Sub attack near Choiseul Bay at 112,131
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) {9 v- m+ I3 ^! P6 K/ QJapanese Ships
- Z1 {. I; c+ q, p8 w# c SS I-25
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Allied Ships
4 S5 t8 b5 |, s5 {* ]- ]' i CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 e8 W) N+ x6 N" H( \' `) A CA Salt Lake City
% A4 d, f7 s7 Z4 v8 S* ^ DD McCall" b$ [1 S9 I7 A" X& V' k0 m# Y
DD Balch
; A6 @. |' c1 I" h" A* f3 s DD Fanning
; D1 c8 J- w# _& z) N+ s/ n6 t+ v DD Dunlap
+ [. o. G% D/ b( E) U8 x DD Ellet
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( ?$ D. m9 p! T: B+ f ~: B: JSS I-25 launches 6 torpedoes at CV Enterprise
% t3 T: g% A- K+ uDD Balch attacking submerged sub ....
# n3 v* s) _ a$ _& yDD Balch loses contact with SS I-25
- G6 o( @7 x1 g' l5 |6 ?7 n" a7 QDD Balch loses contact with SS I-25
) N+ w4 f/ i3 q, Y+ w1 ]DD Balch cannot establish contact with SS I-25+ U1 D/ R1 y. g8 S
DD Fanning fails to find sub and abandons search) y" w; G9 I1 S3 H9 h
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
# A$ N+ [% W( ~: Q1 D$ BDD Ellet attacking submerged sub ....: b' }5 K; {9 T: A. a
DD Balch fails to find sub and abandons search
$ [+ z6 |# w" n( x" VDD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
+ `0 I. ^1 v8 }( f, t j/ Z* O7 m: o4 XDD Ellet fails to find sub and abandons search
. l' c D7 j7 q4 `! Z, N6 _! bDD Dunlap attacking submerged sub ....& t" i% D( W+ B. w6 Z
DD Dunlap cannot establish contact with SS I-259 ^/ z9 r1 | O# l1 p
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
( Y% J! O/ D2 y. U/ W4 |DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
; s' t% v d9 _DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
9 o, h, |' j9 N! i0 R/ w- G) zEscort abandons search for sub |