Sub attack near Choiseul Bay at 112,1311 U( a2 r4 S. C1 ^! c7 U9 _# M
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SS I-25
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Allied Ships, e0 x, j( e- V" o5 s, w
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
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DD McCall
& P* [; q0 i+ L- s& m. z DD Balch
/ _. J! b- N k/ X( U# L DD Fanning
- I9 _$ _8 g, m DD Dunlap
- Z- c" u5 U0 U( J9 b! t DD Ellet
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* g" l) |& U* c- R! ~% VSS I-25 launches 6 torpedoes at CV Enterprise9 z/ v& n3 d4 ~- M! h% Q q. ]! F
DD Balch attacking submerged sub ....2 v4 C6 u$ C [/ {. _4 X: W
DD Balch loses contact with SS I-25
$ B) H2 Q4 u7 kDD Balch loses contact with SS I-258 d# c) k- t8 ~% A |2 Q
DD Balch cannot establish contact with SS I-251 b2 p x/ D/ T5 q8 y
DD Fanning fails to find sub and abandons search
+ y7 _7 A4 r9 x' G) q+ h; N1 EDD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
: D# t# Q6 J6 y* V4 cDD Ellet attacking submerged sub ....5 f4 s. I% n ?$ c, N" X
DD Balch fails to find sub and abandons search" ?6 n8 n# ?# X6 r! B
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search.../ R" L2 g- J* S& ]
DD Ellet fails to find sub and abandons search4 c! Z1 }5 }0 x3 J1 a
DD Dunlap attacking submerged sub ....+ F' @# |& I/ ^1 b
DD Dunlap cannot establish contact with SS I-25
2 C4 {2 b& f6 }) W; s: a" CDD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
. E+ E+ \8 ?/ @: z! ~( EDD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
- c+ L5 \5 Z! p) |DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
' U0 J \/ P, K! zEscort abandons search for sub |