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. Fourteen aircraft that she had dispatched on raids returned shortly after Ryūjō sank and circled over the force until they were forced to ditch. Seven pilots were rescued. Notes Footnotes Bibliography External links Ryujo at Combinedfleet.com IJN Ryujo position and chart on the wrecksite United States Navy photos of Ryūjō Japanese warships – Ryūjō Aircraft carriers of the Imperial Japanese Navy Ships built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries 1931 ships Second Sino-Japanese War naval ships of Japan World War II aircraft carriers of Japan World War II shipwrecks in the Pacific Ocean Ships of the Aleutian Islands campaign Aircraft carriers sunk by aircraft Maritime incidents in August 1942 Ships sunk by US aircraft fi:Ryūjō