Sub attack near Choiseul Bay at 112,131
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Japanese Ships
! H+ _! X' a( t5 s SS I-25
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( P. R2 u( H* s7 z% l6 R# ^ CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
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DD McCall T4 a L R" L1 `: q7 ?# j+ k+ v
DD Balch
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DD Ellet( M; s5 D% @- _
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1 _( _- L w0 P OSS I-25 launches 6 torpedoes at CV Enterprise
: V4 j* T% R) {+ P' ^DD Balch attacking submerged sub ....6 X: B* O: j- V) Y0 B! ^" N
DD Balch loses contact with SS I-253 S$ ?% f6 g0 c9 u8 d
DD Balch loses contact with SS I-25
4 G6 z4 V# o3 W/ }! H- kDD Balch cannot establish contact with SS I-25
) _* E0 T1 f( yDD Fanning fails to find sub and abandons search" o6 B7 E! F6 w6 P
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...9 ~& A1 Z& ^! j7 d4 \
DD Ellet attacking submerged sub ....
; ?, Y. e8 D3 k& q' J) r/ K" NDD Balch fails to find sub and abandons search3 T' ]/ S% ]1 Y
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search.... A- ]+ d/ ]2 r1 m: b' H
DD Ellet fails to find sub and abandons search
( ?: X* f! D+ T8 ^$ a% t2 D0 ODD Dunlap attacking submerged sub ....' [5 N$ j0 f, Z$ ^, T" \
DD Dunlap cannot establish contact with SS I-25* Q2 D3 ]0 c$ P! S" O
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
) n. h$ V8 H) E' y. DDD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...' ~! l$ `" h, A- N9 ]/ K7 b: a4 X
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
' r3 t5 t' W0 y! u5 PEscort abandons search for sub |