Sub attack near Choiseul Bay at 112,131
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Japanese Ships% V% }2 S7 p3 e. J$ z8 ~
SS I-25. U/ w+ Z2 h- n' X0 M2 f
5 r2 x3 _' |7 T& fAllied Ships
$ }% f+ n/ X) {4 N7 v CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage7 x& C6 D0 q$ q* x
CA Salt Lake City
& F' B$ O" p( f( S- f DD McCall
3 J+ i/ O/ Z) z8 ~% U$ i O0 T DD Balch* w# _6 |' ]% p1 S1 w+ _! h
DD Fanning
# z) l, E( M' B+ C+ e DD Dunlap
2 I4 A: C% ]3 G! I O DD Ellet* K' B. Y% b! S; w) ?. M
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- M$ T ^. Z. X/ X+ ~9 N* \SS I-25 launches 6 torpedoes at CV Enterprise' C; R! V' y6 y6 l9 ^ A
DD Balch attacking submerged sub ....
1 w! q0 K& Y: e( YDD Balch loses contact with SS I-25
$ Q7 K* g5 Y% B- b. A' c9 ], X4 hDD Balch loses contact with SS I-25! f; E( z& K+ b* ~# G: n
DD Balch cannot establish contact with SS I-253 Q( K3 h! V8 u! x, i; y/ n* M
DD Fanning fails to find sub and abandons search3 c- x s3 u* F5 @- T
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
: u2 [! R4 d: a8 {( j! YDD Ellet attacking submerged sub ....* y4 p i6 j# [8 t: D
DD Balch fails to find sub and abandons search
, y* F8 z( i) h+ d7 LDD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
; s! U6 \5 E. C5 j- M1 ~9 E# MDD Ellet fails to find sub and abandons search
# { I8 V6 s3 h) qDD Dunlap attacking submerged sub ....1 a# I, X! l; z- F' l1 t) i- r ]
DD Dunlap cannot establish contact with SS I-25- k6 g6 V% ~+ ^7 o, f2 |+ m
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
3 S6 R8 |! s {8 C8 f, y" p& WDD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
9 C% ]& u/ B! E: `6 ~* Y: CDD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
0 Y, c* M* b* Q0 PEscort abandons search for sub |