Pertempuran Tanjung Esperance
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↑  Frank, Guadalcanal, p. 310. Perincian korban tewas di pihak Amerika Serikat:  Boise 107, Duncan 48, Salt Lake City 5, dan Farenholt 3.
↑  Frank, Guadalcanal, p. 309. Frank memerinci korban tewas di pihak Jepang sebagai berikut: Furutaka 258, Aoba 79, Fubuki 78 (111 ditangkap), Murakumo 22, dan Natsugumo 17.  Hackett mengatakan selain Gotō, 80 tewas di atas Aoba, serta awak Furutaka 33 tewas dan 110 hilang.
↑  Hogue, Pearl Harbor to Guadalcanal, p. 235-236
↑  Morison, Struggle for Guadalcanal, pp. 14–15, dan Shaw, First Offensive, p. 18. Lapangan udara Sekutu di Guadalkanal diberi nama Lapangan Udara Henderson untuk mengenang Mayor Lofton R. Henderson, seorang penerbang Marinir yang tewas dalam Pertempuran Midway.
↑  Griffith, Battle for Guadalcanal, p. 96–99, Dull, Imperial Japanese Navy, p. 225.
↑  Frank, Guadalcanal, p. 202, 210–211.
↑  Morison, Struggle for Guadalcanal, p. 113–114.
↑  Frank, Guadalcanal, p. 141–143, 156–158, 228–246, & 681.
↑  Rottman, Japanese Army, p. 61; Griffith, Battle for Guadalcanal, p. 152; Frank, Guadalcanal, p. 224, 251–254, 266–268, & 289–290; Dull, Imperial Japanese Navy, p. 225–226; dan Smith, Bloody Ridge, p. 132 & 158.
↑  Frank, Guadalcanal, p. 293; Cook, Cape Esperance, p. 19–20; Morison, Struggle for Guadalcanal, p. 147–148; dan Dull, Imperial Japanese Navy, p. 225.
↑  Cook, Cape Esperance, p. 16 dan 19–20; Frank, Guadalcanal, p. 295–297; Morison, Struggle for Guadalcanal, p. 148–149; dan Dull, Imperial Japanese Navy, p. 225. Berhubung tidak semua kapal-kapal Gugus Tugas 64 dapat dikerahkan, armada Scott diberi nama Gugus Tugas 64.2. Amerika Serikat berasal dari Skuadron 12 di bawah komando Kolonel Robert G. Tobin di atas kapal Farenholt.
↑  Frank, Guadalcanal, p. 295–296; Hackett, HIJMS Aoba: Tabular Record of Movement; Cook, Cape Esperance, p. 31 dan 57; Morison, Struggle for Guadalcanal, p. 149–151; D'Albas, Death of a Navy, p. 183; dan Dull, Imperial Japanese Navy, p. 226. CombinedFleet.com menyatakan bahwa Jojima sebagai komandan konvoi bala bantuan. Namun dokumen-dokumen lain menyatakan bahwa perwira komando Nisshin memegang komando atas konvoi dan Jojima tidak ikut. Jojima mungkin mengirimkan perintah-perintahnya kepada konvoi dari suatu tempat di Kepulauan Solomon atau dari Rabaul.
↑  Cook, Cape Esperance, hlm. 31–32 dan 57; Frank, Guadalcanal, hlm. 296; Morison, Struggle for Guadalcanal, hlm. 150–151; dan Hackett, IJN Seaplane Tender Chitose.
↑  Frank, Guadalcanal, hlm. 295–296; Cook, Cape Esperance, hlm. 32–33; Morison, Struggle for Guadalcanal, hlm. 149–150. Menurut Frank, lima dari pilot Zero tidak ditemukan, tapi menurut Cook, semua pilot Zero ditemukan, kecuali satu orang.
↑  Cook, Cape Esperance, hlm. 19 and 31; Frank, Guadalcanal, hlm. 296; Morison, Struggle for Guadalcanal, hlm. 150; Dull, Imperial Japanese Navy, hlm. 226; dan Hackett, IJN Seaplane Tender Chitose.
↑  Frank, Guadalcanal, hlm. 293–294; Cook, Cape Esperance, hlm. 22–23, 25–27, dan 37; serta Morison, Struggle for Guadalcanal, hlm. 149.
