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。
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) s8 i8 S5 @5 O+ `: y/ TNight Time Surface Combat, near Ndeni at 120,143, Range 12,000 Yards1 _! r% X; e" l `( r) l- Y3 P5 x
, N0 B3 D( N% j% K$ NJapanese Ships
& F T+ z# K0 d DD Shimakaze
4 e3 {9 l6 F. V6 ^/ C7 S% Y DD Ishikaze
) h& `4 s& S* D: S7 r) k H DD Tagokaze$ M" ?# G' @( K( y. t
DD Takatakaze! I6 ~1 u5 ~7 p# H }9 k9 o
DD Nagatakaze- N+ t" ?: {, P7 ?& @$ t; {" x
# j u" \8 l* H$ W/ i3 oAllied Ships
5 x# ^9 ^% F+ j DE John D. Edwards, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk) U9 N! }6 E0 H. U
DE Pope, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
; N0 W: Z/ I; Y1 V' M$ g: L DE Electra
+ Y4 U* @2 d7 |; h- t/ @ DE Encounter
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0 E" D1 o+ h1 P3 W$ eNight Time Surface Combat, near Ndeni at 120,143, Range 2,000 Yards; r8 o, V6 {" X' g* n( c
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Japanese Ships2 c) \! P3 c+ `5 J3 L6 o7 g2 {
DD Shimakaze2 _+ S! N! W" S/ V
DD Ishikaze
/ h1 e! E3 Z0 I# x0 y/ D DD Tagokaze, y* z* `; v2 }& q" m6 T7 O* _
DD Takatakaze
4 g2 P3 U4 j! r3 ~; h/ u DD Nagatakaze
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, g+ h6 g% |& N' i8 u& [/ eAllied Ships
/ E, ~9 X+ _/ D# U5 B; @: | PT-21, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
( x$ K, l* N X- y! h+ r. Z; f @5 {' a PT-24, Shell hits 3, and is sunk8 D. H/ p# ?# h z
PT-25, Shell hits 6, and is sunk, t! R: z: C4 U% Q
PT-26, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
6 o9 P3 f9 A% v2 @" F' P2 h. ~ PT-27, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
[0 @8 C5 |8 [: n PT-29, Shell hits 1, and is sunk% L/ z1 E# M: P4 V
PT-30, Shell hits 3, and is sunk, O9 a3 W- ^0 W5 M1 C# Y/ A! q
PT-36, Shell hits 15, and is sunk% J& V! J1 Z, z* n2 I
PT-37, Shell hits 7, and is sunk, ?" Q* e% k$ f2 ~8 ]) p
PT-38, Shell hits 5, and is sunk! R2 N3 Z j9 `% i! T/ }6 S- K |
PT-40, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
5 v6 `' w& z. z5 q PT-42, Shell hits 12, and is sunk9 O: x% l# O1 E+ g3 p
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TF 2 encounters mine field at Ndeni (120,143) M: c: I. l2 V$ ^8 i
8 B! h4 t( o h1 q7 DJapanese Ships
9 W7 q {0 @( G( x. Z DD Nagatakaze, Mine hits 1, heavy damage+ d( A+ ?- a; F/ F% P4 m+ i
DD Takatakaze, Mine hits 1, heavy damage |