Sub attack near Choiseul Bay at 112,131
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SS I-259 H- M8 _! V8 O8 E0 M
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CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
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DD McCall: t4 f A( ^8 N! s( K' y+ B
DD Balch
9 Z6 K+ y* P, `* @ DD Fanning
0 o( e6 U! N& Y$ J5 [, w4 j5 a DD Dunlap6 K6 K% X( \' g! [2 {
DD Ellet
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# c J. }5 a0 h) ^! ]SS I-25 launches 6 torpedoes at CV Enterprise& ]4 G4 r$ K" w
DD Balch attacking submerged sub ....
0 f+ F+ O# s6 g2 i! q2 K' M% T/ q! U( mDD Balch loses contact with SS I-250 T; ?3 W' d$ e. a) o
DD Balch loses contact with SS I-25
( s- X) `3 O# ~* UDD Balch cannot establish contact with SS I-25* x0 O9 B/ \& i& X; \
DD Fanning fails to find sub and abandons search
! ^9 x8 D3 J+ g* L" @DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...& S; ?! U9 T+ [7 q) b! p
DD Ellet attacking submerged sub ....
" Z! u5 b0 {+ C1 }# qDD Balch fails to find sub and abandons search
7 |" q/ y# R8 q# Y7 q' t8 H% hDD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...9 K* L5 C# p: T6 w- F) a" V
DD Ellet fails to find sub and abandons search6 ?3 h* [- l* U& H5 G3 b$ X
DD Dunlap attacking submerged sub .... T5 L3 u5 z, n/ K% I% W& E' w0 V
DD Dunlap cannot establish contact with SS I-257 p9 y4 d e* P, f$ C3 m$ {4 k
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...- @! h% g4 B$ X4 s
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
; R4 O1 t- E+ c! E& x! n6 [4 F, M# dDD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...* }' y0 B4 s+ D8 |4 V# ?5 V
Escort abandons search for sub |