Sub attack near Choiseul Bay at 112,131
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Japanese Ships8 q0 |+ ~9 J4 h- }; [
SS I-25
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Allied Ships; L$ N7 ~: H4 q4 A
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage' r$ a9 m) I A! s, J( q) L1 s1 d
CA Salt Lake City
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: ?5 a2 ^8 z2 l4 S3 _7 C DD Balch
4 q5 |, D1 ?/ F- k2 A DD Fanning
, D' }1 {( ~+ x7 ? DD Dunlap2 g) F3 K6 N# u; o# r
DD Ellet$ ^. r. K& E# x4 D
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SS I-25 launches 6 torpedoes at CV Enterprise
+ x( g- f. k- k$ { cDD Balch attacking submerged sub ....; t5 t$ j- s$ a5 a5 ?
DD Balch loses contact with SS I-25* [1 M$ \ L. G, L/ c
DD Balch loses contact with SS I-25
" [3 o# e* B# J" rDD Balch cannot establish contact with SS I-25
* q, C9 X9 F& o( K C4 u5 q- x6 F8 c$ nDD Fanning fails to find sub and abandons search
5 y) k. k. C" M" F$ `DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...4 Y1 f" `1 p/ Y% X/ u' b7 l
DD Ellet attacking submerged sub ....
' h; P# D6 d# H. ADD Balch fails to find sub and abandons search
! i3 V/ S" G1 k9 o) e! O' mDD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...# ]! _" C( P, w. W' Z" Q! e
DD Ellet fails to find sub and abandons search
, a- D3 C( R/ I1 n1 uDD Dunlap attacking submerged sub ....
2 j9 a" o/ {# C E% f( V) R6 X) O# cDD Dunlap cannot establish contact with SS I-256 I2 S. l6 j' d. n, U
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
$ }/ p! v& o' L8 b" ?; }DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
" _2 R M( l0 y/ r3 L( @2 u# q) QDD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
7 O6 O( ?1 `: f0 O& D! X# K- r. aEscort abandons search for sub |