Sub attack near Choiseul Bay at 112,131
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CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage5 E9 F6 `) x# ]: y9 _# O
CA Salt Lake City
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DD Fanning
5 Q" b2 X$ d% ] DD Dunlap
3 Q. p5 O7 q/ L6 h' s DD Ellet
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SS I-25 launches 6 torpedoes at CV Enterprise9 o# U: U# `7 j' p3 ~
DD Balch attacking submerged sub ....7 v% F2 W' E, ~0 u& k( Z8 A
DD Balch loses contact with SS I-25
+ I9 I9 F3 j( O6 zDD Balch loses contact with SS I-25
# F, Y9 x+ i$ S0 {; t jDD Balch cannot establish contact with SS I-25$ ]7 s$ {1 W8 ?, m0 `' Q* n
DD Fanning fails to find sub and abandons search6 h& V6 {. J" W8 e
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...: v% Z* t- ]5 q7 Q0 p# E. E
DD Ellet attacking submerged sub ....
+ E9 D5 k- z0 D$ o$ |DD Balch fails to find sub and abandons search2 P9 K) F; `1 O' b
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
5 B) y8 Q. {) O2 PDD Ellet fails to find sub and abandons search
6 V' @7 F7 r+ qDD Dunlap attacking submerged sub ....
' ]0 E. e+ a" l5 j1 t! {5 }2 {* BDD Dunlap cannot establish contact with SS I-25
4 Z, b a; C$ i& {8 E' `DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
4 }! T6 X" g# _& v; ], |1 g9 {DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...# T, M' ~' c" M2 T
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...2 Y3 H) X9 W+ F# ]% ?( Z8 x5 I
Escort abandons search for sub |