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。4 `; }; o' A- T: w+ x
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 25, 44: e: e0 U+ t# ?* s
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ndeni at 120,143, Range 12,000 Yards
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1 S7 p% J- u1 U* e# U DD Shimakaze
' Z* `3 ~# b( ~0 R DD Ishikaze
5 v8 ~( Y% V% y1 k# o4 {' E DD Tagokaze
) ] w1 C! h/ p8 i* s7 {" J8 ] DD Takatakaze, j# C, k! I( r$ L8 `1 n
DD Nagatakaze
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Allied Ships
" Z3 P. g$ i) w DE John D. Edwards, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk7 t" ^1 g! X1 N/ R# p) T
DE Pope, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk! Y! s3 K q, O$ F( k7 O. g
DE Electra. T+ h/ }6 l. `0 r1 W0 ^+ y$ L3 o
DE Encounter7 E5 B7 m! @. E8 z
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ndeni at 120,143, Range 2,000 Yards& t8 z" M+ j: ?- q9 N* ^
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Japanese Ships: j' U$ p' O! R& n U6 X
DD Shimakaze
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" [; s/ |$ L/ Q* f DD Tagokaze
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DD Nagatakaze# q0 `3 e+ x8 ^
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PT-21, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
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7 q+ V2 ~, N Y PT-25, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
: r1 ]: o* f9 O4 q% x0 q% n PT-26, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
' H5 b* W/ h- f PT-27, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
+ T$ y! m; }/ y" Z* P PT-29, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
; r, P4 N3 c' ?; `% [" d3 ]4 Q) G PT-30, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
& s- f; v" ^/ o O# O L. K& ] PT-36, Shell hits 15, and is sunk1 f- n+ L# T' T/ e) r1 ]+ J" X
PT-37, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
/ t! I) o0 e- `* y0 T PT-38, Shell hits 5, and is sunk8 O$ e5 c9 k3 K1 |4 ]1 v
PT-40, Shell hits 4, and is sunk; z: F5 x. w. Q# A- j7 |
PT-42, Shell hits 12, and is sunk! F/ |; X, ~* L" g
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TF 2 encounters mine field at Ndeni (120,143)- v1 O7 r! u- X" I5 g+ m, f
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DD Nagatakaze, Mine hits 1, heavy damage2 W5 J' W+ C; f* ]' N
DD Takatakaze, Mine hits 1, heavy damage |