The bomb hits set the carrier on fire and she took on a list from the flooding caused by the torpedo hit. "Ryūjō" turned north at 14:08, but her list continued to increase even after the fires were put out. The progressive flooding disabled her machinery and caused her to stop at 14:20. The order to abandon ship was given at 15:15 and the destroyer moved alongside to rescue the crew. The ships were bombed several times by multiple B-17s without effect before "Ryūjō" capsized about 17:55 at coordinates with the loss of 7 officers and 113 crewmen.