Sub attack near Choiseul Bay at 112,1310 n' q. S2 Q2 s+ s% b
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CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage6 ^4 I* @4 @+ p/ c# d
CA Salt Lake City1 M; y' n( d; R: f+ ~
DD McCall
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DD Fanning
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DD Ellet
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8 U8 f3 ]. m1 H. `SS I-25 launches 6 torpedoes at CV Enterprise
( h( n/ P0 U- w; k; D& JDD Balch attacking submerged sub ....3 d) H V$ K: d: Y, i' h2 {' t u
DD Balch loses contact with SS I-25
7 | f! X6 E/ u: N( a9 EDD Balch loses contact with SS I-25' A- s0 h) X0 f& x* t5 i$ s
DD Balch cannot establish contact with SS I-25$ E% |0 y: `6 B5 J
DD Fanning fails to find sub and abandons search5 B8 s/ r2 W2 }
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...' n( H/ s) f5 h0 i9 T+ w% q8 j% L
DD Ellet attacking submerged sub ....+ T8 @4 N6 }3 r
DD Balch fails to find sub and abandons search/ G! {( Y, n0 y1 J, Y2 A6 H
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...( A' A: ~- Y0 \3 T2 f7 X
DD Ellet fails to find sub and abandons search
0 ^$ l0 V) R( E0 L- zDD Dunlap attacking submerged sub ....
6 A- @, W6 S3 e' F% `* T$ c3 Z/ v$ pDD Dunlap cannot establish contact with SS I-25( c- j6 Z) e) Q+ @, h
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...; s' D1 `: I ^* w* j9 @% ?' n
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
+ ~9 I5 q) Z* ?1 t EDD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...$ j" v# ] B, o2 w, b
Escort abandons search for sub |