Sub attack near Choiseul Bay at 112,131) w0 V9 ]5 {; U5 R. I! m
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Japanese Ships, n B8 k+ ?. r8 [1 B
SS I-25, Z* V: A& |0 e6 [+ ]* X/ e
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Allied Ships: }8 Z% N& ]2 w
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
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/ G9 J& k1 p* P. L( s% y; T' n+ S DD McCall
" q; ^" j9 Z/ ~' b DD Balch
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DD Dunlap
: U: _7 e8 F+ z1 G7 ] DD Ellet
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SS I-25 launches 6 torpedoes at CV Enterprise
v- J: o1 r, w! {% w4 P7 I' jDD Balch attacking submerged sub ....
# ?$ ]; g8 M4 fDD Balch loses contact with SS I-25: B1 p# h8 u6 c# \+ |* Q
DD Balch loses contact with SS I-25
/ }6 V3 H$ T# _6 L( x0 V6 nDD Balch cannot establish contact with SS I-25$ R' q k' ]+ I x4 z8 t1 b
DD Fanning fails to find sub and abandons search
. A X, ?5 p8 {0 G0 L' J0 I6 EDD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...0 U) |) U1 N) ~
DD Ellet attacking submerged sub ....
8 ~8 t1 `3 L; f- G. d5 nDD Balch fails to find sub and abandons search
2 m& m9 l" C; O( BDD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...* |7 ~" _/ u2 X0 N4 E @4 m1 s- Z6 B' _
DD Ellet fails to find sub and abandons search
- B5 D# L8 k" ZDD Dunlap attacking submerged sub ....
, r. F# w2 J8 V4 mDD Dunlap cannot establish contact with SS I-251 `/ w3 E+ D0 H
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...0 O$ d. _' H2 U. g
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
# V# X) {# G7 M% W, ]! MDD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...: H- k; Y4 Q% S1 ^
Escort abandons search for sub |