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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; f# d2 P. F& ?- e2 m* PNight Time Surface Combat, near Ndeni at 120,143, Range 12,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
7 e3 q. w' m! P% A8 A DD Shimakaze- z/ d9 |, H: }
DD Ishikaze, a% q6 o1 O4 p( }( Z
DD Tagokaze
3 [- H) T" E) \" A! `" f1 w8 z- b DD Takatakaze
( ]7 i$ g# B; H7 K8 @ DD Nagatakaze
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Allied Ships0 v$ O% p X( U' U' L
DE John D. Edwards, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
# I8 a G1 B- X& X4 X, ?; P$ Q. i6 O; W DE Pope, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
! }# b2 ~9 o8 A3 B$ F/ V( @4 B DE Electra2 G+ Y- P" r' T/ |- p# D H! X
DE Encounter
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ndeni at 120,143, Range 2,000 Yards
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DD Shimakaze
8 ]: Q! `. D% P# D DD Ishikaze! M* w; N) w! |; w7 D! e7 d
DD Tagokaze
, Y5 d: ^5 g, N1 [% R2 `6 A DD Takatakaze
' o& M$ K& ^ G6 { DD Nagatakaze- Y* v6 S* s! C; M7 c9 _, h! K' n
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Allied Ships6 u9 w" a2 `& m
PT-21, Shell hits 3, and is sunk+ d3 x0 h% G9 }4 ^/ e
PT-24, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
" k! {. f; o5 ?% z l PT-25, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
& V) E, L7 X4 U& P& A% l4 b. _( z PT-26, Shell hits 2, and is sunk* P; L; @# w6 E9 v# Z% R4 j) P
PT-27, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
( I0 E" I6 c( Y0 r0 c& D; y PT-29, Shell hits 1, and is sunk" p, q! ?+ e" T, e; t5 ^% |9 ?
PT-30, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
/ c" d# Y0 L5 v5 D PT-36, Shell hits 15, and is sunk8 G( b5 F- M4 u$ \0 [
PT-37, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
9 I5 m) V( E7 [2 r& f5 j5 w7 a PT-38, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
# c% |# M0 R/ L! r; F0 ]/ H) q PT-40, Shell hits 4, and is sunk: p4 w4 X6 } v9 L( M
PT-42, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
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" d- u6 s: v. z, t. kTF 2 encounters mine field at Ndeni (120,143). w4 B; P$ _ Y
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) o& S, q% j0 h! s5 ?* G) @9 R DD Nagatakaze, Mine hits 1, heavy damage, `$ Y3 o: h, ]! F& ]8 i+ o0 m- x
DD Takatakaze, Mine hits 1, heavy damage |