Sub attack near Choiseul Bay at 112,131 w$ @- J) c4 r
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Japanese Ships4 t6 a2 X2 b- g* s9 ]2 |! ~$ k+ _
SS I-250 [, j9 i8 V3 O% G# c2 ^$ k
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1 ]% d2 t4 l: x$ [3 X/ Y CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
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DD McCall. t6 a* S+ ^+ c# ~$ d+ f- u& M5 @
DD Balch) Q, z: ^9 c: z1 U
DD Fanning
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DD Ellet! z5 `( ]+ ?9 P* e5 h) l4 k+ Y
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SS I-25 launches 6 torpedoes at CV Enterprise2 I, a- K0 m% ~) j
DD Balch attacking submerged sub ....
5 \& j9 {* c# xDD Balch loses contact with SS I-25' Q/ A+ y" o7 \# L
DD Balch loses contact with SS I-25
1 Y; o- n' M- v3 {DD Balch cannot establish contact with SS I-250 V& ^. }1 h1 M7 q$ ]
DD Fanning fails to find sub and abandons search
, c5 A* W: X6 nDD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
& a Y- ]( @) V1 j3 ?DD Ellet attacking submerged sub ....
( b: d$ \8 y/ Z% IDD Balch fails to find sub and abandons search
; P( h' Q/ ?* r! o3 l8 f) b+ fDD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...9 I" v, ~( s9 j( j8 G9 t+ p
DD Ellet fails to find sub and abandons search
0 a, |5 `6 r" t$ C9 X6 k, b1 I% D3 qDD Dunlap attacking submerged sub ....
& y! y( w+ Z. R9 _' ~. K7 b! ODD Dunlap cannot establish contact with SS I-250 T" K% o" d% z; l
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
; F+ a7 `! [, Y! @3 bDD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search.... R0 O) g* d& E, J3 `+ M
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
. d8 p& B+ b8 ~* FEscort abandons search for sub |