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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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ndeni at 120,143, Range 12,000 Yards
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9 Y" g6 q+ o* l& F DD Shimakaze0 N- T9 s7 D+ U/ k) o8 b! g
DD Ishikaze; r3 v: c( r0 G8 t: Y
DD Tagokaze
8 Z, @. P3 L2 _& Z( S! h" m DD Takatakaze5 U$ X4 X" u# |6 b
DD Nagatakaze
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DE John D. Edwards, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
+ w, ?' |$ ]7 O/ L' A- ^& _% [ DE Pope, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
8 m2 k) i8 |8 y! K" M) O1 Y DE Electra
0 _2 ^* E' X; [5 `, H% D! @& @ DE Encounter( s1 r1 O( d" N, B
8 Y, ?. R1 d! U, ^* v {Night Time Surface Combat, near Ndeni at 120,143, Range 2,000 Yards
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DD Shimakaze$ u$ ]2 W: K& @7 U# [& t9 D
DD Ishikaze) s0 \, p2 _. e* i- ^& R7 @
DD Tagokaze7 ~" j! i8 t& E( G3 t
DD Takatakaze! i" c" F& b9 w1 N( v7 [4 {
DD Nagatakaze% W5 Z" E1 n' @6 ^6 f4 Z
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+ V2 {4 Z# r) i4 @! C6 L PT-21, Shell hits 3, and is sunk* G0 P. e c& ~& m
PT-24, Shell hits 3, and is sunk+ o$ F5 m/ M H' h0 i( ]
PT-25, Shell hits 6, and is sunk7 h: ^& C g( x; g
PT-26, Shell hits 2, and is sunk& A' S. o- U5 u3 w- z1 l: b. y9 }
PT-27, Shell hits 15, and is sunk4 Y' n$ S6 V( g
PT-29, Shell hits 1, and is sunk; H7 P% B% c2 G0 V) W
PT-30, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
( p! t8 {* w6 ^7 V- } PT-36, Shell hits 15, and is sunk) _" w8 d- a: B: y- }$ I
PT-37, Shell hits 7, and is sunk. t, O0 U6 O/ f, `( m. }5 i' ]5 M' h. A
PT-38, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
/ \8 h( N' p5 j) o5 A* X# U, v# p3 ? PT-40, Shell hits 4, and is sunk/ n) D- @0 Q7 z8 P
PT-42, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
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2 |! A5 r. L& a/ r- {TF 2 encounters mine field at Ndeni (120,143)
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DD Nagatakaze, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
E/ i/ V( _: G; K: y4 u& ^ DD Takatakaze, Mine hits 1, heavy damage |