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 n) M- U. r9 b0 M6 ]Night Time Surface Combat, near Ndeni at 120,143, Range 12,000 Yards
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DD Shimakaze' T$ n3 u2 |+ U# y, m
DD Ishikaze
! I+ _! T( w# w% t DD Tagokaze
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DD Nagatakaze
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8 K4 \& t% Y" t DE John D. Edwards, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
7 e" u: A" Z; A7 t2 R' G3 V& {" } DE Pope, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk; \% q. B% W. ?% W2 u1 C$ K+ I
DE Electra
2 f& m0 F, ^, N DE Encounter
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ndeni at 120,143, Range 2,000 Yards
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5 V+ w: T2 I: H# @) D DD Shimakaze G' ~8 a. H, |8 i9 p$ }0 X$ }
DD Ishikaze; u9 [' D; F/ ^; O) ]: g+ h
DD Tagokaze3 O0 r+ \1 l0 R
DD Takatakaze
`/ D! k) K$ C DD Nagatakaze
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PT-21, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
1 ^% E, Q: k% @$ e' e! P PT-24, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
1 K/ T+ o! x" K+ _ E T+ T$ u PT-25, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
6 }7 ~' p2 w" b& N @; ~6 I# I9 Y PT-26, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
1 T7 q( o1 U8 [; e9 D5 q PT-27, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
( P& P* l( c, Z$ X, G. V PT-29, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
$ _2 R9 O/ O+ K PT-30, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
) P w3 U% x6 k, n) ` PT-36, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
6 z ?% T8 M$ Z4 J0 j4 s9 s( Y PT-37, Shell hits 7, and is sunk# I& O r3 h7 Q; n0 R$ p8 I
PT-38, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
+ V% T7 `+ U1 l8 ~; J PT-40, Shell hits 4, and is sunk4 u' W5 A' `1 G! t) V
PT-42, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
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( \, f. v: V( m$ cTF 2 encounters mine field at Ndeni (120,143)
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Japanese Ships
0 k" p; b! S) ]7 z7 r3 P3 F DD Nagatakaze, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
6 R" p5 ]- W( z3 v D# ? DD Takatakaze, Mine hits 1, heavy damage |