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。) i4 I. n4 H3 e
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 25, 440 h, ?7 p1 L% J9 U& r) d, }, r% C
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0 M+ n8 H9 m( u/ s- q) z7 \3 ANight Time Surface Combat, near Ndeni at 120,143, Range 12,000 Yards$ j4 `( R2 [1 q7 P5 M; @
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Japanese Ships
8 q( j0 A6 F' r DD Shimakaze
- \, k2 j2 h+ t% z& C, O DD Ishikaze
& Z5 l/ ?+ H9 c" [- g DD Tagokaze1 b: B! |6 p% s) w
DD Takatakaze
1 o" l- w5 R! j- q' I( I DD Nagatakaze
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7 T0 f6 r+ G n j* lAllied Ships
: C" ~ q9 `1 _. ?6 V2 R DE John D. Edwards, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk1 c' x7 Q Z* k w2 v }2 W
DE Pope, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk2 T* M- L; g; k. e/ l
DE Electra& d) _: K) P8 \% m0 p
DE Encounter0 t& o0 I& }+ X/ b+ I' ?3 @' D
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ndeni at 120,143, Range 2,000 Yards
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1 ~, P; K2 \# O; O5 y' iJapanese Ships2 ?4 U% j* i. g1 f& b% i# O
DD Shimakaze- p2 G& q- Q1 Z4 X u7 b
DD Ishikaze M- L) m/ R- A7 Q& h
DD Tagokaze, Q# B1 j+ b3 Z( ~7 s
DD Takatakaze
5 @9 T# y; @5 ^1 F; R DD Nagatakaze
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Allied Ships
0 a: m3 J# b+ g6 S: w1 Q PT-21, Shell hits 3, and is sunk! p( v+ a2 B6 ^9 p: \
PT-24, Shell hits 3, and is sunk7 X% z5 {) M5 o6 t4 _1 k
PT-25, Shell hits 6, and is sunk0 h4 w" e1 F5 ?2 ]
PT-26, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
- T, _/ Z+ x& O" @& { PT-27, Shell hits 15, and is sunk, O: `: `$ p% C6 x) o9 O
PT-29, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
P5 ]$ d! j# L9 M6 V2 b PT-30, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
6 p1 A9 R' S2 d8 o2 ?; y5 o PT-36, Shell hits 15, and is sunk. u* D4 c) t" f4 Q6 X3 M q
PT-37, Shell hits 7, and is sunk3 F8 ^% F4 {9 ]& S
PT-38, Shell hits 5, and is sunk0 D5 w- {1 X# s- u; t7 X7 j- z& S
PT-40, Shell hits 4, and is sunk8 C5 ?4 i5 i7 Y% F! k' R; I7 t) |2 H R
PT-42, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
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TF 2 encounters mine field at Ndeni (120,143)
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DD Nagatakaze, Mine hits 1, heavy damage8 N9 q. n' a( x* |4 l- `# p
DD Takatakaze, Mine hits 1, heavy damage |