a ▁Point ▁and ▁ch ased ▁away ▁two ▁old ▁U . S . ▁destroy ers ▁converted ▁to ▁mines we ep ers — ▁and ▁— which ▁were ▁deliver ing ▁av iation ▁fuel ▁to ▁Hend erson ▁Field . ▁The ▁Japanese ▁destroy ers ▁then ▁sight ed ▁and ▁s ank ▁the ▁U . S . ▁t ug bo at ▁ ▁and ▁pat rol ▁boat ▁Y P - 2 8 4 ▁before ▁beginning ▁their ▁bomb ard ment ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁positions ▁around ▁L ung a ▁Point . ▁At ▁ 1 0 : 5 3 , ▁a ▁Marine ▁shore ▁gun ▁hit ▁and ▁dam aged ▁the ▁destroy er ▁, ▁and ▁all ▁three ▁Japanese ▁destroy ers ▁with d rew ▁while ▁being ▁st raf ed ▁by ▁four ▁C AF ▁Wild cat ▁f igh ters . ▁As ▁the ▁Second ▁Ass ault ▁Unit ▁approached ▁Gu adal can al ▁through ▁Ind isp ens able ▁Stra it , ▁it ▁was ▁attacked ▁by ▁five ▁C AF ▁S BD - 3 ▁Da unt less ▁d ive ▁bom bers . ▁Bomb ▁hits ▁caused ▁heavy ▁damage ▁to ▁Y ura , ▁and ▁the ▁unit ▁revers ed ▁course ▁to ▁try ▁to ▁escape . ▁More ▁C AF ▁air ▁attacks ▁on ▁Y ura ▁throughout ▁the ▁day ▁caused ▁further ▁damage , ▁and ▁the ▁cru iser ▁was ▁abandoned ▁and ▁sc utt led ▁at ▁ 2 1 : 0 0 ▁that ▁night . ▁ ▁Meanwhile , ▁ 8 2 ▁Japanese ▁bom bers ▁and ▁f igh ters ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁Air ▁Fle et ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁aircraft ▁carri ers ▁ ▁and ▁ ▁attacked