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 y9 Y7 r# @- {0 u
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 25, 44' B6 h# k; d6 H
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3 u! D# V$ G/ S+ KNight Time Surface Combat, near Ndeni at 120,143, Range 12,000 Yards7 l8 y" }; S+ Q J
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Japanese Ships
: h3 {$ r \ {7 A" C DD Shimakaze
$ D5 ?" P0 U. h0 \- @4 k DD Ishikaze5 H: y, D# T8 p. N; `8 f- s
DD Tagokaze
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DD Nagatakaze- @& L2 l1 {! L; A
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DE John D. Edwards, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
z: S z: _% f$ h( ?& ? DE Pope, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
8 x4 W! Y9 P, U1 Q DE Electra
6 X8 k1 o8 @- a7 j8 ]* u DE Encounter* d% d0 W. Y# _
2 Y6 o+ r. t lNight Time Surface Combat, near Ndeni at 120,143, Range 2,000 Yards
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DD Shimakaze
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( b' H5 b0 a; U$ w ^' R$ l) v$ q DD Takatakaze6 D' }+ m! B/ X/ M7 c* U9 Q
DD Nagatakaze8 ]* w2 q6 ^( I+ S
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Allied Ships6 O; P9 A' Y' _& C$ _3 n/ v) D
PT-21, Shell hits 3, and is sunk' b) z7 ~- N4 _
PT-24, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
4 S5 L) S* E) M, e PT-25, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
! [1 g( x& P; G8 C9 U e' }8 Y X PT-26, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
" b+ V* g. I# r. u# x8 x PT-27, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
# ?* |( U2 B2 E/ F8 x8 C- V3 y PT-29, Shell hits 1, and is sunk; |! b# k1 R5 `! W- V
PT-30, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
- P- t6 a$ e9 x( A; q8 c PT-36, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
6 L3 Z. u- J7 F/ p# }4 f PT-37, Shell hits 7, and is sunk0 t2 s( y2 {+ k8 w5 ]9 \ `# ?1 l
PT-38, Shell hits 5, and is sunk# T" [$ t8 u. s5 H6 D- H" W& z
PT-40, Shell hits 4, and is sunk: ^$ E/ P5 v: t
PT-42, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
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TF 2 encounters mine field at Ndeni (120,143)4 \ _) m: `* @5 h' v8 f0 e4 y( a
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Japanese Ships
. y( J; g2 t# l; w% } k B0 I0 |3 r* n) _ DD Nagatakaze, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
0 B( @: S% m" W6 t) X DD Takatakaze, Mine hits 1, heavy damage |