Sub attack near Choiseul Bay at 112,1313 M( W3 [2 x2 {; z/ y
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CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
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DD Balch
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9 t" c2 v" G) B6 m+ |4 f3 o DD Dunlap4 u K/ x$ J. J4 U# [
DD Ellet
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SS I-25 launches 6 torpedoes at CV Enterprise* x+ [1 X; q% y# i5 L, B
DD Balch attacking submerged sub ....
! R+ n) ]! g7 J" fDD Balch loses contact with SS I-25
8 Q( S$ V; c- K, Q9 F$ s2 l1 g1 zDD Balch loses contact with SS I-25) B" F- }" N! h
DD Balch cannot establish contact with SS I-25- t# }' [4 x+ A s) {! x2 J/ _% R
DD Fanning fails to find sub and abandons search
3 ?' I- `# i8 p$ ADD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
1 D1 d/ x- B m& P+ v/ `' F3 ^9 L' N: R) UDD Ellet attacking submerged sub ....
( Z3 u% `, O: h0 fDD Balch fails to find sub and abandons search/ f7 g3 Z1 l1 g- _
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search.... u4 D# S- l' G* i/ p! o& g3 h+ K
DD Ellet fails to find sub and abandons search
5 p& e* h; y, Z0 v: x/ k1 R6 ~DD Dunlap attacking submerged sub ....
3 m: H6 |) Q- DDD Dunlap cannot establish contact with SS I-25
; g/ g {- y/ |0 J% v1 jDD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
6 c( x. l9 I# |9 KDD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
% r3 E6 C. U6 gDD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
, A( W( l0 \/ O5 q0 o% U3 lEscort abandons search for sub |