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。% Y' H* ?! K- n) ]
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 25, 44
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D" R8 x9 k5 z* gNight Time Surface Combat, near Ndeni at 120,143, Range 12,000 Yards _' T% Z5 `3 L: P3 N
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Japanese Ships
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DD Ishikaze
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DD Takatakaze1 ~, P. U+ _2 H1 G6 p. l
DD Nagatakaze
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Allied Ships) p1 t$ S3 H1 a6 b, f9 q0 F4 x
DE John D. Edwards, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk4 k( n( B" |8 x$ K7 E9 f) B' \
DE Pope, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk1 J* t% j' v9 g: U
DE Electra& ]: j* {8 s3 p% H
DE Encounter$ B( ~& Q$ v/ L
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ndeni at 120,143, Range 2,000 Yards) v5 r: [' e/ p* \2 {
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Japanese Ships
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DD Ishikaze
. Y: d6 R7 x, P$ s DD Tagokaze2 p0 H, G" j& J, ?9 A! w* L
DD Takatakaze, S( c W; }3 G: J$ o4 n
DD Nagatakaze$ I0 X. O( H3 {2 o* T
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PT-21, Shell hits 3, and is sunk: X, w+ u' d' }& k' H. K, I
PT-24, Shell hits 3, and is sunk7 C2 t9 X3 X" i9 k+ k
PT-25, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
; _5 z0 i* w8 \4 C- Q& l2 O" C! x+ I PT-26, Shell hits 2, and is sunk1 H) e$ t- f& M9 q
PT-27, Shell hits 15, and is sunk. I$ V/ H/ L0 G# u& ^
PT-29, Shell hits 1, and is sunk, P( `% z( T0 B% B
PT-30, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
8 r5 [" X7 N( K) d PT-36, Shell hits 15, and is sunk6 X! H! J7 Z$ R) c/ n2 |
PT-37, Shell hits 7, and is sunk* [( i4 M4 ~0 l: A. B' p3 ?
PT-38, Shell hits 5, and is sunk) T: r/ q$ s1 v O$ A
PT-40, Shell hits 4, and is sunk7 r9 ]8 [6 ~* T, J5 s7 z. C d
PT-42, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
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TF 2 encounters mine field at Ndeni (120,143); M1 k8 _. T4 T0 [1 l4 B3 F
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DD Nagatakaze, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
a6 [$ H. x8 U7 e% M& `5 G DD Takatakaze, Mine hits 1, heavy damage |