▁Sh ip ▁Med ium ▁( R ocket ) ▁ ▁an ▁hour ▁before ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁for en oon ▁watch . ▁ ▁Int ens ifying ▁Japanese ▁aer ial ▁activity ▁mid way ▁through ▁the ▁second ▁dog ▁watch ▁on ▁ 3 ▁May , ▁prompt ed ▁a ▁Flash ▁Red ▁at ▁ 1 9 : 0 5 , ▁with ▁enemy ▁plan es ▁active ▁not ▁only ▁over ▁the ▁anch orage ▁but ▁over ▁Y ont an ▁Air field ▁as ▁well . ▁The ▁inter l ude ▁last ed ▁less ▁than ▁an ▁hour , ▁with ▁a ▁Flash ▁White ▁being ▁sent ▁at ▁ 2 0 : 0 1 . ▁ ▁Su ic ide ▁boat ▁thre ats ▁The ▁threat ▁pos ed ▁by ▁the ▁Japanese ▁assault ▁demol ition ▁boats ▁proved ▁very ▁real . ▁Early ▁in ▁the ▁mid ▁watch ▁on ▁ 4 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ships ▁in ▁Lyn x ' s ▁task ▁unit , ▁her ▁sister ▁ship ▁Car ina , ▁was ▁hit ▁by ▁a ▁suic ide ▁boat . ▁A ▁Flash ▁Red ▁at ▁ 0 2 : 0 4 ▁sent ▁ships ▁in ▁the ▁vic inity ▁back ▁to ▁general ▁qu arters ▁and ▁making ▁smoke , ▁evolution s ▁ended ▁with ▁a ▁Flash ▁White ▁at ▁ 0 4 : 5 2 . ▁Under way ▁at ▁ 0 7 : 4 1 ▁to ▁rende z vous ▁with ▁Ul ith i - bound ▁Con voy ▁OK U ▁ 3 , ▁Lyn x ▁went ▁to ▁general ▁qu arters ▁upon ▁rece ipt ▁of ▁a ▁Flash ▁Red ▁ten ▁minutes ▁into ▁her ▁voyage , ▁ 0 7 :