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。
" g; S5 j1 H; k3 |AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 25, 44
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ndeni at 120,143, Range 12,000 Yards, h% D6 A( L4 d4 n9 A/ P5 y
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; c# \9 F& A$ U8 q- a DD Shimakaze
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DD Tagokaze
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DD Nagatakaze( C8 F# e; [) e V4 ?( h( J4 Q
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Allied Ships
. v* N+ c) U$ H6 @0 \7 w4 O% P DE John D. Edwards, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
" w3 V U# g) I3 r1 W' ?. n9 ^ DE Pope, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk2 j& h" |7 p9 v) a/ f+ W* q
DE Electra/ j6 E! I3 X$ u3 j9 B
DE Encounter
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DD Ishikaze6 r0 Q, G" B! R+ T+ U
DD Tagokaze
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DD Nagatakaze
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Allied Ships
7 \. I" Z9 a0 a8 Z: w9 b PT-21, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
9 r! I U2 z J PT-24, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
o+ I( j8 B8 M( U# T6 o PT-25, Shell hits 6, and is sunk& ?& w9 r7 F3 q9 t. T. F7 O) y
PT-26, Shell hits 2, and is sunk6 G# D ^$ `/ U8 i3 X8 y. u
PT-27, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
- w! v6 h/ h- t, D0 V: z k1 O6 S PT-29, Shell hits 1, and is sunk. K- c2 a, k. Q* l- `& o1 E( G0 m
PT-30, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
7 ]: p. ^, s+ J9 k" c# l PT-36, Shell hits 15, and is sunk0 U: ]$ y0 T. s# O& H# `) g N
PT-37, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
" M* e' E7 L* a PT-38, Shell hits 5, and is sunk" c+ t7 ?: r& w1 a6 ]
PT-40, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
- U A7 X1 d- d" I6 Y O0 c PT-42, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
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% I7 ]) ]+ h- t. }TF 2 encounters mine field at Ndeni (120,143)
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DD Nagatakaze, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
: q9 L7 s3 M( A' Z DD Takatakaze, Mine hits 1, heavy damage |