Sub attack near Choiseul Bay at 112,131$ q1 c4 V }1 a. k* C7 y3 [
( P' \4 z9 S0 n i2 t. }Japanese Ships
+ X7 I& x1 r" u# A0 N SS I-25+ M( y$ O8 r0 m0 {# G
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Allied Ships3 ^8 }4 i, O( o2 \+ p* ^
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
" i4 [3 j. ?1 Q- j: f CA Salt Lake City
6 @$ F' u& v; r) R DD McCall" D+ R8 i9 B) u* g
DD Balch0 }0 _( u' P+ V% @& a# T
DD Fanning2 e# H0 u/ c9 w3 B! y
DD Dunlap
: T$ P- y; J" q$ q5 x DD Ellet. \1 p: a% V8 h# D! a: q4 v
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# d% q2 D6 X4 T3 ]$ C) f# \$ rSS I-25 launches 6 torpedoes at CV Enterprise
0 ~$ j/ U$ y( A9 F0 h' SDD Balch attacking submerged sub ....
3 v; g9 P* o* tDD Balch loses contact with SS I-25! R2 C( o% f% z% U$ P% A$ s# C
DD Balch loses contact with SS I-25' }* E, w$ ?, I- u0 X9 i& i* s! C
DD Balch cannot establish contact with SS I-25
, V' v! `4 K+ M! }2 s0 gDD Fanning fails to find sub and abandons search* h/ `' f, e# h, r" t5 c4 `1 P& E
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...1 R, a, L* q) |' S& c: b4 D. a
DD Ellet attacking submerged sub ....
" e# Q8 F- X) h# G7 ^$ ADD Balch fails to find sub and abandons search
7 u9 u1 W5 b2 A( N) WDD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...2 O7 ?* Y% I; o& G- W2 v$ P
DD Ellet fails to find sub and abandons search2 V) e4 N* s" V# a
DD Dunlap attacking submerged sub ....
3 s6 M+ F# q$ m; {/ N3 o3 XDD Dunlap cannot establish contact with SS I-25
' X, ]4 @+ j, ]; O7 x2 S* |( sDD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...) B+ q$ N( @$ A- ?) P
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...0 d( N a6 D7 A. c
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
' ?* l2 G- E7 a+ t. ]Escort abandons search for sub |