Sub attack near Choiseul Bay at 112,131
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6 o4 L3 k, I6 c; ^9 I. tJapanese Ships
2 N( @% N/ ^; ]8 q+ m: X U$ M7 ` SS I-25/ {0 c% t/ L! O; O F
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Allied Ships
3 i. ~* D3 s4 l4 K7 ^0 o4 X CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
! x1 X% b% g( F' ]0 r$ i CA Salt Lake City2 k" _4 W' F o% r9 I- L
DD McCall+ B9 C! D7 B: z5 e
DD Balch& @3 @0 o7 g% }) b# d& p6 t! b# [
DD Fanning
' c# ^$ y4 U7 \ d9 e8 I DD Dunlap
" Y" Q* S3 R& u/ | DD Ellet; W( y+ _! q3 d6 q0 ]( _" H
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* r2 x) O% Z( W6 D3 ^SS I-25 launches 6 torpedoes at CV Enterprise
: T3 W& Z: i* K. l4 L9 N- j0 jDD Balch attacking submerged sub ....
9 H* l, x4 B; X& h& @. o+ d* FDD Balch loses contact with SS I-257 Q9 d1 W7 K* @% x
DD Balch loses contact with SS I-25/ G, x2 D% c5 S' T2 U4 l+ p [ z
DD Balch cannot establish contact with SS I-25
' o) j0 k6 Q9 @( KDD Fanning fails to find sub and abandons search
' v! R5 A% ^( ~% _' c% KDD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...- ~2 R1 |5 p$ H+ O1 s/ v
DD Ellet attacking submerged sub ....
" j0 p, P, _3 x0 J: bDD Balch fails to find sub and abandons search
6 g) ?. j2 x* aDD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
& V' ]: a7 w0 }3 `4 r/ u* ]DD Ellet fails to find sub and abandons search( V1 [- e2 i- D
DD Dunlap attacking submerged sub ....
% P0 D4 V1 P8 xDD Dunlap cannot establish contact with SS I-25
# K* r+ U C) E" G' a; ODD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
+ `! n. k$ V5 @: @' RDD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
t* S0 C6 J6 Q/ J" [/ h# g4 UDD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...1 Q3 ?* U0 \1 M; A) E0 F, b( L5 ?
Escort abandons search for sub |