Naval Battle Of Vella Lavella
The Battle of Vella Lavella (第二次ベララベラ海戦, Dainiji Berarabera kaisen?) was a naval battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II fought on the night of 6 October 1943, near the island of Vella Lavella in the Solomon Islands.
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