The Japanese battleship Hiei went down in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.
The Hiei was detected by the USS Helena at 01:24 on November 13, but she was not able to effectively engage because her main guns were loaded with anti-aircraft munitions in anticpation of shelling Henderson Field. She was accordingly damaged by fire from the USS San Francisco. She became damaged herself and was attacked by B-17s and later by dive bombers and torpedo bombers, sinking in the early morning hours of this day.
The Hiei under attack from B-17s.
The Italian Scilin was sunk by the Royal Navy submarine Sahib, taking 800 Allied prisoners of war down with her. The British did not reveal the cause of this loss until 1966.
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