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 F. ]3 j) T7 T) [1 ~: yAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 25, 444 a6 J8 t) q# F: [
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r0 h0 ~+ `$ F1 ANight Time Surface Combat, near Ndeni at 120,143, Range 12,000 Yards
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DD Shimakaze
) W m7 t( b0 C4 N6 B, z DD Ishikaze
$ g" x% R" q' k) O DD Tagokaze0 p C, q& w; N+ w, R1 N
DD Takatakaze; @/ w/ d7 s/ t) B' N
DD Nagatakaze
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Allied Ships) q8 ^: }" D1 D
DE John D. Edwards, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
$ R" x' E6 |5 H/ k7 h2 R# f DE Pope, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
' H- j( ~+ ?; D' V DE Electra- O9 b& M0 u' n; C, }
DE Encounter8 o6 k/ f' P+ W% w
, j+ L6 d6 X7 s. r6 p' ZNight Time Surface Combat, near Ndeni at 120,143, Range 2,000 Yards1 m7 {/ L5 l- y% W# L, U6 O& D3 ^
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Japanese Ships
6 e- X0 y, A6 H" m DD Shimakaze
5 O1 `' b1 B$ w3 h0 g/ T6 } DD Ishikaze7 x9 t5 f2 B! L( D7 [
DD Tagokaze
4 V2 |) `: P+ X [( m DD Takatakaze
: u% C; c& k, L' x DD Nagatakaze
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PT-21, Shell hits 3, and is sunk% y$ A6 I% w/ c& u" |
PT-24, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
* Q4 c$ u3 ~ U; M& C+ e0 O PT-25, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
) C D5 }$ ]) X. y+ W. z- e PT-26, Shell hits 2, and is sunk. i* l) D/ J2 X2 T8 K, a
PT-27, Shell hits 15, and is sunk0 z6 q) Z6 q* D
PT-29, Shell hits 1, and is sunk. |7 `7 c$ o1 R* z7 C
PT-30, Shell hits 3, and is sunk5 W# I8 f- F6 e5 s, c
PT-36, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
* A. ~7 A3 }1 o ?1 w PT-37, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
# m% F+ m+ B# A$ t9 K: n PT-38, Shell hits 5, and is sunk9 d, h% ~2 ~- t$ q1 R% d
PT-40, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
( O- L: b! J2 A& ^& B& E PT-42, Shell hits 12, and is sunk+ v* o1 `* q4 o/ o( L" }
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TF 2 encounters mine field at Ndeni (120,143)) X! L- X3 u# b
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DD Nagatakaze, Mine hits 1, heavy damage( a8 Q$ v, d t9 u9 b9 E$ ^
DD Takatakaze, Mine hits 1, heavy damage |