At 04:30 on 24 November, reveille was sounded in "Liscome Bay". On 04:34, the destroyer left to investigate a signal beacon, likely dropped from a Japanese plane. This resulted in a gap within "Liscome Bay"s screen. At 04:36, the radar operators on "New Mexico" spotted a short-lived blip, which may have represented "I-175" diving into position. Flight quarters was sounded at 04:50. The crew went to routine general quarters at 05:05, when flight crews prepared their planes for dawn launching. Thirteen planes, including one forward on the catapult, had been readied on the flight deck. These had all been fueled and armed. There were an additional seven planes in the hangar that were not fueled or armed. She had a large amount of munitions on board, stored below-decks. Meanwhile, the task group executed a turn to the northeast, which brought "Liscome Bay" to a course presenting her side to "I-175". The Japanese submarine fired a spread of at least three Type 95 torpedoes towards the task force.