Sub attack near Choiseul Bay at 112,131% Y( e/ {1 I0 r t- K8 @
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Japanese Ships4 k* l! {5 z0 V6 |3 z/ _
SS I-256 t+ ]5 j5 Q( `- b
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CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage( S4 C @4 n, t3 F
CA Salt Lake City
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7 M8 h. K/ |# m# y. D4 o DD Balch, `1 ?5 ~0 n, c" X9 W
DD Fanning
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DD Ellet$ [. X! t$ `5 y6 e3 @
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# ]3 y$ b# u+ [2 E0 CSS I-25 launches 6 torpedoes at CV Enterprise
. K# V, U! V# i8 ~/ t% h s1 sDD Balch attacking submerged sub ....8 o& \3 S) ]9 H8 R5 X% A L
DD Balch loses contact with SS I-25
! i% f! M0 u7 k( M. \DD Balch loses contact with SS I-25; s9 c! }1 V! w2 i
DD Balch cannot establish contact with SS I-25 s; O5 B) i4 b) w. N; ~; H
DD Fanning fails to find sub and abandons search; Q' M a1 \. I" ^
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search.../ A* a( F0 R+ Z- _2 j6 T
DD Ellet attacking submerged sub ....
* s2 P( w' H. L) k' ADD Balch fails to find sub and abandons search
6 }7 d: a# ]" D, L# Y" ^DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...7 B! k6 X x$ {% V' T
DD Ellet fails to find sub and abandons search' Z4 N4 D, z0 M# h( \0 q
DD Dunlap attacking submerged sub ....
1 `6 I/ I' U4 z6 cDD Dunlap cannot establish contact with SS I-250 }% p7 L3 |* T- I- o2 b
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
9 n0 l" V% g/ dDD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
% c s2 R# J* Y# d; ~DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
# t8 D& U4 ]/ h+ q9 e+ g2 J, BEscort abandons search for sub |