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。+ U. _3 ~% z. F3 B
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 25, 44+ Z# X: u* G7 s3 ~ ^" l) |5 D. W
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ndeni at 120,143, Range 12,000 Yards1 l6 ~6 R7 X' c0 h1 ~
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; y( f& t; I& T& b DD Shimakaze, A4 G3 `1 N7 Y2 o. g
DD Ishikaze
" f# e V( _ f0 Q- a7 q DD Tagokaze
( |. f6 _( b* _( [, ~ DD Takatakaze! h7 T% U' @8 {7 V$ O. k
DD Nagatakaze
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DE John D. Edwards, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk5 u+ ]0 n6 i- D. z7 ?: p9 B
DE Pope, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk; e; u& E2 k) g% b' b: ~6 C0 b( R
DE Electra
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ndeni at 120,143, Range 2,000 Yards0 j; k- Q6 \$ D ^: }
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DD Shimakaze) @- s% F3 P1 J
DD Ishikaze0 u8 Q, f, I6 `/ g3 |
DD Tagokaze' B& ^2 ]6 |* w) ]; h* l
DD Takatakaze
7 b5 n- |6 D9 H; m' ^" g DD Nagatakaze
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Allied Ships
& x9 W$ _, A2 ` o3 t+ J, Y, S PT-21, Shell hits 3, and is sunk& C* v8 o E" M E% U" m7 |
PT-24, Shell hits 3, and is sunk; |0 z# C. h- K
PT-25, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
P' u. a1 g' ]; W5 |5 b9 p PT-26, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
5 T8 ?! ~- t7 \. _) E9 U5 V3 W PT-27, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
* `2 q" y9 A9 Q3 h( P" O PT-29, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
, R+ p. i6 W" i: s. ]3 n8 C' U PT-30, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
7 n9 C3 h p; o. s# y PT-36, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
2 e5 [9 |; z: t" L3 X) Q- _2 ~ PT-37, Shell hits 7, and is sunk5 W* Q! ~- l% N
PT-38, Shell hits 5, and is sunk5 x+ s2 ]6 w" Y7 X4 W; [
PT-40, Shell hits 4, and is sunk! S7 h0 R3 d# D6 c9 C
PT-42, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
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& x9 G, c/ h t" [6 F$ O! j* bTF 2 encounters mine field at Ndeni (120,143)
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Japanese Ships
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DD Takatakaze, Mine hits 1, heavy damage |