Battle of Tassafaronga

1942 naval battle between US Navy and Imperial Japanese Navy warships during the Guadalcanal campaign
Event naval_battle Q1475679
Battle of Tassafaronga
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Battle of Tassafaronga

Summary

Battle of Tassafaronga is a naval battle[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of naval_battle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (772 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Battle of Tassafaronga's instance of is recorded as naval battle[3].
  • Battle of Tassafaronga took place at Tassafaronga Point[4].
  • Battle of Tassafaronga is part of World War II[5].
  • Battle of Tassafaronga is part of Guadalcanal campaign[6].
  • Battle of Tassafaronga's Commons category is recorded as Battle of Tassafaronga[7].
  • Battle of Tassafaronga occurred on November 30, 1942[8].
  • Battle of Tassafaronga's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -9.2, 'lon': 159.83333333}[9].
  • A participant in Battle of Tassafaronga was United States[10].
  • Among those involved in Battle of Tassafaronga was Empire of Japan[11].
  • Battle of Tassafaronga's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Battle of Tassafaronga[12].
  • Battle of Tassafaronga's Commons gallery is recorded as Battle of Tassafaronga[13].
  • Battle of Tassafaronga's described by source is recorded as NavWeaps[14].

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When and Where

Battle of Tassafaronga took place on November 30, 1942[8]. It took place at Tassafaronga Point[4].

Context

Part of include World War II[5], a world war[15] and Guadalcanal campaign[6], a military campaign[16]. Battle of Tassafaronga's instance of is recorded as naval battle[3].

Participants

Recorded participant include United States[10] and Empire of Japan[11].

Why It Matters

Battle of Tassafaronga ranks in the top 5% of naval_battle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (772 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [15] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of
    Point in time
    Coordinate location {'lat': -9.2, 'lon': 159.83333333}
    Part of World War II, Guadalcanal campaign
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007551788605171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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