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。: b) T0 E/ `; t$ U9 p/ S, j/ W' k
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 25, 44
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5 T9 A- V9 C( J2 V4 Z! gNight Time Surface Combat, near Ndeni at 120,143, Range 12,000 Yards7 K( y0 I. J) r1 d/ U! X. p. O
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Japanese Ships
' ?8 _- }, m* h/ ?$ T3 k1 q. w* s; ^ DD Shimakaze
- [' P% j, v2 i+ P DD Ishikaze
* a4 ^) @, W1 R3 j: d Z9 h% n DD Tagokaze
( \0 S0 n" c! Y DD Takatakaze
) a$ a$ r: @" S) h+ p. m2 w* q6 n DD Nagatakaze( S7 w0 ~; Q1 h5 D" `6 f
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DE John D. Edwards, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
$ t( o+ Q. A! }$ E* s, ` DE Pope, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
9 F9 C$ E" `7 a. g# D DE Electra
5 k/ X. |( Y: X DE Encounter
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ndeni at 120,143, Range 2,000 Yards6 _% R8 v5 L. u4 ]+ r0 c
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7 W! F( F0 }; L! T4 V. F4 k DD Shimakaze
0 h" q8 o) w. V DD Ishikaze
# |/ J" y- H- j1 u4 z0 h* S, C DD Tagokaze& W8 E! F$ _( i8 H; m
DD Takatakaze
4 d3 q$ P U+ o9 i; a: ^ DD Nagatakaze( n% A5 b3 g" S7 s6 I; S/ `& }& P
5 |$ \: D9 B+ w* ]- ?Allied Ships
/ m/ {: L$ c: ]/ I t PT-21, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
- q6 V" K5 ^* D$ N& Q PT-24, Shell hits 3, and is sunk: f( c3 H, g0 j! x5 ]$ A# i
PT-25, Shell hits 6, and is sunk. ^5 i* H/ W9 Z
PT-26, Shell hits 2, and is sunk2 c$ P7 M" g/ T Y9 X6 `9 a
PT-27, Shell hits 15, and is sunk' ?0 d# L4 {% E; P& P: F
PT-29, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
# ~" l1 U+ z6 o) D4 k PT-30, Shell hits 3, and is sunk/ p; {: v( X6 X/ a: `& P, d
PT-36, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
- ^. _( E7 O0 C$ l PT-37, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
) ~( v+ x( n- ?1 Y* u PT-38, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
" s8 |+ V# X0 h0 K PT-40, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
, y0 B$ O" I+ E9 j0 {: q PT-42, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
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+ |) _8 z- m$ Q% h7 c5 OTF 2 encounters mine field at Ndeni (120,143) Z# {2 A7 E. k' k3 N, X: p1 f8 R
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! | G" F, d& o DD Nagatakaze, Mine hits 1, heavy damage; m- J; a% A$ B: S
DD Takatakaze, Mine hits 1, heavy damage |