Sub attack near Choiseul Bay at 112,1317 l1 U. \' C+ S v# V2 k+ e
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SS I-25
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CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
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DD McCall6 v7 V. ]. e6 p4 r
DD Balch5 q' J0 Z3 T, e
DD Fanning( H; m! B1 K# f o$ [& D
DD Dunlap: R6 m5 B$ y8 F9 b* o
DD Ellet( J- E% R, z/ y4 g; F+ Q7 U6 o
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3 T2 A/ k+ Y* ]$ |# U5 kSS I-25 launches 6 torpedoes at CV Enterprise6 P# p9 a; G' V( H |# _! x" Z( C- i" Z
DD Balch attacking submerged sub ....+ U, Y& Z' {2 e5 T C. R4 c/ X
DD Balch loses contact with SS I-251 R, |# w- |5 p3 Y1 E H6 O
DD Balch loses contact with SS I-25( f" y3 @1 b1 H: Q6 `' z7 D" X
DD Balch cannot establish contact with SS I-25/ O* p5 S' ~- N$ G0 m) a
DD Fanning fails to find sub and abandons search6 l, m m6 l8 E+ r9 _9 E {
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
8 m& m2 P6 m/ Z: {) G) FDD Ellet attacking submerged sub ....( t; B0 X7 A' q
DD Balch fails to find sub and abandons search
6 o% T; D" z* U) {2 b$ _DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
, }5 f% C0 Z1 C0 B# oDD Ellet fails to find sub and abandons search
) F5 j% C6 f8 I; r, f4 MDD Dunlap attacking submerged sub ....# A- j5 i5 |" B) \& I' }! @/ u
DD Dunlap cannot establish contact with SS I-25
d+ I! n S, LDD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...: D: {( h2 }& `- c
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
2 y7 ]" w) M Y1 dDD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...! J+ o0 w+ |2 U5 W9 ?
Escort abandons search for sub |