Sub attack near Choiseul Bay at 112,1313 e* `2 u( F- U8 }( _0 Z
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Japanese Ships
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Allied Ships
. l' m0 L. D* ?; `9 n! B4 ^ CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage$ [. x3 \/ i! O8 ]' G
CA Salt Lake City7 a6 Z9 e- q- M" g5 i5 ?$ q+ k4 b$ i
DD McCall
4 i* x& A# z# h8 } DD Balch
: e9 Y- @3 \' Y- x; [8 ]/ q, o DD Fanning0 F6 z- I2 O1 S5 P5 y1 E& J
DD Dunlap6 d% C0 L1 |8 p; z
DD Ellet
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; I+ o6 f2 H( T gSS I-25 launches 6 torpedoes at CV Enterprise
! q- t0 W9 A8 D7 T) \DD Balch attacking submerged sub ....
7 [* X2 M9 G) G7 O5 b; O( o0 [DD Balch loses contact with SS I-259 Y3 q- N( Q2 R
DD Balch loses contact with SS I-25
# V2 I+ @! o; w- K8 B9 y) `3 uDD Balch cannot establish contact with SS I-25
/ w0 {$ h+ m9 A5 TDD Fanning fails to find sub and abandons search
& A8 n( l; H$ f! BDD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
# f7 }, z, u m7 ~0 f' G; |0 B8 [, ^DD Ellet attacking submerged sub ....! Q0 y' c5 A( w/ [$ O: Q* q, n/ i
DD Balch fails to find sub and abandons search
4 B% Z4 X" {. j5 ODD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...0 d+ ~9 R4 s# z+ [" d
DD Ellet fails to find sub and abandons search' O; \2 h5 d0 i) G8 \- N. h- D
DD Dunlap attacking submerged sub ....
, \, t/ z( s* c9 C9 O7 @DD Dunlap cannot establish contact with SS I-25
+ g0 {; |% |9 w2 q+ w+ m8 b& r' dDD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...9 J( D9 x4 ^! S1 l* J
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search.... e4 Z. ~( v5 s. }+ ?2 P
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
: W3 F) M* L) @: _4 B; JEscort abandons search for sub |