boiler room. It instantly flooded, and the No. 1 boiler room flooded shortly thereafter. The inrush of water threw all of Noshiros boilers off line, and she came to a halt with a 16-degree list to port. While emergency repairs were carried out and Noshiro dead in the water, the destroyer came alongside and removed Rear Admiral Hayakawa, who later transferred to Yamato. At 1014, a fourth attack of 28 TBMs and Curtiss SB2C-3 Helldiver dive bombers from struck with another torpedo to starboard beneath Noshiros No. 2 turret. Noshiros gunners later claimed to have shot down six of the attacking planes. Captain Kajiwara ordered the forward magazines flooded in an attempt to right the ship. Five minutes later, with the forward deck awash and the list steadily increasing, Kajiwara gave the order to abandon ship. At 1113, Noshiro sank at south of Mindoro. The destroyers and Hamanami rescued Captain Sueyoshi Kajiwara and 328 survivors. Noshiro was removed from the navy list on 20 December 1944. References Sources External links tabular record: CombinedFleet.com: ‘‘Noshiro’’ history Agano-class cruisers Ships built by Yokosuka Naval Arsenal 1942 ships World War II cruisers of Japan Shipwrecks in the Sulu Sea World War II shipwrecks in the Pacific Ocean Cruisers sunk by aircraft Maritime incidents in October 1944 Ships sunk by US aircraft