

    USS St. Lo

    USS_St._Lo

  • USS Monssen (DD-436)
  • Gleaves-class destroyer

    cruiser and four destroyers under Rear Admiral Norman Scott. Arriving off Lunga Point on 12 November, a day after those from Espiritu Santo they commenced

    USS Monssen (DD-436)

    USS Monssen (DD-436)

    USS_Monssen_(DD-436)

  • USS Gambier Bay
  • Casablanca-class escort carrier of the US Navy

    ducked in and out of the smoke and rain to engage the Japanese warships at point-blank range until ordered back to cover the escort carriers with more smoke

    USS Gambier Bay

    USS Gambier Bay

    USS_Gambier_Bay

  • Japanese destroyer Kagerō (1938)
  • Kagerō-class destroyer

    of eight destroyers tasked with a supply drum transport mission off Lunga Point. Later that night, the force was dropping their supply off when they

    Japanese destroyer Kagerō (1938)

    Japanese destroyer Kagerō (1938)

    Japanese_destroyer_Kagerō_(1938)

  • USS Lardner (DD-487)
  • Gleaves-class destroyer

    day. On 17 and 30 October Lardner headed for Guadalcanal, arriving off Lunga Point at dawn, and splashed two enemy planes during attacks shortly thereafter

    USS Lardner (DD-487)

    USS Lardner (DD-487)

    USS_Lardner_(DD-487)

  • USS Aaron Ward (DD-483)
  • Gleaves-class destroyer of the United States Navy

    Norman Scott, and destroyers Benham, Fletcher, and Lardner. Arriving off Lunga Point at 0520 on 30 October, the task group stood in, and Atlanta embarked

    USS Aaron Ward (DD-483)

    USS Aaron Ward (DD-483)

    USS_Aaron_Ward_(DD-483)

  • Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron Two
  • World War II Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron of US Navy

    Islands campaign in the defense of Guadalcanal. PT boats work to protect Lunga Point and Tulagi, Guadalcanal. John Kennedy transferred to Motor Torpedo Boat

    Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron Two

    Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron Two

    Motor_Torpedo_Boat_Squadron_Two

  • Philip Johnston (code talker)
  • American civil engineer and code talker

    Navajo code talkers arrived at Guadalcanal on September 18, 1942, near Lunga Point. The second group arrived with the 6th Marines on January 4, 1943, and

    Philip Johnston (code talker)

    Philip_Johnston_(code_talker)

  • USS Anzio (CVE-57)
  • Casablanca-class escort carrier of the U.S. Navy

    much of September 1943 being fitted out at U.S. Naval Ship Yard Tongue Point in Astoria, Oregon. She then underwent a shakedown cruise down the West

    USS Anzio (CVE-57)

    USS Anzio (CVE-57)

    USS_Anzio_(CVE-57)

  • USS Bagley (DD-386)
  • Bagley-class destroyer

    proceeded to the Solomon Islands, arriving in the transport area off Lunga Point, Guadalcanal, on 7 August. Assigned to "Southern Force", one of three

    USS Bagley (DD-386)

    USS Bagley (DD-386)

    USS_Bagley_(DD-386)

  • USS San Francisco (CA-38)
  • New Orleans-class heavy cruiser

    TG 67.4, got underway again toward Guadalcanal. The force arrived off Lunga Point on 12 November, and the transports commenced unloading. By mid-afternoon

    USS San Francisco (CA-38)

    USS San Francisco (CA-38)

    USS_San_Francisco_(CA-38)

  • Seattle–Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation
  • American shipbuilding company (1939–1946)

    either scrapped or moved to other reserve fleets. Example ships: USS Lunga Point was placed in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, Tacoma in 1946 and removed in

    Seattle–Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation

    Seattle–Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation

    Seattle–Tacoma_Shipbuilding_Corporation

  • USS Mugford (DD-389)
  • Bagley-class destroyer

    this capacity until mid‑1942. On 7 August, Mugford was on patrol off Lunga Point, Guadalcanal, when a large Japanese airstrike came in; three near misses

    USS Mugford (DD-389)

    USS Mugford (DD-389)

    USS_Mugford_(DD-389)

  • Battle of Cape Esperance
  • World War II Pacific theatre battle

    small islands as well as the Japanese airfield under construction at Lunga Point on Guadalcanal, named "Henderson Field" by the Allies. Allied aircraft

    Battle of Cape Esperance

    Battle of Cape Esperance

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    Esperance Takanis Bay Thetis Bay Makassar Strait Windham Bay Makin Island Lunga Point Bismarck Sea Salamaua Hollandia Kwajalein Admiralty Islands Bougainville

    Haskell-class attack transport

    Haskell-class attack transport

    Haskell-class_attack_transport

  • USS Makin Island (CVE-93)
  • Casablanca-class escort carrier of the US Navy

    exercises. She was assigned as part of Carrier Division 29, along with Lunga Point, Bismarck Sea, and Salamaua. The task group engaged in simulated amphibious

    USS Makin Island (CVE-93)

    USS Makin Island (CVE-93)

    USS_Makin_Island_(CVE-93)

  • HMAS Australia (D84)
  • County-class Royal Australian Navy cruiser

    channel between Guadalcanal and Savo Island, and reached the assault point off Lunga Point at 06:47. While moving into position, Australia and the other warships

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    HMAS Australia (D84)

    HMAS_Australia_(D84)

