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Radar, torpedo discipline, formation tactics ,  every lesson paid for at Tassafaronga, Savo Island, and Kula Gulf was applied correctly at Vella Gulf. The result was a perfect engagement. The Japanese never successfully resupplied their forces at Kolombangara after Vella Gulf. The island was bypassed, and the Tokyo Express stopped running.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUSS Vella Gulf served in the Atlantic Fleet and Middle East Force, deploying regularly to the Persian Gulf and Red Sea throughout the 2000s. 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