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。) i# V5 M8 K& |" A0 I5 G* a/ p' L
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 25, 44
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1 Q! g0 G2 j, I3 ONight Time Surface Combat, near Ndeni at 120,143, Range 12,000 Yards
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DD Shimakaze# N& C$ [- M3 v9 P" @" ?" W
DD Ishikaze
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7 [" n- J$ g6 A. r7 ~) j0 [ DD Takatakaze
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% W0 q7 ~# \9 t! b" N: o: L' H( B! ^( k DE John D. Edwards, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk7 r7 ?0 p& I, d' z8 B
DE Pope, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk- A! N& z; Z+ W& k( V% s
DE Electra
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ndeni at 120,143, Range 2,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
! \9 K6 \; D) Q# F1 b* g/ I I; j- [- E DD Shimakaze
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DD Takatakaze
* S0 {5 X. h1 s9 J d7 {: g9 r DD Nagatakaze% t E3 M& |" w
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PT-21, Shell hits 3, and is sunk% O3 x5 ]* i, ^0 v3 v3 A$ Y. ?
PT-24, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
+ n" l+ v7 S6 ^( B- S, Q" | PT-25, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
$ g2 A h+ O" U PT-26, Shell hits 2, and is sunk" d; @- I3 x2 H5 ?4 G
PT-27, Shell hits 15, and is sunk4 s' s% r5 Y* H2 U! r9 } `
PT-29, Shell hits 1, and is sunk8 v4 J8 }" ], L4 i8 J) E7 Z1 O
PT-30, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
! i2 X8 F6 m" G$ ~3 \ D+ W% E PT-36, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
$ e& y |4 {; l9 T4 _ PT-37, Shell hits 7, and is sunk0 Q/ k: P1 ^1 V3 R- v
PT-38, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
1 k, u4 q3 M( A" N! ] PT-40, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
/ D* {% @# l# b& e# l5 r PT-42, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
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TF 2 encounters mine field at Ndeni (120,143)
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DD Nagatakaze, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
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