  • USS Patterson (DD-392)
  • Bagley-class destroyer of the United States Navy

    April. She shot down an enemy suicide plane that attacked escort carrier Lunga Point 2 April and continued to guard the escort carriers as they pounded enemy

    USS Patterson (DD-392)

    USS Patterson (DD-392)

    USS_Patterson_(DD-392)

  • USS Natoma Bay
  • Casablanca-class escort carrier of the US Navy

    Esperance Takanis Bay Thetis Bay Makassar Strait Windham Bay Makin Island Lunga Point Bismarck Sea Salamaua Hollandia Kwajalein Admiralty Islands Bougainville

    USS Natoma Bay

    USS Natoma Bay

    USS_Natoma_Bay

  • USS Tulagi
  • Casablanca-class escort carrier of the US Navy

    in the afternoon, a suicide plane crashed while trying to dive into Lunga Point. Moments later, observers on Tulagi saw the conflagration which marked

    USS Tulagi

    USS Tulagi

    USS_Tulagi

  • USS O'Flaherty
  • John C. Butler-class destroyer

    conducting an unsuccessful search for a man overboard off the escort carrier Lunga Point on the next day before arriving at her destination on 23 January. O'Flaherty

    USS O'Flaherty

    USS O'Flaherty

    USS_O'Flaherty

  • USS Manila Bay
  • Casablanca-class escort carrier of the US Navy

    Esperance Takanis Bay Thetis Bay Makassar Strait Windham Bay Makin Island Lunga Point Bismarck Sea Salamaua Hollandia Kwajalein Admiralty Islands Bougainville

    USS Manila Bay

    USS Manila Bay

    USS_Manila_Bay

  • Attack transport
  • United States Navy ship classification

    approximately 100 seamen. USS John Penn (APA-23) was sunk by enemy action off Lunga Point, Guadalcanal on 13 August 1943. USS Hinsdale (APA-120) had kamikaze attack

    Attack transport

    Attack transport

    Attack_transport

  • Jūzō Mori
  • Japanese air ace

    organized and ill-fated air strike to attack the enemy position around Lunga Point on Guadalcanal. The strike consisted of 18 B5N bombers (equipped with

    Jūzō Mori

    Jūzō_Mori

  • USS Makassar Strait
  • Casablanca-class escort carrier of the US Navy

    Esperance Takanis Bay Thetis Bay Makassar Strait Windham Bay Makin Island Lunga Point Bismarck Sea Salamaua Hollandia Kwajalein Admiralty Islands Bougainville

    USS Makassar Strait

    USS Makassar Strait

    USS_Makassar_Strait

  • Japanese destroyer Kawakaze (1936)
  • Destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy

    were to be tossed off the ship to float to Japanese soldiers near the Lunga point off Guadalcanal, so much so that the spare torpedoes were taken off the

    Japanese destroyer Kawakaze (1936)

    Japanese destroyer Kawakaze (1936)

    Japanese_destroyer_Kawakaze_(1936)

  • USS Guadalcanal (CVE-60)
  • US Navy Casablanca-class escort carrier in service 1943-1946

    Esperance Takanis Bay Thetis Bay Makassar Strait Windham Bay Makin Island Lunga Point Bismarck Sea Salamaua Hollandia Kwajalein Admiralty Islands Bougainville

    USS Guadalcanal (CVE-60)

    USS Guadalcanal (CVE-60)

    USS_Guadalcanal_(CVE-60)

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    (לוּנה) Hebrew name LUNA means "dweller." Compare with another form of Luna.

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    English (Midlands) : habitational name from Pointon in Lincolnshire, Poynton in Cheshire, or Poynton Green in Shropshire. The first is named from Old English Pohhingtūn ‘settlement (Old English tūn) associated with Pohha’, a byname apparently meaning ‘bag’; the others have as the first element the Old English personal names Pofa and Pēofa respectively.

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    Moon; Lovely

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    Alyaan | الیان

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    Avakasa

    Visible; Manifest

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  • Longe
  • n.

    Same as 4th Lunge.

  • Longe
  • n.

    A thrust. See Lunge.

  • Lunge
  • n.

    Same as Namaycush.

  • Lungless
  • a.

    Being without lungs.

  • Lunging
  • p. pr. & vb. n.

    of Lunge

  • Lunge
  • n.

    A sudden thrust or pass, as with a sword.

  • Pulmonary
  • a.

    Of or pertaining to the lungs; affecting the lungs; pulmonic.

  • Lunged
  • a.

    Having lungs, or breathing organs similar to lungs.

  • Luna
  • n.

    The moon.

  • Linga
  • n.

    Alt. of Lingam

  • Lunged
  • imp. & p. p.

    of Lunge

  • Pulmoniferous
  • a.

    Having lungs; pulmonate.

  • Lung-grown
  • a.

    Having lungs that adhere to the pleura.

  • Pneumonia
  • n.

    Inflammation of the lungs.

  • Lunge
  • v. t.

    To cause to go round in a ring, as a horse, while holding his halter.

  • Windpipe
  • n.

    The passage for the breath from the larynx to the lungs; the trachea; the weasand. See Illust. under Lung.

  • Luna
  • n.

    Silver.

  • Lunge
  • v. i.

    To make a lunge.

  • Lung
  • n.

    An organ for aerial respiration; -- commonly in the plural.

  • Munga
  • n.

    See Bonnet monkey, under Bonnet.