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。
! ?4 n0 Y9 S: p9 ?3 a7 JAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 25, 44
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. l+ A2 X @6 [! eNight Time Surface Combat, near Ndeni at 120,143, Range 12,000 Yards
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DD Shimakaze
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DD Tagokaze! a$ D+ g( g8 ?! o) e' Z; B$ s( g- S
DD Takatakaze: Y9 _( a! F ~+ T. M
DD Nagatakaze
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Allied Ships, L7 ~5 ?3 u* }8 s
DE John D. Edwards, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
0 e, ]# g( @0 B# v. a0 e5 e DE Pope, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk a" N: [5 D `( O6 X% Y# n
DE Electra
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ndeni at 120,143, Range 2,000 Yards+ h$ {/ @% }7 @2 x( e: t2 P* j, Z3 s
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DD Shimakaze/ `7 g! w/ B# ]; q5 m" d
DD Ishikaze
4 W& K2 M& L4 c8 g. N, q DD Tagokaze
$ X7 w+ J f% G: S# O DD Takatakaze) q& Y L1 t) M* M' f
DD Nagatakaze
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Allied Ships
& ]. _# G4 t; c: ^: }4 W% G0 H: W PT-21, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
5 n- v r& w; Q2 s/ s- A# \ PT-24, Shell hits 3, and is sunk' a' x* o: g6 [: N1 A
PT-25, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
( g6 i6 d* [; j9 ?, R0 p. `. D, h6 h PT-26, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
! _. U8 t% B' u PT-27, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
" r6 g: V- Y9 F0 [8 M+ C* _- [ PT-29, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
5 M; n) H7 e" D* j" d, O PT-30, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
0 g# L* r" k# g7 Q9 ^& ? PT-36, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
8 w$ I, f- q0 i1 J6 P' T; R PT-37, Shell hits 7, and is sunk1 [9 I5 D2 O8 v# w! k
PT-38, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
6 S& a# V* _, H2 D0 | PT-40, Shell hits 4, and is sunk0 z: `2 x1 y. Z% L0 c
PT-42, Shell hits 12, and is sunk$ g. g( h/ \* u' z$ c" S5 V
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TF 2 encounters mine field at Ndeni (120,143)9 Z/ }" I& Q `2 K- z
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DD Nagatakaze, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
. K, f$ _, c: z" c2 }+ V DD Takatakaze, Mine hits 1, heavy damage |