Sub attack near Choiseul Bay at 112,131/ Z% j& U# s5 ~/ B
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Japanese Ships
$ L. {: h' ^0 ^2 f SS I-25
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Allied Ships' }# c4 I' {: E9 q! ?+ r+ ^
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage! A$ |9 ]' b* f, A- z6 }
CA Salt Lake City( z: J/ ]9 i( C, h! U
DD McCall
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6 w# b" j' O$ c7 u& O DD Fanning+ f1 {1 F! E$ L6 A0 ~# k% {% u
DD Dunlap" g- d( |5 R# `4 H* E0 a1 ]7 y
DD Ellet
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+ M" @: C1 w; o% w1 q# l/ B* U6 XSS I-25 launches 6 torpedoes at CV Enterprise
# }9 e. D. L9 y- h$ [- U: ` QDD Balch attacking submerged sub ....
$ c- H% x1 D, DDD Balch loses contact with SS I-25/ D! ], L3 Z" n$ ^) Q' C- I. t% V
DD Balch loses contact with SS I-25* m. C& b0 [# \4 P0 N: c/ G
DD Balch cannot establish contact with SS I-25; H- s: B# E, r+ ?. w6 Y! f
DD Fanning fails to find sub and abandons search
6 \6 Y7 n9 x5 S. E, dDD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...1 {; E& C5 t3 @) O, M. `
DD Ellet attacking submerged sub ....
9 v \ x) L' d. o1 R! F/ s ^DD Balch fails to find sub and abandons search
" |9 k6 g) O% y3 XDD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...0 f9 }1 W) h: b5 d+ j/ {5 _5 B
DD Ellet fails to find sub and abandons search/ k- }3 T1 T7 h6 |) C, |' \
DD Dunlap attacking submerged sub ....# b* c; E. L5 |( @' Q+ k Y# u' [
DD Dunlap cannot establish contact with SS I-250 _! U) Q, Y6 @) b; }' }# p3 B9 R
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...3 P& Q( C2 i: {, u, k% g
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...6 {. w. f, [6 \, P
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
: p) W- e9 X) pEscort abandons search for sub |