Sub attack near Choiseul Bay at 112,131) H8 Q: ]7 n% u) T) C$ X
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CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage a, P" U: L4 i7 w; [+ C2 n! O( U' ~
CA Salt Lake City
' T! u. i( K; ]. M4 t! ? DD McCall. ^; f& c* ?# s: o
DD Balch f: f! b" A8 S# Q1 ?. c N
DD Fanning
) W# @( i# g( ] DD Dunlap
( _) ? _+ E' j DD Ellet. b( _' Z2 A" m& _) I
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6 j5 }! q9 r$ ~; DSS I-25 launches 6 torpedoes at CV Enterprise
1 m( ?, T- ^ B) P5 X$ aDD Balch attacking submerged sub ....& r1 U5 `7 ~9 a* [; c
DD Balch loses contact with SS I-25
4 }/ i) D# z+ x6 F5 m5 sDD Balch loses contact with SS I-25& H+ T2 X, e' I8 U2 `" z$ W: o
DD Balch cannot establish contact with SS I-25: |: f. ^0 \8 `+ `8 X0 G
DD Fanning fails to find sub and abandons search
6 A+ x4 D+ E' m4 W4 y0 [; \. ZDD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...9 T9 P$ }- }. P3 V
DD Ellet attacking submerged sub ....
8 H( E# ~& P: }, p# x- t6 yDD Balch fails to find sub and abandons search
: L6 |! J7 o$ M: j, k mDD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search.../ a% m* y% R) d& W5 m# b
DD Ellet fails to find sub and abandons search; e" L& O3 a# v' D4 F
DD Dunlap attacking submerged sub ....2 ~1 L9 m( l, H/ q3 a# V0 D b
DD Dunlap cannot establish contact with SS I-25; @" q. W2 M7 f; n# n9 N
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
/ s& ?. q7 x4 h& g4 S% X+ lDD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...9 R& P: M8 S4 v0 W* N F
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
+ s6 n; x6 v9 R$ w0 I$ yEscort abandons search for sub |