Sub attack near Choiseul Bay at 112,131
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5 j' c; Q1 ]7 x. mAllied Ships3 V5 _; A3 j, r! U
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
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DD McCall
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: V. f3 O1 h0 `) H+ j2 ] DD Fanning
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DD Ellet
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I, Y1 o, d. R/ D! O4 s$ p- c# k5 ]6 {8 VSS I-25 launches 6 torpedoes at CV Enterprise: r- @3 D8 }1 m& w
DD Balch attacking submerged sub ....) y. Q ^5 S! o/ J( X( {
DD Balch loses contact with SS I-255 p* u6 u- U& C0 \' V' r
DD Balch loses contact with SS I-25+ ^9 U! @! P9 {
DD Balch cannot establish contact with SS I-25
% s- Z6 g9 F2 J+ s! CDD Fanning fails to find sub and abandons search, k" L- f4 C; ]- @! o. h& Q1 p
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...6 h1 y7 Y1 {8 o6 K. c
DD Ellet attacking submerged sub ....
5 K+ Y4 L- k( \5 [7 @) W: CDD Balch fails to find sub and abandons search
% ]0 r7 k3 c YDD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
9 }$ u' K( Y& k2 e1 f# wDD Ellet fails to find sub and abandons search; h6 m1 r: U( Q2 y w
DD Dunlap attacking submerged sub ....( `8 o& [: K5 N1 R$ G& i' v
DD Dunlap cannot establish contact with SS I-25! Q A9 t6 l1 ~' w. |( h! G2 |
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
" f9 a9 B9 z O: \, ^DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...4 e: V1 Q1 z9 z, L @) ~6 T$ j/ N
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search.... t" K$ M$ p: H' O! e0 w* ]4 {# b& H
Escort abandons search for sub |