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    Empress Augusta Bay is a bay on the western side of the island of Bougainville Island, within the Autonomous Region of Bougainville in northeastern Papua...
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    The Battle of Empress Augusta Bay, on 1–2 November 1943 – also known as the Battle of Gazelle Bay, Operation Cherry Blossom, and in Japanese sources as...
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    11 April 1921) was the last German Empress and Queen of Prussia by marriage to Wilhelm II, German Emperor. Augusta Victoria was born at Dolzig Castle...
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  • Augusta Bay may refer to: Augusta Bay, Sicily, Italy Empress Augusta Bay, Bahamas Augusta Bay, Nordaustlandet, Svalbard, Norway Augusta Bay, Nunavut,...
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    cruisers (Agano and Sendai) with six destroyers steaming towards Empress Augusta Bay. At 02:31, Spence made radar contact at 16 miles (26 km). While closing...
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    and supplies to New Guinea and she played a role in the Battle of Empress Augusta Bay in early November where she damaged the destroyer USS Spence. A few...
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    escorted the invasion fleet back to Purvis Bay. Columbia and other elements of TF 39 returned to Empress Augusta Bay on 4 November to resume operations in...
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    The Japanese were not there in force and had no airfield there. Empress Augusta Bay had a somewhat protected anchorage, and the physical barriers to...
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    eagle, replica of the crest of the Empress Augusta, wife of Germany's William I, after which Empress Augusta Bay was named. Montpelier, as Flagship of...
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    Haguro fought an American cruiser-destroyer force at the Battle of Empress Augusta Bay, where she helped to damage the light cruiser USS Denver, but was...
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