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