Sub attack near Choiseul Bay at 112,1310 w( G7 U6 [* ~/ V2 j' n
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Japanese Ships
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CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage; m9 P# b7 M7 z3 S
CA Salt Lake City
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DD Dunlap
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SS I-25 launches 6 torpedoes at CV Enterprise
{% J# N; ^) c7 ?DD Balch attacking submerged sub ....
+ K1 [' o5 `3 G1 VDD Balch loses contact with SS I-258 f5 X5 I3 } G4 @# R! \+ b
DD Balch loses contact with SS I-25
$ q' W- P, l/ F( R# d8 V+ k* }2 i3 vDD Balch cannot establish contact with SS I-25
9 k. \" h9 k6 s9 I+ PDD Fanning fails to find sub and abandons search
7 M3 }( S8 u+ e2 ^2 J1 F- y- fDD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...6 V, e! d" D8 ]: B, ?
DD Ellet attacking submerged sub ....
- n; C! t% v1 x' d! w& G+ X* L) uDD Balch fails to find sub and abandons search# K" U+ m) b6 C3 B, O- N/ P' k2 P
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...$ \& N- |; g+ b# e% ^: W
DD Ellet fails to find sub and abandons search( {! J3 l) d: Q3 p; V
DD Dunlap attacking submerged sub ....
# Q, i5 m: T' B5 }* a' c) \% I* k* t# s. nDD Dunlap cannot establish contact with SS I-25
/ g i# r2 a9 uDD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
$ `: Q o/ L. w9 cDD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...) I: W9 ?5 E: k2 _( D% f; u
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...6 F, m9 E% }# Q% J$ t3 q4 x
Escort abandons search for sub |