A Fighting Ship that ‘Can Give It Always’
In the early morning darkness of 6 July 1943, formations of U.S. and Japanese warships approached each other on a collision course in Kula Gulf in the Solomon Islands. As they closed, the Japanese ships—the latest run of the “Tokyo Express” under Rear Admiral Teruo Akiyama—sent deadly Mark 93 torpedoes splashing into the water toward the American column, Task Group 31.6 under Rear Admiral Walden L. “Pug” Ainsworth.
