Sub attack near Choiseul Bay at 112,131
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Japanese Ships
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CA Salt Lake City% J3 |) M. ?, C4 o8 I. u
DD McCall: o+ |! J2 W4 ?1 u0 w% v+ j
DD Balch
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DD Dunlap
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SS I-25 launches 6 torpedoes at CV Enterprise
" a0 l- _3 ?5 O$ T" GDD Balch attacking submerged sub ....
l. ?, W/ S4 F6 \; o$ e9 ADD Balch loses contact with SS I-25- T( Y. Y9 C1 T1 j; {7 i) g
DD Balch loses contact with SS I-25
' O1 i9 P( K9 k5 d" C! pDD Balch cannot establish contact with SS I-25
& }: x6 I5 O: J9 W$ l* V+ y) hDD Fanning fails to find sub and abandons search+ S$ {0 d) Z/ U: U
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
6 r/ y5 S3 L5 @4 p$ `DD Ellet attacking submerged sub ....
' J* P* V* k0 A* bDD Balch fails to find sub and abandons search& ]0 C5 _+ R0 f) X* c9 j
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...' I1 F3 v7 u- U2 y9 ]: I! X
DD Ellet fails to find sub and abandons search* s/ Z/ G! ?+ q' Y, w) I
DD Dunlap attacking submerged sub ....
2 H! N D9 `- v& S! Q0 RDD Dunlap cannot establish contact with SS I-251 U' |7 i+ m* v- |$ h
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...0 k. A/ J1 v2 s1 f7 w$ z8 R6 U
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
Z0 m# k- \8 d5 h( J+ Q0 vDD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...7 [" K! S& V0 w
Escort abandons search for sub |