Sub attack near Choiseul Bay at 112,131* p& w( n) m, g$ b! l4 {: a
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SS I-25
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Allied Ships
# n/ r* `* J& f4 g! V: A. t CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 U$ D, b/ G1 s1 j CA Salt Lake City) f7 s/ N. i9 _; b. t" W4 z
DD McCall4 @# W, `/ g. w
DD Balch; u+ G; `* p' \. m0 t/ q5 X1 F& |
DD Fanning1 a, o$ u: i) i. L& i1 B2 o& r
DD Dunlap
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SS I-25 launches 6 torpedoes at CV Enterprise: f8 s& ?. M( t9 `# \* X
DD Balch attacking submerged sub ....& a8 s$ N' w5 u+ k, |6 ]2 A% i3 e8 j; [. p
DD Balch loses contact with SS I-25
/ X* D2 D" y3 m) q" UDD Balch loses contact with SS I-25
: T. F! i! I) D% Z+ [% VDD Balch cannot establish contact with SS I-25
6 U: q9 B5 L3 E: MDD Fanning fails to find sub and abandons search
% f- c: }" R8 B E% y& c- kDD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search.... b( L" P3 m7 }( n2 R
DD Ellet attacking submerged sub ....
5 {: \$ w5 y8 _7 p0 F# p3 `DD Balch fails to find sub and abandons search5 a& |0 x+ \5 }5 C# x% |* `
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search.../ m" D* [+ H: B, e
DD Ellet fails to find sub and abandons search
* i; a2 D* `" E" z) i4 G6 [DD Dunlap attacking submerged sub ....$ g# t' N1 ^! k8 X, H
DD Dunlap cannot establish contact with SS I-25
+ i; j( ^& W3 E T0 L j& VDD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
$ S6 O6 T3 G% v1 pDD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
) `% v) c( u# ?! ^3 M9 {/ lDD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
1 D f- l0 G" p* B/ t( d$ M9 m* HEscort abandons search for sub |