"Yorktown"s damage control parties worked feverishly, and by 1340 she was again underway under her own power, albeit at only . At about 1430, the second attack – composed of 10 Nakajima B5N2 "Kate" torpedo bombers escorted by six Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighters – came in and eluded the weak CAP. "Astoria" and the other ships of the screen attempted to discourage attacks from four different directions by bringing every gun to bear and firing them into the sea to throw curtains of water into the path of the attackers. Nevertheless, four of the "Kates" made good their attack and released their torpedoes within . "Yorktown" dodged two, but the other two scored hits which stopped the ship again. By 1500, the order to abandon ship went out. "Astoria" called away lifeboats to assist in the rescue of "Yorktown"s survivors. That night, the heavy cruiser retired east ward with the rest of the task force to await dawn, while a single destroyer, "Hughes", stood by the stricken carrier.