Sub attack near Choiseul Bay at 112,131* g* W, e2 G( D; U* a
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Japanese Ships z b6 g( m! |7 u a2 O( \
SS I-25) U2 _, a; u) R3 U' d, J
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CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage: L6 c6 s. i9 x
CA Salt Lake City9 ~, w5 E) N- {- n, k( d1 {
DD McCall) f' r7 f' {+ }
DD Balch3 h6 N$ i6 j6 t
DD Fanning$ b6 c3 O+ e4 A+ j, r9 G1 U9 _; Y
DD Dunlap* Z3 O: H; u6 i, a9 K1 a
DD Ellet
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5 u: T) f' m1 t- oSS I-25 launches 6 torpedoes at CV Enterprise$ E, [- {: ~, a1 I! x: i% \
DD Balch attacking submerged sub ....
# B, |5 a4 Y9 G) A. yDD Balch loses contact with SS I-25 W" Y \3 U7 ^: y0 |
DD Balch loses contact with SS I-25
& K/ J0 l3 A r# v) ~DD Balch cannot establish contact with SS I-25
! v+ q3 c' m* oDD Fanning fails to find sub and abandons search1 ? K, p: I$ O" i
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search... Z' m5 J1 J1 ]" i& x$ ^: u4 c5 _# y
DD Ellet attacking submerged sub ....
1 m3 M* e, ^4 RDD Balch fails to find sub and abandons search
2 ]$ j$ l2 F' U% u0 ^DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...8 i2 G u% g% l0 |3 K
DD Ellet fails to find sub and abandons search4 \5 I1 r0 _' u+ e- l' m( m7 J
DD Dunlap attacking submerged sub ....
9 X" F1 k: a3 h( q. w+ m" ?DD Dunlap cannot establish contact with SS I-25
! e6 [7 R K2 I9 X- s6 U2 GDD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
8 w. W/ F N# h/ |: XDD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search.../ [4 m' G" Z1 a: e( E( h# k M# e# n
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
; Y8 X! h9 P/ Z+ k! XEscort abandons search for sub |