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。
* Y. ^" r: _8 O1 d2 z! ]AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 25, 44
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) M# g( {5 s+ F+ f3 ANight Time Surface Combat, near Ndeni at 120,143, Range 12,000 Yards
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DD Shimakaze( P3 O$ O8 {- u
DD Ishikaze9 k; y1 s: B# }
DD Tagokaze
( A3 T' T( x U1 l DD Takatakaze3 A3 T) T6 P; }, J ]3 t& g* m
DD Nagatakaze
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9 B7 l( H! b" ]Allied Ships
$ @2 d c. [( |' ]: m; I. m, o; _- W DE John D. Edwards, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
' Y& f5 w o# m% D# t$ E L DE Pope, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk' @: y, B. N3 E/ u
DE Electra# s' t& `, Z! i" q' Z8 e2 Z
DE Encounter
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2 O0 s$ A# h/ r1 {Night Time Surface Combat, near Ndeni at 120,143, Range 2,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships2 y$ \: ~7 b# X+ b4 q; |4 i
DD Shimakaze% |! l: H! n- {7 q, f' a
DD Ishikaze
7 w1 j. F( r' f# x6 s% P4 | DD Tagokaze' c) p% Q" v; h& _% `/ N
DD Takatakaze
& ~5 I7 U5 _3 t4 a4 V* d: F DD Nagatakaze- a' f, P) Q# v1 w8 E- p( J
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Allied Ships
6 I% p# B5 F g2 J! U PT-21, Shell hits 3, and is sunk, v3 }* r: b0 B; {, N( Y
PT-24, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
+ Y: | K! Q4 p PT-25, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
& u! l/ j, j% C j2 q PT-26, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
7 Q) M: N K. y- | PT-27, Shell hits 15, and is sunk- O4 C3 h! E. e. X8 H0 [
PT-29, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
( {+ a# `8 Z$ H3 C4 B) j" x$ M PT-30, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
0 _, ?7 y5 r [/ N4 W7 ? PT-36, Shell hits 15, and is sunk/ {, O, _& s# V3 U( c
PT-37, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
$ I* f b/ ^1 ~ S0 d PT-38, Shell hits 5, and is sunk! F' S, [- K2 O8 f, q
PT-40, Shell hits 4, and is sunk3 S; j: K6 \; r; s
PT-42, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
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TF 2 encounters mine field at Ndeni (120,143)
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1 I4 w. A" K% ?( t8 d4 l C1 O e DD Nagatakaze, Mine hits 1, heavy damage: I1 N- ~# R/ m7 G
DD Takatakaze, Mine hits 1, heavy damage |