Sub attack near Choiseul Bay at 112,131/ z2 z/ ?% L" n8 v5 x( I: a
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Japanese Ships
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5 V) I( |& R, G, I: h+ { CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage5 ?! i/ c5 g( S& m( H0 p8 W d
CA Salt Lake City
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& [8 @% y# I* z; R' P6 a7 |) r' Z& u DD Balch
b) l$ } r2 | DD Fanning
/ E r6 J8 I+ `& ] DD Dunlap1 \# ] Y: S/ {! e
DD Ellet
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SS I-25 launches 6 torpedoes at CV Enterprise
+ h/ o8 @1 {% K, ^6 R2 uDD Balch attacking submerged sub ....$ g& z$ ~3 c, x/ R# e2 D% o9 a
DD Balch loses contact with SS I-25
' U1 H' N' C& n4 P g2 M/ GDD Balch loses contact with SS I-25
+ |+ y' w5 |8 H- o: EDD Balch cannot establish contact with SS I-25
0 c* G! @* b. Z) v' c7 tDD Fanning fails to find sub and abandons search# e+ L# y8 s G
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
0 y1 j+ ?, d3 b }) q/ FDD Ellet attacking submerged sub ....% K/ _# B; o* k2 E1 s2 H9 K
DD Balch fails to find sub and abandons search
$ S( O1 F; H$ E0 yDD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...8 r# f8 l2 ]2 V2 J, A* ^4 u
DD Ellet fails to find sub and abandons search
8 o& W" |% j: Z2 m) l. UDD Dunlap attacking submerged sub ...." |3 X! A1 g+ W+ F% e' o+ E1 g
DD Dunlap cannot establish contact with SS I-25
& d e, N0 u! ~: p* S& uDD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...% ~- f# l8 f% |) [+ n- o
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...% L3 I$ P6 u0 A k! [
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
6 d6 p& S, g2 R5 ?+ J# iEscort abandons search for sub |