Sub attack near Choiseul Bay at 112,131( k# r0 G0 [2 E8 }) n
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Japanese Ships
G+ a! U B: d SS I-25
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CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
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8 i2 Y: b5 Z# V! \$ s5 |8 y DD Balch
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DD Dunlap
7 R! p- c$ o% s2 N' r$ a DD Ellet
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) g" o$ I) m8 a8 L* MSS I-25 launches 6 torpedoes at CV Enterprise5 M: K7 ?! K0 @# r( k5 r- m
DD Balch attacking submerged sub ....
# N1 x1 C$ R3 B' F- V9 wDD Balch loses contact with SS I-252 ^ s- R2 U+ ~7 @+ o
DD Balch loses contact with SS I-253 H7 q$ Y" m% [' Q4 t$ K: w
DD Balch cannot establish contact with SS I-255 F/ z- O2 I* u0 p+ I
DD Fanning fails to find sub and abandons search
: Q; F/ }4 x3 e$ h# Q8 fDD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...5 H3 D$ W( k/ B- E1 n
DD Ellet attacking submerged sub ....
! m% ?0 ]- M% c. z$ \, @DD Balch fails to find sub and abandons search" v# D/ e7 ~% N7 g: {; f( ]
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
+ @* v4 Y0 e0 GDD Ellet fails to find sub and abandons search
, y# l( |% s6 b( T0 MDD Dunlap attacking submerged sub ....8 u* \3 _. B# O' v0 h2 c
DD Dunlap cannot establish contact with SS I-257 F3 a1 \, W3 v- R
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
5 @) {9 m5 P8 PDD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...6 X+ g! Q% L; ]" e# }( [( T M" P
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...5 U f+ y* [1 l! m0 h8 K. f/ q
Escort abandons search for sub |