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。
$ E8 u& M# i& U1 p/ QAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 25, 44. T* C0 ?6 m% m& W7 ?
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ndeni at 120,143, Range 12,000 Yards
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DD Shimakaze
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DD Tagokaze
( f$ M! f4 e5 X0 w1 f! i DD Takatakaze
* Y; r- w% ~. x7 ^( k DD Nagatakaze
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Allied Ships
( h6 V: G4 W- n: b DE John D. Edwards, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
, Z4 E) y" y' R$ y7 \# H2 @ DE Pope, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk; B! r1 A( {- f. J8 W
DE Electra
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0 _3 r' ~, u0 ?5 S, f$ c5 KNight Time Surface Combat, near Ndeni at 120,143, Range 2,000 Yards$ V# A8 B' \; @, E$ k
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DD Ishikaze
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PT-21, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
: c7 G2 V3 y* V4 S0 o PT-24, Shell hits 3, and is sunk+ U1 _" G1 j1 A2 u. K& A0 C/ F
PT-25, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
0 x& d$ @' U2 ]/ R$ M4 ` PT-26, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
; z! m. L0 z1 b: s7 } PT-27, Shell hits 15, and is sunk I6 z# W$ Y% h4 [7 T
PT-29, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
# z* _) }5 C; p( R; } PT-30, Shell hits 3, and is sunk, }- w5 R8 F$ @; i: C! c$ O4 P
PT-36, Shell hits 15, and is sunk( O/ o0 R o) }$ r, \; r
PT-37, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
# z5 ]5 C$ U: a& b# J3 v PT-38, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
4 y; _' ?* ?7 O { J PT-40, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
! K/ w K5 d# ]! [5 H/ o& K. K& a 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
# e( {; m# H* j6 x o: l DD Takatakaze, Mine hits 1, heavy damage |