Sub attack near Choiseul Bay at 112,131
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SS I-25
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CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage( \! c6 G/ q- T% q, c) n, G6 g. W
CA Salt Lake City3 J, h4 Z; l3 v, u% R$ N0 j
DD McCall A5 v+ Y* a+ |, z" {
DD Balch' v) E+ _- y( w/ |0 {! t+ H/ \7 E' Z% o
DD Fanning
# A. k# J- c8 ?3 o9 J DD Dunlap
8 H' w) I& e( b5 q( g4 i DD Ellet
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: _) A$ d- G$ q5 n( ^1 Y z3 hSS I-25 launches 6 torpedoes at CV Enterprise
- S* S( [8 R! |* j6 M1 hDD Balch attacking submerged sub ....
4 e: N# Q, ]* x& fDD Balch loses contact with SS I-25* h Z; J0 ]0 }, N1 C$ |5 c
DD Balch loses contact with SS I-25) f# q/ Q% |" c1 w, p% P6 N
DD Balch cannot establish contact with SS I-25- z) C. b, t: R u2 o D1 q
DD Fanning fails to find sub and abandons search
! I, X6 m- u' S& V0 zDD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
( b6 Q9 o/ Y0 ?DD Ellet attacking submerged sub ...." k4 K, `2 w2 X _1 S+ @! s. r
DD Balch fails to find sub and abandons search- @$ z4 x Z0 J
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
, Q0 @* ^3 X2 H. z1 p! c3 `DD Ellet fails to find sub and abandons search
" u& w. N, i0 q Y& K; LDD Dunlap attacking submerged sub ....# Z( O9 |0 n- o
DD Dunlap cannot establish contact with SS I-25 D: V! _; u# F% v8 @
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
2 j- L |% T& K: D6 y9 D, WDD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...$ R% k. Y, q, K$ f! ~; r$ n# H
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search.../ E* D ` }6 E6 K- C/ T2 i, ^, d
Escort abandons search for sub |