After several technical problems, "Northampton" finally began slowly towing "Hornet" out of the battle area at 14:45, at a speed of only five knots. "Hornet"s crew was on the verge of restoring partial power, but at 15:20, "Jun'yō"s second strike arrived, and the seven torpedo planes attacked the almost stationary carrier. Although six of the torpedo planes missed, at 15:23, one torpedo struck "Hornet" amidships, which proved to be the fatal blow. The torpedo hit destroyed the repairs to the power system and caused heavy flooding and a 14-degree list. With no power to pump out the water, "Hornet" was given up for lost, and the crew abandoned ship. The third strike from "Zuikaku" attacked "Hornet" during this time, where B5N level bombers hit the sinking ship with one 800 kg bomb. All of "Hornet"s crewmen were off by 16:27. During the last Japanese attack of the day, a dive bomber from "Jun'yō"s third strike dropped one more 250 kg semi-AP bomb on the sinking carrier at 17:20.