Forces Involved - 2d Guadalcanal
Japanese Forces
Emergency Bombardment Force - Vice-Admiral Kondo Nobutake
Bombardment Unit - Vice-Admiral Kondo
Battlecruiser - Kirishima
Heavy Cruisers - Atago (F), Takao
Destroyers - Asagumo, Harusame, Murasame,
Teruzuki
Patrol Unit - Rear-Admiral Kimura Susumu
Light Cruiser - Nagara (f)
Destroyers - Hatsuyuki, Inazuma, Samidare,
Shirayuki
Sweeping Unit - Rear-Admiral Hashimoto Sentaro
Light Cruiser - Sendai (f)
Destroyers - 19th Destroyer Group - Ayanami,
Shikinami, Uranami
American Forces
Task Force 64 - Rear-Admiral Willis A. ("Ching")
Lee
Battle Group - Task Group 64.1 - Rear-Admiral Lee
Battleships - Battleship Division 6 - Washington
(F), South Dakota
Screen Group - Task Group 64.2 - Commander Thomas Fraser
Destroyers - Walke, Benham, Gwin, Preston
