the Solomon Islands campaign, and the last such action in the wider Pacific for nine months. Although the Japanese were able to land their troops and withdraw their supporting personnel, they lost three destroyers sunk and one damaged, without inflicting any losses on the American force. Amongst the Japanese crews, a total of 647 were killed. A total of 279 survivors from Yugiri were rescued by the Japanese submarine and 11 by the Japanese submarine . Namesake The U.S. Navy Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser , in commission since 1993, was named for this battle. Notes Footnotes Citations References External links Cape St. George Cape St. George Autonomous Region of Bougainville 1943 in Papua New Guinea 1943 in the Solomon Islands Territory of New Guinea Cape St. George Cape St. George Cape St. George Cape St. George November 1943 events Japan–United States military relations