Battle of Savo Island (August 9, 1942) 

U.S. Forces - Cruisers

Southern Group:
     HMAS Canberra
     USS Chicago; Captain Howard D. Bode - Northampton Class
Northern Group:
     USS Vincennes; Captain Riefkohl - New Orleans class
     USS Quincy; Captain Samuel N. Moore - New Orleans class
     USS Astoria; Captain William G Greenman - New Orleans class

Destroyers

Southern Group:
     DD-392 USS Patterson; Commander Frank R. Walker - Gridley Class Destroyer
     DD-386 USS Bagley; Lt. Commander George A. Sinclair - Gridley Class Destroyer
Northern Group:
     DD-388 USS Helm; Lt. Commander Chester E. Carroll - Gridley Class Destroyer
     DD-408 USS Wilson - Benham Class Destroyer
Picket Group:
    DD-387 USS Blue; Commander Harold N. Williams - Gridley Class Destroyer
    DD-390 USS Ralph Talbot; Lt. Commander Joseph W. Callahan - Gridley Class Destroyer

Japanese Forces  - Heavy Cruisers

Chokai; Captain Mikio Hayakawa - Takao class
Aoba; Captain Yonejiro Hisamune - Furutaka Class
Kinugasa; Captain Masao Sawa - Furutaka Class
Furutaka; Captain Araki Tsutau - Furutaka Class
Kako; Captain Yuji Takahashi - Furutaka Class

Light Cruisers

Yubari; Captain Masami Ban - Yubari class
Tenryu; Captain Shinpei Asano - Tenryu class

 Destroyers

Yunagi - Kamikazi/Harukazi class