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。3 H9 ]' j2 t0 \* t
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 25, 444 i. n* h( z5 C. l! p
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6 _- M A. W$ [( y" v' j/ FNight Time Surface Combat, near Ndeni at 120,143, Range 12,000 Yards
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$ _. ]! V' Z! K5 A$ k" KJapanese Ships
- `6 G) \1 O& E; T( g9 ` DD Shimakaze3 o9 u& D0 j' l) ?7 }
DD Ishikaze
; j" f5 N2 Y! r' H" M9 i \4 i DD Tagokaze3 b/ k$ i, @% m# R9 d, e/ i# ~# Y
DD Takatakaze1 i8 r* `4 u3 N# z
DD Nagatakaze
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" i# ^7 [6 M* B) w5 wAllied Ships
; ~6 i% J2 A5 y7 ^ DE John D. Edwards, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk+ D6 `8 p/ }2 V$ ]6 o4 G4 \
DE Pope, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk0 r/ Q3 y r) e( s8 a
DE Electra! f( U$ N4 O% q* s' _$ K
DE Encounter6 v, x) s6 v E% }
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ndeni at 120,143, Range 2,000 Yards9 C F9 `6 Z1 [1 u- ]: S
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DD Shimakaze
: M3 i0 B: U& V0 O DD Ishikaze, s* j! a* x- ]) P+ |6 q
DD Tagokaze
' E. Q/ O9 N5 D+ a8 U- V k DD Takatakaze8 B ~4 F# @. \) Y9 A
DD Nagatakaze
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PT-21, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
% D+ ]. H, E( I9 a0 s$ f PT-24, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
3 E4 z9 M2 r0 k0 s N PT-25, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
2 q' p/ b( H( w/ L' o. n2 T PT-26, Shell hits 2, and is sunk' s' c1 d: G. g+ }* B
PT-27, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
3 t- @5 a6 v! }, s PT-29, Shell hits 1, and is sunk6 I# u6 b9 n5 [) j& m& d
PT-30, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
/ _6 m7 M' N* a% T0 W PT-36, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
: `( i, U1 \- E! S# h PT-37, Shell hits 7, and is sunk9 n/ ]* ?2 G }, h3 D. I2 n" b1 |
PT-38, Shell hits 5, and is sunk3 m$ p7 g- W E. {6 a
PT-40, Shell hits 4, and is sunk1 W# i. r; r& A& H
PT-42, Shell hits 12, and is sunk0 A- O( d4 H6 w* g: E1 L
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TF 2 encounters mine field at Ndeni (120,143)8 H% V1 N2 _2 W7 W5 Y& _' D3 V5 s; w o
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DD Nagatakaze, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
, G, ~4 |# l! b! C, W& E DD Takatakaze, Mine hits 1, heavy damage |