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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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ndeni at 120,143, Range 12,000 Yards$ H' V2 l, u/ U7 a2 M! ^
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/ {. J# N. A/ G. T DD Shimakaze
$ ~ f) M1 l3 E- ^ DD Ishikaze" |# U- H- w/ N Q# ?) Z9 Q4 [
DD Tagokaze1 \/ B6 v" y6 s6 }# g6 Y* \
DD Takatakaze- r3 O# N' o5 c' u( d+ \" h) J5 t
DD Nagatakaze9 U* k$ w, c( `& y6 N3 J
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% L) M+ g+ f' r) s; m DE John D. Edwards, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk0 z4 r: I! f& ]# }( {+ X
DE Pope, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
% [5 b1 x0 h: Q0 O( \' Z DE Electra6 u8 S, \$ t7 k
DE Encounter1 @$ `5 [3 \# F" Y( m! ~# x. h3 b
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ndeni at 120,143, Range 2,000 Yards
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7 `% p0 ]" w6 s( Y0 Z% x DD Shimakaze
3 Q. D: i# ?, w DD Ishikaze0 Y: F( ?8 T6 f; L, _! n
DD Tagokaze
( f7 R2 s9 _; A- { DD Takatakaze2 w2 D# p5 z4 W4 M. \' g
DD Nagatakaze
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Allied Ships* m/ Q9 l/ h. ?: S/ x
PT-21, Shell hits 3, and is sunk4 W- b! y( d9 H6 R
PT-24, Shell hits 3, and is sunk6 {3 ]- i& b( r, N# m! p
PT-25, Shell hits 6, and is sunk+ e+ `0 f# E3 K- l
PT-26, Shell hits 2, and is sunk& g% l4 _" q y% g; [; J
PT-27, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
7 c/ K1 ~# H& |8 i PT-29, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
" M" j3 V8 K ]. i PT-30, Shell hits 3, and is sunk- ~7 H3 n# ]/ Q! E7 O, y; @: L
PT-36, Shell hits 15, and is sunk1 d$ f. W, i! T( z: ?* p4 F
PT-37, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
% v: S( a1 Q; b$ j- W; f2 u" J PT-38, Shell hits 5, and is sunk- n m/ G4 P- j7 L- w2 [, [
PT-40, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
* M, P5 v& n7 }! {. U C" w PT-42, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
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TF 2 encounters mine field at Ndeni (120,143)* @5 G1 o; Y7 @( K1 z* ~8 [
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$ h: p6 g/ b1 ~6 ~" V8 _) X% K DD Nagatakaze, Mine hits 1, heavy damage* d+ r9 D& g# k. y, c4 d
DD Takatakaze, Mine hits 1, heavy damage |