2月25日夜,恩代尼岛发生了最后一次小规模海战,偷袭的日军水雷战队在击沉外围的2艘DE和一些鱼雷艇后突入恩代尼港口,但是在港内不幸踩雷,不得不退出战区,看来,恩代尼附近海域已经越来越不适合水面舰只活动了。2 L+ {1 P. J: ?# {) H
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 25, 444 x' m4 }9 I% w. { E4 B
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$ U( {0 ]' K7 C2 cNight Time Surface Combat, near Ndeni at 120,143, Range 12,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
, ~+ B* u" I* W8 J/ g DD Shimakaze4 D0 p3 T1 t E9 v9 m7 X7 w
DD Ishikaze8 K' v4 u0 w( K0 I4 |
DD Tagokaze
7 [& ~, x3 {+ e0 k$ j; _6 g7 p DD Takatakaze
9 q2 |, R9 _- o DD Nagatakaze1 {0 q8 m! `/ W# ?2 N, E; V u
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Allied Ships8 o9 ?) n, R/ G+ n k6 k
DE John D. Edwards, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk# Q9 O# N3 F; o7 N$ b
DE Pope, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
$ u ~3 Z6 K8 t, _$ `, f) d DE Electra( a0 z8 }' O7 A+ P' H% U& X
DE Encounter6 R* t1 A; ^/ J; Z4 K- R8 P4 Y
7 C1 u% D, i; u7 S' R7 T/ h9 lNight Time Surface Combat, near Ndeni at 120,143, Range 2,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships$ U, F/ O; I/ I8 O# n1 V
DD Shimakaze/ d+ L8 w; `: `, C
DD Ishikaze
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DD Takatakaze2 ]7 N) k: {" C, Z, s ]
DD Nagatakaze
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Allied Ships
$ a) u7 I9 s3 C$ O" N PT-21, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
/ t6 [$ [1 K9 H PT-24, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
7 I$ Y y% \) x3 ` PT-25, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
# v: F7 U7 ?6 x8 u5 x$ u PT-26, Shell hits 2, and is sunk" @' ^! ^) h, X) N3 R- N
PT-27, Shell hits 15, and is sunk) {' P! Y; R6 _* F" A
PT-29, Shell hits 1, and is sunk) E. m- Q. {# {8 t
PT-30, Shell hits 3, and is sunk$ z; `! l% O6 _( l
PT-36, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
3 f! C/ l0 u' m9 n$ w# [- M PT-37, Shell hits 7, and is sunk. j+ l# t" ~7 ~4 p: h" @
PT-38, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
4 b" X# c9 I. |: r2 O* \1 r PT-40, Shell hits 4, and is sunk V6 a) F0 s# T2 o- E+ C$ t9 T, A1 M
PT-42, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
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+ \! g) D: G# @5 kTF 2 encounters mine field at Ndeni (120,143)( y5 W+ ~' o# s ^+ K) q) O( Y
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Japanese Ships
- B- E" K9 f% \) e+ ?/ _ DD Nagatakaze, Mine hits 1, heavy damage) g4 S* f8 b: S! T3 k( [5 ?
DD Takatakaze, Mine hits 1, heavy damage |