"Knyaz Suvorov" never regained her position in the battle line and was engaged at short range by "Mikasa" and the battleship as well as five cruisers of Vice Admiral Kamimura Hikonojō's 2nd Division between 15:20 and 15:35. "Mikasa" and two of the cruisers fired one torpedo each at her during this time, but none of them hit the ship. At 15:39, the cruiser fired a pair of torpedoes and claimed one hit although no change was visible in "Knyaz Suvorov"s condition. "Chihaya" was hit by one shell just above the waterline during her attack that forced her to make emergency repairs. Around 15:40 the British observer aboard "Azuma" reported that "Knyaz Suvorov" was down by the bow with a heavy list to port and was covered by thick gray smoke from the forecastle to the mainmast. By this time, the ship's forward 12-inch gun turret had been knocked out, but some smaller guns were still in action. The Japanese 5th Destroyer Division attacked five minutes later with torpedoes at ranges under , but failed to score any hits with their five torpedoes. The flotilla leader was hit in the boiler room by a three-inch shell that may have been fired by "Knyaz Suvorov".