Sub attack near Choiseul Bay at 112,1319 a; S% |" d v, u
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CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
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* A* o' w2 S0 j$ }* Q DD McCall
3 {2 @$ ]" G: N3 k* n4 z' U DD Balch
- |5 v0 I% t7 l; ? c$ i: a DD Fanning
* e% k$ |: G8 v4 `& z DD Dunlap$ Z" R" n( r* F+ Z4 o4 o
DD Ellet
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$ u; D p& q- H" _SS I-25 launches 6 torpedoes at CV Enterprise1 Q9 n* C; n" X+ o4 v
DD Balch attacking submerged sub ....
& m d) ~- X i; b& nDD Balch loses contact with SS I-25
$ u1 ^0 |6 N+ \/ p8 hDD Balch loses contact with SS I-253 T5 X3 T6 v6 x1 M
DD Balch cannot establish contact with SS I-25
8 E4 P' s9 F1 u) f7 L4 s( i8 lDD Fanning fails to find sub and abandons search
' m0 C4 l) Q' y# DDD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...' q" e1 f9 k! x" O! L5 z
DD Ellet attacking submerged sub ....$ `0 @7 \8 Z. W. t/ f0 W
DD Balch fails to find sub and abandons search2 P1 \, j2 c- t/ Z& h
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...3 n" ~9 t, f( ]- u- A1 a) d
DD Ellet fails to find sub and abandons search
, G5 \* v4 _2 i) `& E3 ]; LDD Dunlap attacking submerged sub ....$ i. o. l5 o, x S& y/ H, E( i
DD Dunlap cannot establish contact with SS I-25* [7 Y; k1 K- p% @9 M5 A" y
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...; l0 z! R& W6 G1 V- Y3 [$ P+ R- }
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...6 L1 V% T/ ?9 K! L
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
4 B; X+ k0 o1 H% V& yEscort abandons search for sub |