What were the names of the sea battles in the pacific during wwll?

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1. Battle between the British Battleship HMS Prince of Wale & battlecruiser HMS Repulse and Japanese Army bombers on 10 December 1941 in the South China Sea. For the first time in history, a BATTLESHIP was sunk solely by airpower; while maneuvering at sea and shooting back.

2. Battle of the Java Sea, February 1942. WWII's largest cruiser battle.

3. Battle of the Coral Sea, history's first battle between AIRCRAFT CARRIERs.

4. Battle of Midway, history's first decisive sea battle fought between aircraft carriers.

5. Battle of Savo Island, the US Navy's worst defeat at sea, in it's history.

6. Naval Battles off Guadalcanal; to include the Battle of Friday the 13th which killed two US Navy Admirals: Callaghan & Scott.

7. Battle of the Philippine Sea (aka The Marianna's Turkey Shoot).

7. Battle of Leyte Gulf, history's largest naval battle.