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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5 | B8 K# \7 K* T. P3 ]: N3 BNight Time Surface Combat, near Ndeni at 120,143, Range 12,000 Yards
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DD Shimakaze
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# x- a7 a3 N& q1 n( {3 t0 w DD Tagokaze
$ k& J q; c' F( i# ^$ L DD Takatakaze' |3 d$ R1 J. W* V6 T
DD Nagatakaze
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# ~7 p+ B2 Y" b1 U DE John D. Edwards, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
% t% h9 d7 N; r; ?: q+ R DE Pope, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk0 s3 } U2 c: m! P
DE Electra
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ndeni at 120,143, Range 2,000 Yards9 J# G6 a1 k* B* F* |) L$ a
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DD Shimakaze
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DD Tagokaze
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3 I( h# ]3 Z- S" z DD Nagatakaze9 f/ L. G0 V3 b1 Z% a& Z, H
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PT-21, Shell hits 3, and is sunk! i2 z6 T& J, `; \) n
PT-24, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
, N: s( A! o7 r, k1 w6 ~ PT-25, Shell hits 6, and is sunk$ s H( O/ e$ t! b8 J+ e; h. t
PT-26, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
; Z. F3 d* }+ z9 U4 M: v PT-27, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
1 x. c. f# @7 o9 y PT-29, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
; ^; q9 F8 j" ^5 T8 B PT-30, Shell hits 3, and is sunk+ g3 C& N+ ^0 E+ a/ p% _
PT-36, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
% s }7 S" Q4 a0 m0 f+ U8 i PT-37, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
; e* v- {9 h( c# m3 P. e% ^ PT-38, Shell hits 5, and is sunk! \) m9 b* ?0 O" i
PT-40, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
3 q" R, z1 z* K0 X PT-42, Shell hits 12, and is sunk. l; P" p0 k) n8 a) s
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) H$ F0 _; n0 _/ iTF 2 encounters mine field at Ndeni (120,143)
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Japanese Ships
- P6 `' F+ |: \: l DD Nagatakaze, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
$ L! B; G/ t2 B" v- P DD Takatakaze, Mine hits 1, heavy damage |