Sub attack near Choiseul Bay at 112,1317 B( z+ _& x3 s- e) |& Y; z
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SS I-25
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5 n7 o1 Q: I2 M$ N0 G: z) H CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
) j, b1 P6 L! {' [% _( J CA Salt Lake City
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/ B, P# H* M* U) X, D% f4 @, | DD Balch. r2 e4 |- W& j% ~$ r
DD Fanning0 P, D+ L ?6 h t; o
DD Dunlap+ \5 U+ }/ z" R2 P/ C9 _; Z
DD Ellet
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SS I-25 launches 6 torpedoes at CV Enterprise
; V1 Z: A, S1 u2 F& X. ?7 H' ~DD Balch attacking submerged sub ....
# S7 b0 g5 ^7 {/ r. q- eDD Balch loses contact with SS I-257 V4 {1 c4 e( D( b
DD Balch loses contact with SS I-25
( f( v9 ?$ l' Z2 V/ ADD Balch cannot establish contact with SS I-25
2 D2 `7 W0 Y& ^; r# i ~% W) [: z# EDD Fanning fails to find sub and abandons search
+ j0 s# F! C3 fDD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
5 s# s$ p9 h) MDD Ellet attacking submerged sub ....
( \2 n) P% z4 a' x \7 D, L0 oDD Balch fails to find sub and abandons search+ Q/ {" O6 Z4 ]; X9 Y1 r. Q9 j
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...& {" Y) Z: }% T2 M/ o3 [3 z8 ~
DD Ellet fails to find sub and abandons search7 T% w! x/ F- ~% ?/ K
DD Dunlap attacking submerged sub ....1 k ]/ T0 R( {$ K0 Y+ }
DD Dunlap cannot establish contact with SS I-25) O8 `7 G* p) C
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
) I* @) T8 | X" {& LDD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...! v! O6 J" @8 K$ J$ L6 |: x
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...3 n) j2 a% V! k( i2 G- @3 h
Escort abandons search for sub |