ped o ▁for ▁several ▁minutes ▁as ▁the ▁m idget ▁sub mar ines ▁would ▁lose ▁longitud inal ▁stability ▁immediately ▁after ▁firing ▁a ▁tor ped o . ▁Histor ians ▁are ▁divided ▁as ▁to ▁the ▁exact ▁paths ▁of ▁the ▁tor ped o es ▁relative ▁to ▁Chicago , ▁although ▁all ▁agree ▁that ▁the ▁US ▁cru iser ▁was ▁the ▁intended ▁target . ▁Both ▁tor ped o es ▁missed ▁Chicago , ▁while ▁one ▁tor ped o ▁may ▁have ▁also ▁passed ▁close ▁to ▁Per kins ''' ▁star board ▁bow . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁tor ped o es ▁continued ▁under ne ath ▁the ▁Dutch ▁sub marine ▁K - IX ▁and ▁H MA S ▁K ut tab ul , ▁then ▁hit ▁the ▁break water ▁K ut tab ul ▁was ▁tied ▁up ▁against . ▁The ▁explos ion ▁broke ▁K ut tab ul ▁in ▁two ▁and ▁s ank ▁her , ▁and ▁dam aged ▁K - IX . ▁The ▁attack ▁killed ▁ 1 9 ▁Royal ▁Australian ▁Navy ▁and ▁two ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁sail ors , ▁and ▁wounded ▁another ▁ 1 0 . ▁The ▁explos ion ▁shook ▁resid ences ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁and ▁dam aged ▁Garden ▁Island ' s ▁lights ▁and ▁tele communic ations . ▁The ▁other ▁tor ped o ▁ran ▁a ground ▁on ▁the ▁eastern ▁shore ▁of ▁Garden ▁Island ▁without ▁expl oding . ▁M - 2 4 ▁then ▁div ed ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁har bour . ▁ ▁A ▁crossing ▁over ▁the ▁indicator ▁loop ▁that ▁was ▁recorded ▁at ▁ 0 1 : 5 8 ▁was ▁initially ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁another ▁m idget ▁sub marine ▁entering