During the Solomon Islands campaign in World War II, the Battle of Kula Gulf was fought here between the Imperial Japanese Navy and the United States Navy on the night of 5--6 July 1943.
During the Solomon Islands campaign in World War II, two minor naval battles between the Imperial Japanese Navy and the United States Navy were fought here in July, 1943. The first was the Battle of Kula Gulf fought on the night of 5--6 July 1943.