Sub attack near Choiseul Bay at 112,131
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CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
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DD Balch
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SS I-25 launches 6 torpedoes at CV Enterprise
; @9 @" H) W- s* @DD Balch attacking submerged sub ....: [1 g# }1 @; G- }4 {9 z
DD Balch loses contact with SS I-251 D& q# K; S5 p4 f2 p8 @- K% L+ b8 ?7 H. h
DD Balch loses contact with SS I-25& x F: N$ @. [" a
DD Balch cannot establish contact with SS I-25
1 m- x' J+ Y& h( kDD Fanning fails to find sub and abandons search% p4 O- W6 ?5 ~! H2 q# [4 B
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
: w% A$ F- N: x& F. F) ^DD Ellet attacking submerged sub ....
( Y& {5 }1 w9 {DD Balch fails to find sub and abandons search; `/ t) L( ? J
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
, k& K2 M! K3 }2 @7 RDD Ellet fails to find sub and abandons search; [; \. Z- k2 G! S2 P) F
DD Dunlap attacking submerged sub ....
. m1 J" p( O, h+ iDD Dunlap cannot establish contact with SS I-25
8 F$ |, a0 a1 R9 i: {" e* o6 s4 IDD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
6 {; W/ ?6 X" f! w" E$ SDD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
) r. z( z6 [9 g: _# O3 i4 F( QDD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...5 X S( a6 b( c6 p4 A4 B2 p% V$ }4 i
Escort abandons search for sub |