Sub attack near Choiseul Bay at 112,131
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: R, _+ T; O5 z7 H SS I-255 {2 {" }2 F3 Z2 @0 f
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5 Q! h( v. E0 @+ o Y* B CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage! j+ i( D/ Q5 ]; t5 M& a1 x& O: @3 ^
CA Salt Lake City/ a6 W2 ^5 ]) [- }
DD McCall
5 B3 @! [! v" |, B2 \9 g DD Balch
; y# G8 J3 p* `7 d4 P DD Fanning. |# Q+ U) F- W% N w( q2 }
DD Dunlap
! y; a. S3 _' G: A( b) d DD Ellet3 h5 L" i) B3 n; }/ n
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SS I-25 launches 6 torpedoes at CV Enterprise
& E3 O1 E. [4 G( ?) L$ n6 gDD Balch attacking submerged sub ...., G6 A$ \/ D. s- q) x: N( y6 w
DD Balch loses contact with SS I-25
: j1 D& H6 l: c7 DDD Balch loses contact with SS I-25% z7 W0 c1 m7 r! P/ |/ z4 R9 E0 k
DD Balch cannot establish contact with SS I-25
6 J+ R a& M* ]% u0 cDD Fanning fails to find sub and abandons search
7 j+ Q" F% |( bDD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
% d: ]% {$ S* c( FDD Ellet attacking submerged sub ....6 P" ?$ }& L9 a
DD Balch fails to find sub and abandons search5 \" {8 F; i7 g1 \( U3 x6 V
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...4 J7 W1 e4 S- M/ i/ ?
DD Ellet fails to find sub and abandons search
2 ]1 K" p. E, T, g: k5 nDD Dunlap attacking submerged sub ....0 O7 p' x5 w) J+ ]7 ~2 `
DD Dunlap cannot establish contact with SS I-25
/ l+ }" i9 f: l0 yDD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
7 F5 p: q! ~ O& J; b& [DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
. G1 n a6 r3 O1 {5 uDD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...3 o# h3 O3 K$ {& E+ U+ E5 u
Escort abandons search for sub |