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。7 Q3 ]/ g+ ]& N# [1 f
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 25, 44
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ndeni at 120,143, Range 12,000 Yards
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. K( Q) U+ k- ]! P. f9 ]+ X9 e: O( p) n' R DD Shimakaze
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8 @* L9 }: [6 J1 q! Z5 v" H DD Tagokaze
& S( c. X# d1 N( H! E( x DD Takatakaze' f: R$ R1 J5 z2 F8 t" o8 s
DD Nagatakaze. }' s0 W1 Z: F- E1 Z6 B9 p& W @
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* N8 G' O6 [; s7 x W DE John D. Edwards, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk3 s* Y1 n! R; W+ r1 ]; I3 j
DE Pope, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
% Z2 Z" D3 R/ C0 y DE Electra
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6 O+ d2 y- F! o }' tNight Time Surface Combat, near Ndeni at 120,143, Range 2,000 Yards
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DD Shimakaze$ ~# x. T+ U" _! \
DD Ishikaze
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& L+ S6 R# z d4 \; b5 i DD Nagatakaze# o% G. J2 J' J" c( Q) h
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PT-21, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
# \% u& H. Z9 o" V7 B5 {8 Y7 c PT-24, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
4 v# O- F+ {9 O, c' M8 @ PT-25, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
1 v8 n( R& [5 d PT-26, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
2 j: u" @9 R# {0 T+ B PT-27, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
" [- p' X* a: D: u) P3 m PT-29, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
; C! W, s) c2 u& w1 L" t" m PT-30, Shell hits 3, and is sunk) D O: E+ { B# P
PT-36, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
5 V# E6 ]; `3 E PT-37, Shell hits 7, and is sunk( \& D, ~- E- u+ T/ T5 U5 ^
PT-38, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
! l/ k3 J% R/ C* V9 ` PT-40, Shell hits 4, and is sunk- b& [5 X4 v" w, F, G1 d1 [& K
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 damage+ R" G5 A( c, j* u! t
DD Takatakaze, Mine hits 1, heavy damage |