At noon, attempted to take "Hornet" in tow, but at 1815, another flock of enemy dive-bombers and torpedo planes roared in to attack the crippled carrier. A veritable sitting duck, she took a torpedo and a bomb hit, and abandoned ship. "Anderson" moved in to pick up survivors, taking on board 247 men. was ordered to sink the hulk, and scored three torpedo hits, but Hornet remained stubbornly afloat. "Anderson" was ordered to finish the job and slammed six torpedoes into the target, but she still remained afloat. "Anderson" and "Mustin" shelled "Hornet", but the arrival of Japanese destroyers on the horizon forced the two American destroyers to take a hurried a departure. On the morning of 27 October, Japanese destroyers performed the final rites for "Hornet" with four torpedoes.