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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3 ^* U" x: E. K4 j: J3 f6 G4 ~Night Time Surface Combat, near Ndeni at 120,143, Range 12,000 Yards9 g" O. t" `' b- W6 }( `( U
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Japanese Ships
- D+ Z h5 B/ M4 U: A! M- F4 ~: b DD Shimakaze) v; ^; d9 v. H% T7 F- y) k: q& _
DD Ishikaze
4 Q; @! c6 b4 A% b) Z* ? DD Tagokaze
& w1 N* k K. F6 u7 Z DD Takatakaze
( X, _0 @3 d/ C7 D; M DD Nagatakaze
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& w5 j5 K. e/ x DE John D. Edwards, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
+ ]6 o# X" G5 |, I$ ^ DE Pope, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk, Q# h: O; I% s8 j3 v0 U r% E
DE Electra
) t" o* p/ C2 _4 b4 o1 }( Y: }5 m9 w DE Encounter: _, F! V& H2 Y8 m& k" d
Z. A# S8 p' l* SNight Time Surface Combat, near Ndeni at 120,143, Range 2,000 Yards! A4 F8 g9 m7 N- z$ u3 e) V
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! S, ^, s* q* x D, d% x% i* ] DD Shimakaze
Z, a% M5 ]2 G% T" Q: N DD Ishikaze
" a; B* S# Y. L$ q DD Tagokaze
* H% S! N: r2 c: _! Z6 R2 n( D; h* _) Z DD Takatakaze
3 \. r7 i; P8 g$ P$ W DD Nagatakaze, s* G6 t/ G5 ^2 U
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PT-21, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
' Y7 A/ s) S( {3 n+ `! S/ s _" v( i PT-24, Shell hits 3, and is sunk1 }3 C* r k& X
PT-25, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
, B+ ?- C( O8 O o4 ]- J' n7 a PT-26, Shell hits 2, and is sunk$ U! }" J, W) u$ B
PT-27, Shell hits 15, and is sunk$ y$ D0 j$ K5 b7 X) R5 b
PT-29, Shell hits 1, and is sunk& ?3 y0 @1 Y5 C
PT-30, Shell hits 3, and is sunk# X% O4 r6 _# C9 q: V+ y0 A* |
PT-36, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
, \- h8 ]; W. V6 ~: V# N6 c1 n) f PT-37, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
* w" l6 \, C8 O4 |% Y# p {+ _ PT-38, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
6 d) b& H" \9 Z& t( u PT-40, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
) ], t4 ?3 p4 P* ]' X, G* x PT-42, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
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9 J7 B2 |# c( b6 y3 v s1 T6 OTF 2 encounters mine field at Ndeni (120,143)9 Y+ x( V# ?% c8 V G1 R
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; L# R) r0 K" R9 ~4 y: h0 B DD Nagatakaze, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
' S# _6 p& D9 G; w DD Takatakaze, Mine hits 1, heavy damage |