Composition and Disposition of Task Group 67.4
    CTG Rear Admiral Daniel J. Callaghan

USS Cushing (DD-376); Commander Thomas M. Stokes, COMDESDIV 15 ; Lt Commander Edward Parker, CO
Hit by 1? 6in shell, 16-20 5in and 5.5in shells; sank 1400; 71 killed, 67 wounded; Presidential Unit Citation.

USS Laffey (DD-459); Lt. Commander William E. Hank, CO (KIA)
Hit by 2 14in shells, 3? 5in shells, 1 24in torpedo; sank 0330; had dueled with IJN BB Hiei at a range of 75 feet, 56 killed, 109 wounded: Presidential Unit Citation.

USS Sterett (DD 407); Commander Jesse G. Coward, CO
Hit by 3 14in, 6 5in, and 2 3.9in shells; 26 killed, 18 wounded, Presidential Unit Citation.

USS O'Bannon (DD-450); Commander Edwin Wilkinson, CO
underwater damage when Laffey exploded; no casualties, survived the war with 17 Battle Stars and Presidential Unit Citation.

USS Atlanta (CL-51); Flagship Rear Admiral Norman Scott (KIA), Captain Samuel B. Jenkins, CO, Commander Campbell D. Emory, XO
Hit by 13 14in, 19 8in, 12 5in, and 5 3.9in shells and 1 24in torpedo (official USN report confirms 49 hits but includes none of 14in; Dull and Grace specify 14in hits, perhaps not recognized by the Americans due to the unusual ammuniotn being used, Type 3 bombardment rounds); towed to Lunga Point and scuttled 1800, 172 killed , 79 wounded, Presidential Unit Citation.

USS San Francisco (CA-38); Flagship TF 67.4, Rear Admiral Dan Callaghan (KIA), Captain Cassin Young (KIA), CO; Commander Mark H. Crouter, XO
Hit by 12 14in, 15 6in, 5 5.5in, and 13 5in shells; 115 killed, 150 wounded; Presidential Unit Citation.

USS Portland (CA-33); Captain Lawrence T DuBose, CO
Hit by 2 14in shells and 1 24in torpedo, rudder and screws damaged; towed to Tulagi by the USS Bobolink (ATA 131), 16 killed and 2 wounded, Presidential Unit Citation.

USS Helena (CL- 50); Captain Gilbert C. Hoover, CO
Hit by 4 14in and 1 5in shells; minor damage, 1 killed , 9 wounded; excellent SG surface search radar but placed 8th in line and not chosen as Flagship (San Francisco had older less accurate radar which was not relied on), first ship awarded Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon.

USS Juneau (CL-52); Captain Layman K. Swenson, CO
Hit by 3 5in shells and 1 24in torpedo, breaking the keel, then later a 21in torpedo; approximately 100 to 140 survived the initial sinking, only 10 ultimately survived to be rescued.

USS Aaron Ward (DD-483); Captain Robert G. Tobin COMDESRON 12; Commander Orville F. Bregor, CO, Lt Commander F. Julian Becton, XO, author of "The Ship That Would Not Die"
Hit by 3 14in, 2 8in, and 4 5in shells; towed to Tulagi by Bobolink, 15 killed, 57 wounded.

USS Barton (DD-599); Lt. Commander Douglas H. Fox, CO
Hit by 2 24in torpedoes; broke in two and sank immediately, casualties were 13 officers and 151 enlisted killed and 1 officer and 31 enlisted wounded out of a total complement of 15 officers and 217 enlisted.

USS Monssen (DD-436); Lt. Commander Charles E. McCombs, CO
Hit by 2 14in and 36+ 5in shells, plus some 5.5in and 3.9in shells; sank at 1400, 110 killed, 33 wounded.

USS Fletcher (DD-445); Commander William M. Cole, CO
undamaged; had SG surface search radar, but was poorly placed at the rear of the column.

Composition of Japanese Force

Naval Support Group—Vice Adm Nobutake Kondo

Bombardment Force—Rear Adm. Hiroaki Abe

Battleship Division 11

Hiei (Flag); Capt Massao Nishida, CO
Hit by 28-38 8in and 70-74 5in shells, then 1 500-lb bomb and 4? 1000-lb bombs plus up to 7 aerial torpedoes; scuttled with 2 24in torpedoes, about 450 killed.

Kirishima; Capt Sanji Iwabuchi, CO
 Hit by 1 8in shell; seven killed.

Destroyer Squadron 10—Rear Adm Satsuma Kimura
Light Cruiser Nagara (Flag); Capt Katsukiyo Shinoda, CO
 Hit by 1 5in shell; six killed.

Desdiv 6—Capt Yusuke Yamada
Akatsuki (Flag); Commander Osamu Takasuka, CO
 Hit by unknown number of 8in, 6in, and 5in shells; sunk with all hands (about 200 men).

Ikazuchi; Lt. Commander Saneo Maeda, CO
 Hit by 3? 8in and 3? 5in shells; 19 killed.

Inazuma; Lt. Commander Masamichi Terauchi, CO

Desdiv 16—Capt Kiichiro Shoji
Yukikaze (Flag); Commander Ryokichi Kanma, CO

Amatsukaze; Commander Tameichi Hara, CO
 Hit by 6in and 5in shells; 43 killed.

Desdiv 61
Teruzuki; Commander Tsuneo Orita, CO

Destroyer Squadron 4: Read Adm Tamotsu Takama
Asagumo (Flag) - Commander Toru Iwahashi, CO

Desdiv 2 - Capt Masao Tachibana, CO
Harusame - Commander Masao Kamiyama, CO

Murasame (Flag)- Commander Naoji Suenaga, CO
 Hit by 1 5in shell.

Yudachi – Commander Kiyoshi Kikkawa, CO
Hit by 7? 5in shells and an unknown number of 8in shells; sunk

Samidare - Commander Noboru Nakamura, CO

Picket Unit (Covering the passage between the Russells and Guadalcanal)
Desdiv 27: Capt Yasuhide Setoyama
Shigure
Yugure
Shiratsuyu

Sources:
1. The Imperial Japanese Navy by Paul S. Dull
2. The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal by James W. Grace
3. USS Atlanta/USS Juneau Home Page (http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/4072/index.html)
4. USS Barton casualty report