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。
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ndeni at 120,143, Range 12,000 Yards
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% S5 Y1 K" J) E1 t( f" E. i DD Shimakaze
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DD Tagokaze
" n! I" b, ^8 }$ w DD Takatakaze" O6 U3 \5 c/ a, B9 j
DD Nagatakaze
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DE John D. Edwards, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk# g$ `$ ]: s1 S% ~' `6 X& n
DE Pope, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
! M! B" \ i4 O, w- L+ C x DE Electra0 _( T9 q, g' P1 j% e
DE Encounter
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DD Shimakaze1 \5 H6 d( i1 e& N4 F5 \
DD Ishikaze- k6 j2 K5 l! K
DD Tagokaze2 Z1 i$ O; G/ n& S0 l- W3 a" N
DD Takatakaze7 z* t, s' s y. J& s
DD Nagatakaze
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PT-21, Shell hits 3, and is sunk% w# m5 S- k2 Z
PT-24, Shell hits 3, and is sunk# y' Q7 s- ~: R I
PT-25, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
* X( t0 H# T3 w$ g+ Z$ p7 O+ o PT-26, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
2 Z6 v! c2 ^ M. J7 s7 t PT-27, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
! h6 j% F- \" F( M$ P4 C PT-29, Shell hits 1, and is sunk# o3 R! g! G) a' T% D8 x' u8 f
PT-30, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
4 u% r1 ?8 Y& Q8 t2 H, O) M0 s PT-36, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
+ Q" f- C) O/ f! k1 {! i( v PT-37, Shell hits 7, and is sunk/ P f" \4 |5 S4 [& @
PT-38, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
! X. Y0 ^, A2 O# P/ T3 z1 S5 R PT-40, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
& k7 D+ j) S' s; H& x6 d0 S PT-42, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
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DD Nagatakaze, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
4 o1 \ Z, @0 f( z5 Y% f DD Takatakaze, Mine hits 1, heavy damage |