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。
P& Q; l- ~ d6 `& Z: G4 p, NAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 25, 44
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" A- r, n4 l/ J+ VNight Time Surface Combat, near Ndeni at 120,143, Range 12,000 Yards
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) x; B& s4 C7 ` DD Shimakaze
( v0 h, Y$ F% o4 c DD Ishikaze
5 J1 A, q% T3 M; [& z6 \ DD Tagokaze6 ?2 c. R* D2 h% Z
DD Takatakaze5 [" U& Q( m7 D( Y1 C" ?
DD Nagatakaze
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; f& O/ R# i3 C1 g$ g5 m/ t# W DE John D. Edwards, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk C! t: ^1 H2 C5 Q0 Z% V' D
DE Pope, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
1 _; h9 ~. L& c9 Q DE Electra ?& y9 I* I* f# \: H
DE Encounter
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ndeni at 120,143, Range 2,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
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1 O0 b) H& \, k8 h$ V DD Ishikaze
5 O7 g( V4 N. k- c DD Tagokaze9 ]9 G% D! L% J d. N: }8 m
DD Takatakaze: J7 `, I" o5 [/ ?
DD Nagatakaze' I/ I$ D z8 F& p& d. t
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Allied Ships; b6 {) ~3 S0 p7 V/ J/ Z' i8 i
PT-21, Shell hits 3, and is sunk1 C% Z% B3 ^4 ~; ]
PT-24, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
4 C f. |5 F% m$ f+ a7 |, D' Q- |+ a _ PT-25, Shell hits 6, and is sunk: K- R; D: ~+ N9 {/ V/ u" \
PT-26, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
9 H. E% U6 L1 u$ h) n6 q PT-27, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
9 `& b& x- z w; H3 f. { PT-29, Shell hits 1, and is sunk- y! v2 U% ~/ a% y
PT-30, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
3 C2 d1 g. t& e8 @ PT-36, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
@" @7 Q( S$ u/ r8 U, [: @ PT-37, Shell hits 7, and is sunk6 T' x" f' P6 ]3 L* a
PT-38, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
- ]; G2 s3 s5 c PT-40, Shell hits 4, and is sunk: r) D$ ]7 h6 q1 O) \4 h* b/ c
PT-42, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
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* L! ?3 X5 f" R7 u, n zTF 2 encounters mine field at Ndeni (120,143)
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Japanese Ships/ I3 e" O7 }: U/ P9 S2 G6 x4 O
DD Nagatakaze, Mine hits 1, heavy damage7 y. P9 C; c) @% B& }5 f
DD Takatakaze, Mine hits 1, heavy damage |