I roto i te Pakanga o Savo Island kotahi Ahitereiria, me te toru American cruisers i whakangaromia, me te kotahi American cruiser, me te rua destroyers i whara. i whara te Japanese kotahi, me te kotahi American cruiser, me te rua destroyers i whara. Mikawa, e kore nei i mohio Fletcher i te faaineine ki te tango i te kaipuke US, i hohoro atu ki runga ki Rabaul, kahore ngana ki te kawe i te kaipuke. i āwangawanga e pā ana ki te ra e pā ana ki te kaipuke US rererangi rererangi? ki te noho ia i roto i te rohe o Rabaul me Kavieng, me te whakahau i te Japanese Vice Admiral Gunichi Mikawa. i te ahiahi o te marama o Akuhata 9, ka whakatau Mikawa ki te huna i tona kaha ki te kawe i te ope taua nui, me te kore e whai wāhi nui ki te huna i ona ope.
te whakatau kia kaua e ngana ki te whakangaro i nga kaipuke kawe a te Allied