↑  Cook, Cape Esperance, hlm. 25–29, 33, dan 60; Frank, Guadalcanal, hlm. 298–299; Dull, Imperial Japanese Navy, hlm. 226; dan Morison, Struggle for Guadalcanal, hlm. 152–153.
↑  Cook, Cape Esperance, hlm. 20, 26, dan 36; Frank, Guadalcanal, hlm. 298; Morison, Struggle for Guadalcanal, hlm. 152–153.
↑  Frank, Guadalcanal, hlm. 299; Cook, Cape Esperance, hlm. 58–60; Morison, Struggle for Guadalcanal, hlm. 152–153.
↑  Cook, Cape Esperance, hlm. 38–42, Frank, Guadalcanal, hlm. 299, Morison, Struggle for Guadalcanal, hlm. 153–156.
↑  Frank, Guadalcanal, hlm. 299–301, Cook, Cape Esperance, hlm. 42–43, 45–47, 51–53, Morison, Struggle for Guadalcanal, hlm. 154–156.
↑  Cook, Cape Esperance, hlm. 42–50, 53–56, 71, Frank, Guadalcanal, hlm. 300–301, D'Albas, Death of a Navy, hlm. 184, Dull, Imperial Japanese Navy, hlm. 227–228, dan Morison, Struggle for Guadalcanal, hlm. 156–157.
↑  Frank, Guadalcanal, hlm. 301–302, Cook, Cape Esperance, hlm. 68–70, 83–84, Dull, Imperial Japanese Navy, hlm. 226–227, D'Albas, Death of a Navy, hlm. 186, dan Morison, Struggle for Guadalcanal, hlm. 158–160.
↑  Cook, Cape Esperance, hlm. 70–77, Frank, Guadalcanal, hlm. 302, Morison, Struggle for Guadalcanal, hlm. 158–160.
↑  Frank, Guadalcanal, hlm. 302–304, Cook, Cape Esperance, hlm. 73–79, 83–86, Dull, Imperial Japanese Navy, hlm. 228, Morison, Struggle for Guadalcanal, hlm. 160–162.
↑  Cook, Cape Esperance, hlm. 80–84, 106–108, Frank, Guadalcanal, hlm. 303–304, Morison, Struggle for Guadalcanal, hlm. 161–162.
↑  Frank, Guadalcanal, hlm. 304–305, Cook, Cape Esperance, hlm. 74–75, 88–95, 100–105, Dull, Imperial Japanese Navy, hlm. 228–229, dan Morison, Struggle for Guadalcanal, hlm. 162–165.
↑  Cook, Cape Esperance, hlm. 96–97, Frank, Guadalcanal, hlm. 306, Morison, Struggle for Guadalcanal, hlm. 163–166.
↑  Cook, Cape Esperance, hlm. 58, 97–98, 111, 120, Frank, Guadalcanal, hlm. 306–307, D'Albas, Death of a Navy, hlm. 187, Dull, Imperial Japanese Navy, hlm. 229, dan Morison, Struggle for Guadalcanal, hlm. 168–169.
↑  Frank, Guadalcanal, hlm. 307–308, Cook, Cape Esperance, hlm. 95–96, 108–110, 114–130, 135–138, Morison, Struggle for Guadalcanal, hlm. 166–169.
↑  Cook, Cape Esperance, hlm. 111, 120–122, Frank, Guadalcanal, hlm. 308–309, Morison, Struggle for Guadalcanal, hlm. 169.
↑  Frank, Guadalcanal, hlm. 309, Cook, Cape Esperance, hlm. 130–131, Dull, Imperial Japanese Navy, hlm. 230, dan Morison, Struggle for Guadalcanal, hlm. 169.
↑  Frank, Guadalcanal, p. 309–312, Hackett, HIJMS Aoba, Morison, Struggle for Guadalcanal, p. 169–171.
↑  Frank, Guadalcanal, p. 311, Cook, Cape Esperance, p. 140–144, Morison, Struggle for Guadalcanal, p. 170–171.
↑  Frank, Guadalcanal, p. 313–324, Cook, Cape Esperance, p. 150–151, Dull, Imperial Japanese Navy, p. 230, dan Morison, Struggle for Guadalcanal, p. 171.
↑  Cook, Cape Esperance, p. 59, 147–151, Frank, Guadalcanal, p. 310–312, Morison, Struggle for Guadalcanal, p. 170–171.