During March 1941, "Anderson" continued the rapid pace of operations out of Pearl Harbor, operating with the fleet and honing her skills in antisubmarine warfare tactics and in gunnery. She also operated for a time with "Yorktown" as plane guard. During flight operations on the morning of 17 March 1941, two TBD Devastators from Torpedo Squadron 5 collided at and crashed into the sea, from the carrier. "Yorktown"s boats recovered the bodies of the pilots, but both planes sank in 2,910 fathoms (5,320 m) of water, carrying the other four men – two in each aircraft – with them. "Anderson" — detailed to remain in the vicinity and continue the search – found only small parts of the planes and pieces of clothing.