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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; J8 {: D( e, rNight Time Surface Combat, near Ndeni at 120,143, Range 12,000 Yards- ]4 Y' Q% z9 S j; Z/ W' i
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DD Shimakaze/ n8 U( P* K9 s4 b, U1 _. k
DD Ishikaze k7 n& y! F; a! y
DD Tagokaze9 h8 Y! }% n# [. m
DD Takatakaze& G2 V% d. J" o
DD Nagatakaze5 w4 U( [, p' k5 Z
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Allied Ships$ i$ Z6 U% x3 r
DE John D. Edwards, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
5 u- d" \2 n, e) N+ @3 V8 f3 T4 O DE Pope, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
' l9 T, O& _1 I DE Electra' R! J3 X2 Y1 o( C W
DE Encounter
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: t+ p7 T& m( f/ m5 l( M0 q0 |# TNight Time Surface Combat, near Ndeni at 120,143, Range 2,000 Yards& ` q$ v4 Z' o1 u% V' _
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DD Shimakaze1 T8 U2 r- G* B( d' ^
DD Ishikaze, d0 K" D8 c% F5 z1 _- Q& m
DD Tagokaze9 M* P9 P$ n$ g9 s/ r6 y) ^
DD Takatakaze1 Y/ o; f: P+ Q* |, `1 x r
DD Nagatakaze; j" d/ x3 C+ v
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Allied Ships' P( b; K) u& A) ?
PT-21, Shell hits 3, and is sunk# _0 S W. M( G: V
PT-24, Shell hits 3, and is sunk9 i9 M/ {0 m5 w; l( v6 c- J
PT-25, Shell hits 6, and is sunk( X8 n5 g( }' R& t7 Y6 {' }
PT-26, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
2 j2 X5 ]' w& E' H' ~ PT-27, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
" B9 e( h# R1 V) c3 u6 k( F PT-29, Shell hits 1, and is sunk, t }# G3 d, V9 R6 d
PT-30, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
3 x- r6 ^( {, {5 K3 g! r- c PT-36, Shell hits 15, and is sunk- K/ c$ I3 ?1 g$ A, b& V
PT-37, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
4 b1 \* J% T0 q4 G; T, A PT-38, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
) t0 U) r5 p: [: j; h7 R PT-40, Shell hits 4, and is sunk& |& Z4 c5 N; V1 `4 m3 q
PT-42, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
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$ h p/ K8 L7 y+ GTF 2 encounters mine field at Ndeni (120,143)
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Japanese Ships/ F: A/ }$ J* T
DD Nagatakaze, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
1 E! W e) y5 ]$ G% X' [ DD Takatakaze, Mine hits 1, heavy damage |