Sub attack near Choiseul Bay at 112,131- w. B. {& h1 u% H
4 w/ I! u+ u% g( v! qJapanese Ships
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Allied Ships
0 `8 `. z- w9 r' t4 @3 u" Q CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 M* M7 x: }* x: D CA Salt Lake City
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DD Balch* [3 p) g3 N& F1 C+ S5 e0 c
DD Fanning
; d- d( o. x/ g" Y DD Dunlap+ l6 X% ~( d% w8 l3 D& {
DD Ellet) @& M& B5 A( O+ _
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$ Y3 q4 Z% ^" g' V, USS I-25 launches 6 torpedoes at CV Enterprise
+ ~3 ]: q, h' |0 k# \! DDD Balch attacking submerged sub ....
6 n4 P3 m2 F* z; t6 bDD Balch loses contact with SS I-255 t1 e; w6 y [4 A! ^
DD Balch loses contact with SS I-257 O$ l$ J- w1 a
DD Balch cannot establish contact with SS I-25
" l$ ^/ Q4 Z9 ]4 C1 GDD Fanning fails to find sub and abandons search
/ ]; b8 r6 x% x" c( g& NDD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
9 A& r! g& r7 ?) d d4 p: Z2 LDD Ellet attacking submerged sub ....
, Z' \$ N( G% }- a/ [2 ~DD Balch fails to find sub and abandons search
1 r8 E$ q j( T8 K' }DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search..." Z! s! f( ]& g, v- L
DD Ellet fails to find sub and abandons search) Y; b" m9 N4 a$ N) Z# W; I8 G
DD Dunlap attacking submerged sub ....4 h$ J! w( N4 ~7 f7 p/ k
DD Dunlap cannot establish contact with SS I-25
' `% x" q) ^( K5 p* z3 V6 iDD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search.... t7 h2 n% Y6 T1 e+ m
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...: b' @$ r( r8 c9 i. w! X9 w
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
3 f. o% N2 Q2 @$ g' X3 S) ?" Q' xEscort abandons search for sub |