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。8 X) C1 G3 m. x+ {' r1 }
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 25, 447 Y% Y& N) w1 o5 y& A4 P' E& Q# n
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ndeni at 120,143, Range 12,000 Yards/ m( n/ p( ~7 K! d% b: x
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/ W% G! W9 _$ Y DD Shimakaze
3 {9 g! Y3 B' M+ T8 k! n DD Ishikaze- I0 Z9 ?1 m! E8 S2 w
DD Tagokaze5 n1 `" V3 d, n1 ~# v# b7 e$ i$ ^+ i
DD Takatakaze( Q/ m2 z2 r2 O) `0 j. W" v- ?3 O% C6 I
DD Nagatakaze6 o: r# K& G' h: t2 R
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3 A+ k& [1 ]. O& c) X, c% s6 C: E DE John D. Edwards, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
" i' W; _' p* A, B DE Pope, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk: \- c* \4 i: Z: V/ R: o
DE Electra/ m$ E1 H% o! j: j
DE Encounter
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ndeni at 120,143, Range 2,000 Yards6 u$ F6 X- c! v
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Japanese Ships
C7 M5 `! c! f4 { Q) l! X DD Shimakaze9 o9 X r; ?; d6 o
DD Ishikaze2 `( E0 a) T/ P' o5 |
DD Tagokaze
; ^2 _2 f6 D P5 S DD Takatakaze
& K$ e/ a/ w; N2 A0 F& o/ F DD Nagatakaze. g. s( x' H( |. ~3 _
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Allied Ships
% }* p6 D9 s, ~4 _ PT-21, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
1 @) e+ g7 g5 h PT-24, Shell hits 3, and is sunk6 n; U- k2 p& H; C
PT-25, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
1 L& L/ v, v. U: ^ PT-26, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
# J% P/ |7 ~% q7 d# X) U PT-27, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
6 b8 k6 r2 `! D+ R! U. s8 }/ I PT-29, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
) N$ G2 J1 z6 Z1 r( c PT-30, Shell hits 3, and is sunk" Q$ P E7 r2 Z2 G" h
PT-36, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
( `9 S# c. Z' ~: F! ^! N PT-37, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
" ~) f/ t s: X PT-38, Shell hits 5, and is sunk: E; w! Y& i) e. U
PT-40, Shell hits 4, and is sunk$ L+ C4 h+ q6 j$ ?2 `
PT-42, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
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TF 2 encounters mine field at Ndeni (120,143): u. A* N$ }, r4 ]
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' o3 S) [) v& y5 V+ {& o DD Nagatakaze, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
9 h. q! [/ D. j y4 `; t# W DD Takatakaze, Mine hits 1, heavy damage |