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。
; K0 p# _4 `/ |2 SAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 25, 44% D S* ]9 I% m2 i5 e- Q( t$ N
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ndeni at 120,143, Range 12,000 Yards( I1 b9 s! j5 D" e) o; z" U+ b2 C2 t' G
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Japanese Ships3 D: W5 [7 W" {; `" ~4 X8 C
DD Shimakaze
I% C; K9 q& A! y& [+ y DD Ishikaze0 Z$ R7 V" W3 J
DD Tagokaze& H# E( W" O. N, I. L; |
DD Takatakaze
; _2 v" D9 \3 d6 o! c" I DD Nagatakaze
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Allied Ships
% F6 k! |% n: U$ \5 E DE John D. Edwards, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
5 }, X% O2 D. P; E- a9 m9 {& O; z! V DE Pope, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk6 _2 m# D5 p: N1 G4 `8 D
DE Electra
6 p- V6 l2 b8 M% ?( a6 v DE Encounter
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ndeni at 120,143, Range 2,000 Yards* K0 q0 S9 `% `! ? R+ L8 Q# O$ Q
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8 A2 O* L4 n8 Z l9 k DD Shimakaze9 k, X8 k. J+ q" o D: q0 c) i
DD Ishikaze
% W& M2 D" ?7 A! O* j/ c) W DD Tagokaze
8 U, Z& h( c; s! f; ?* |6 M9 S DD Takatakaze& O% l2 F& j5 \# _
DD Nagatakaze$ F# `7 H# @) E# r$ M
8 t# ]) T3 t# hAllied Ships, y1 R+ u* g& T8 _4 \7 X
PT-21, Shell hits 3, and is sunk) A, ]6 }. `2 q e6 A; B- _( e1 N
PT-24, Shell hits 3, and is sunk! d" `$ L! c0 D. z; E. `9 S" U
PT-25, Shell hits 6, and is sunk0 `6 Z) \ B) |& W
PT-26, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
% G3 O% j% x" }/ K5 |8 q PT-27, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
% u8 ]+ _" d5 J8 W1 X* U PT-29, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
/ A1 z( b( ~* D PT-30, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
& q: l% j; Q% I* O9 F PT-36, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
* Y1 ~3 C' N F. ^0 M) o PT-37, Shell hits 7, and is sunk/ g% {# s/ ^- w1 ?1 b
PT-38, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
x1 t! ^! n8 z2 ~- a0 i/ ~ PT-40, Shell hits 4, and is sunk+ Z: S7 ~- j7 a5 E
PT-42, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
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, V/ w4 o) [* ~8 e& |/ s* U5 }TF 2 encounters mine field at Ndeni (120,143)$ ~8 d I! N7 G
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DD Nagatakaze, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
D. e) t( b& w/ \! i DD Takatakaze, Mine hits 1, heavy damage |