Sub attack near Choiseul Bay at 112,131
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Japanese Ships' A. y9 h$ d2 Q6 T
SS I-25# o$ ?( W& C9 q) I
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Allied Ships% A( i; y' f% |
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
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# c# ?6 c* D# P+ U DD McCall
1 }0 o' d5 m3 P2 c8 r \ DD Balch( @% f. e" K8 P0 k, W" w6 }+ T
DD Fanning
# \3 j$ Z6 _ v; ?" _ DD Dunlap& ]8 s* g# |% D' A: l5 C, ?; G1 w5 F
DD Ellet( O+ J6 h7 o6 C$ Z5 e: u& U
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n! ~' R' [9 E% o+ }0 [SS I-25 launches 6 torpedoes at CV Enterprise0 w! S+ O7 n0 @3 Q$ Y4 f
DD Balch attacking submerged sub ....
: K( n0 C; s$ w! A- KDD Balch loses contact with SS I-25
- W8 u; }& S$ L8 J5 mDD Balch loses contact with SS I-25" y. A7 m. M- X/ p5 p1 n
DD Balch cannot establish contact with SS I-253 F/ @6 s" z' A( \, R$ A
DD Fanning fails to find sub and abandons search
' V v# V+ B* }DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...+ p5 C4 S3 ]# X- |! n2 ?. m) R0 U) U0 U$ Z
DD Ellet attacking submerged sub ....- W3 v) Q! m, ?3 X" @4 s
DD Balch fails to find sub and abandons search
8 f, Y. S% z, F* i! t- k4 fDD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search..." C/ p* V) {! p$ H8 b+ M
DD Ellet fails to find sub and abandons search
" m$ P- B' Z6 e+ C/ NDD Dunlap attacking submerged sub ....
( I+ e4 r& e, f1 K$ y- j3 [2 ~DD Dunlap cannot establish contact with SS I-25
0 L) e7 A! o/ M& _* u% `, ADD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
3 j- b* U" X# f: a e/ P+ A# I" a( SDD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...5 v6 Q$ q4 C, N+ i* y0 {
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search..., }! K& k& l) W+ c& o4 E3 [
Escort abandons search for sub |