Sub attack near Choiseul Bay at 112,1312 A& ^/ v4 k( B0 U
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Japanese Ships
5 y" V( Y( K+ z2 h) H8 \9 v SS I-25
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CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 c. {+ c& d6 ~3 w# ^ CA Salt Lake City
3 e) P- w" N. _, E9 b DD McCall
1 c+ l& Z% V! v' A9 c* O1 E DD Balch1 n0 O9 |4 F2 c& v0 y! d! ]
DD Fanning3 @, i! k) N) X& A
DD Dunlap; C/ n' E" h- j
DD Ellet3 Z7 L" }! y6 z7 G0 Z: o2 O
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# x0 |8 F8 M6 G- ~2 TSS I-25 launches 6 torpedoes at CV Enterprise1 f7 o% t& z0 Z: ~6 Y) X9 ^
DD Balch attacking submerged sub ....7 Y: l: C) Y) k9 x0 m# A
DD Balch loses contact with SS I-25
9 O. w6 t2 \7 A% B$ H* JDD Balch loses contact with SS I-25
& |; L; x8 x2 i3 s& s6 `2 ?4 HDD Balch cannot establish contact with SS I-25
* L1 @% J2 F3 L* I. J; d1 v8 m0 j3 QDD Fanning fails to find sub and abandons search
! V8 { b F0 M T, _DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...5 r! Z9 [) @( g3 @9 q" i z
DD Ellet attacking submerged sub ....
5 c8 e5 [4 [4 A" [# o7 uDD Balch fails to find sub and abandons search+ a X5 ` z+ S9 W( P0 T+ m) D
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
+ v/ p2 r- Y9 l$ C" JDD Ellet fails to find sub and abandons search
; d9 l5 h7 M( R+ v3 ^DD Dunlap attacking submerged sub ....8 p5 y& D p. u% [5 J d9 p! K
DD Dunlap cannot establish contact with SS I-25% V/ U* |/ F# z6 ^. H, `5 M
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search... G5 \5 p1 N' z
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...8 }) _- g0 J( W0 W% ]2 R! h
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...5 |% z6 ?, o/ s v) y# H
Escort abandons search for sub |