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。6 ~: Q7 @* h5 l' D+ J8 K
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 25, 44
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ndeni at 120,143, Range 12,000 Yards2 Y7 y I8 F5 d9 w
1 E2 f' S, M: ZJapanese Ships
6 Q9 ]7 I" G. P7 `# \- f' s DD Shimakaze/ M E( i7 ^& h- W, v
DD Ishikaze
^: c. `2 _6 i DD Tagokaze5 T8 l* l6 U6 m \7 A3 Q
DD Takatakaze
0 {: a r9 d1 Q, i, s0 U DD Nagatakaze( T! w: f: Q: D* Z# P, J/ J/ X$ K
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' S5 r: _4 Z2 `; P DE John D. Edwards, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
1 I7 m9 z' t/ g$ d7 b; x1 S$ o DE Pope, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk6 N/ g2 k3 O2 Z5 b1 Y; g3 z# I, _
DE Electra
- D4 X" d& h, D DE Encounter0 R2 ]7 c# ~. K1 _- `: i) ^
* l3 S* n/ R, X4 N$ zNight Time Surface Combat, near Ndeni at 120,143, Range 2,000 Yards
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DD Shimakaze
4 Z! w/ f; z3 P r' Z DD Ishikaze
4 A9 r% N5 V. i+ C$ H- U" x: V DD Tagokaze) v9 \$ Q" X" q
DD Takatakaze
$ b: m1 P% \$ }2 C DD Nagatakaze
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Allied Ships
2 ?! U# M4 r: ^+ b, L PT-21, Shell hits 3, and is sunk! o, v/ t$ v6 V. m
PT-24, Shell hits 3, and is sunk# Q2 w2 @6 G8 U: o6 A
PT-25, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
' t: B A% u/ b" [/ n PT-26, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
" |1 H, k7 U. M, M0 V# n9 P! s PT-27, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
% c. Q& O$ I e. Y) r" M PT-29, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
) \7 J5 t, ~& p6 N2 F" C I- [. | PT-30, Shell hits 3, and is sunk( }# T+ u3 ?; C1 C% v
PT-36, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
7 ~. S: ^% g- l1 M, m PT-37, Shell hits 7, and is sunk2 G3 z0 o3 ?" `% J
PT-38, Shell hits 5, and is sunk6 F; y9 F) Q4 t* u3 a# i/ L
PT-40, Shell hits 4, and is sunk% Q, V6 M6 _6 N1 i- x* `2 s
PT-42, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
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TF 2 encounters mine field at Ndeni (120,143)) K7 R' c0 x5 e7 ~3 ^( N5 g, |
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Japanese Ships
4 ~% \3 j$ { O& z3 Z; h DD Nagatakaze, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
- E# F, u# @; n0 ]/ f) M& V DD Takatakaze, Mine hits 1, heavy damage |