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。6 T6 j9 O$ }1 a. Q, g
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 25, 44# H6 C* ^+ v4 T7 f3 {/ _- k
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* o: `7 l5 I. x1 J4 G0 {5 G. cNight Time Surface Combat, near Ndeni at 120,143, Range 12,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
$ ` Z' c0 X F& U6 j DD Shimakaze
) s6 K2 |% o1 Q/ Q! L4 ]6 T/ j DD Ishikaze
6 H5 G |% ?7 Y, ~ DD Tagokaze! ]- S+ N5 I$ a7 x2 N
DD Takatakaze
9 k: p: p2 ]0 E; P) ? DD Nagatakaze, L3 D0 R( y# S0 i) g
; B0 A( I; \2 K: e3 q. j9 hAllied Ships" {" I7 U& p% q+ F+ B L9 V- g
DE John D. Edwards, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
3 g% F! y8 `5 u* a7 }. G" s5 R' Z DE Pope, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
+ v- x0 J6 Q/ ^$ [5 M. { DE Electra
/ }: k& |* Y- B1 o( ^- Q) R DE Encounter
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0 l' N, `1 v$ |( `0 ]Night Time Surface Combat, near Ndeni at 120,143, Range 2,000 Yards: [; |8 _! [4 A7 r. |
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Japanese Ships
9 ~. {4 F& U0 I( J. J) m DD Shimakaze5 Q+ I( |) \. u L% W6 t7 `8 D% l
DD Ishikaze
Y7 k0 _' p/ i6 ^$ y7 z DD Tagokaze
; R1 {- b: q6 Y2 D4 c) a0 |+ B DD Takatakaze5 {, y& h. k, M9 P4 _! v$ p
DD Nagatakaze
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; ?+ i9 j! q9 u PT-21, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
% A, E+ f5 B! q PT-24, Shell hits 3, and is sunk! C0 U M3 |# }( R1 }6 R* }- ^0 S
PT-25, Shell hits 6, and is sunk- m# {& T k' |# V; z
PT-26, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
; n5 e& r# J6 ^% X PT-27, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
3 ?" O; J- p. e' i" ~) j% l PT-29, Shell hits 1, and is sunk. c4 z* Y4 N! i+ B
PT-30, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
; Q1 c# J4 H6 H1 g# v PT-36, Shell hits 15, and is sunk- m: Y0 l! s0 r4 b/ x/ |, i3 i" V
PT-37, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
+ z# |( {, v, t5 o PT-38, Shell hits 5, and is sunk! `! ]; a/ M9 ^* m& M5 h, [
PT-40, Shell hits 4, and is sunk/ V) U( z9 p5 t* f" t5 z
PT-42, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
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( C4 W( I) Q+ vTF 2 encounters mine field at Ndeni (120,143)2 U% ^. I& e9 @' q- V2 d: W8 L' v
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DD Nagatakaze, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
7 \# v/ |6 d# f DD Takatakaze, Mine hits 1, heavy damage |