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。
! k0 I: A/ ?; ]AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 25, 44
7 `# H/ u4 S9 O) k/ e& }3 m7 n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5 q8 f% R i7 y- O, u* L5 JNight Time Surface Combat, near Ndeni at 120,143, Range 12,000 Yards
Y) n; Q4 f0 s% J
' {! R0 X0 {' w/ M; T, U5 [* U$ aJapanese Ships' {' l1 f. [, {
DD Shimakaze2 E" U- e2 B7 l3 J8 K
DD Ishikaze a+ D+ y8 [3 F/ R1 @2 Y0 v' H1 ?5 G8 W
DD Tagokaze7 b$ O- Z4 o# H, i d" |. g
DD Takatakaze7 t$ O& ^# k5 c& J7 q+ i6 U7 H
DD Nagatakaze
! O u8 `4 o# Q* l/ q" _ * }- q# M Q/ f6 X
Allied Ships/ ?% Y. j. I/ S3 E: [
DE John D. Edwards, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk; o( |) M0 k2 c5 K: N* V. \
DE Pope, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk8 {: E$ q+ V1 \( O
DE Electra
* G: d8 r) R/ ^4 Q8 [/ r3 M- S DE Encounter
" l* }" P8 ]' ?9 @5 A C1 I! D" H6 ]& ?) Z% w% i6 m
Night Time Surface Combat, near Ndeni at 120,143, Range 2,000 Yards
' x0 x, Q" I9 j( i( R
7 X8 `) B- J! I: i# k( KJapanese Ships
; y! c8 H/ r. l DD Shimakaze
2 |/ \6 g3 [/ K& A6 o8 s3 X DD Ishikaze
: Z4 Z" \2 |2 V) Y DD Tagokaze
! w6 |0 C' [' A% A0 f! } DD Takatakaze
, z6 [# X4 i6 i9 x DD Nagatakaze
4 |4 y7 l2 `, } m" `& W o
" B. x5 p m5 x BAllied Ships. Z+ v ], p' D# w! O
PT-21, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
6 @. b+ Q# W2 C! G: p. u PT-24, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
\8 B$ v; m% B PT-25, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
6 p" P# z& A& U$ k6 |5 G! f. @ PT-26, Shell hits 2, and is sunk1 ], {- w" i: O; o
PT-27, Shell hits 15, and is sunk& q: j& v& H0 k0 X$ a+ j0 K$ D: |) J
PT-29, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
9 a1 Z& ?3 Y* \) U* F, I* _8 s PT-30, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
A- b( V! y4 f" Z/ }/ Z! S0 n PT-36, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
@& i: F& \- Z PT-37, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
) g3 p; e1 U# B* U' U PT-38, Shell hits 5, and is sunk: B6 i q* m& C6 A' F
PT-40, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
' l- A. V2 u4 r! w: A PT-42, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
H$ u0 S1 t& S a5 O" m
' ^ W9 v1 s) \( m N( O: P5 C3 C+ a0 s
TF 2 encounters mine field at Ndeni (120,143)
7 h6 K0 q7 @7 q- l7 A$ o) j
! a9 k) R8 N( Q. hJapanese Ships
4 G }& W3 @6 c+ t DD Nagatakaze, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
( Y% R& T( [- j: D5 Y+ y# X DD Takatakaze, Mine hits 1, heavy damage |