 Although they had lost contact during the night , the Americans did find the Japanese carriers at 07 : 35 . They had already launched an airstrike of 180 aircraft that was orbiting 50 miles ( 80 km ) ahead of the American carriers while waiting for the Japanese ships to be located . This was just the first of a total of five airstrikes that the Americans launched that day . The sisters were not heavily engaged by the early airstrikes which are focusing on the group 's aircraft carriers . Ise claimed to have shot down five attacking dive bombers from the second wave and one small bomb detonated on Turret No. 2 . Hyūga was lightly damaged by near misses that rupture some hull plating in her bulge and pepper her superstructure with splinters . She took on a 5 @-@ degree list that was quickly corrected before she was ordered to tow the crippled carrier Chiyoda to safety . Her attempt was unsuccessful and Chiyoda had to be abandoned to her fate . 
 Although they <a href='been_done' title='1'><mark>had</mark></a> lost contact during the night , the Americans did find the Japanese carriers at 07 : 35 . They <a href='been_done' title='2'><mark>had</mark></a> already launched an airstrike of 180 aircraft <a href='null_relcl' title='3'><mark>that</mark></a>was orbiting 50 miles ( 80 km ) ahead of the American carriers while waiting for the Japanese ships to be located . This was just the first of a total of five airstrikes that the Americans<a href='been_done' title='4'><mark></mark></a> launched that day . The sisters <a href='uninflect' title='5'><mark>were</mark></a> not heavily engaged by the early airstrikes which are focusing on the group <a href='null_genetive' title='6'><mark>'s</mark></a>aircraft carriers . Ise claimed to <a href='been_done' title='7'><mark>have</mark></a> shot down five attacking dive bombers from the second wave and one small bomb detonated on Turret No. 2 . Hyūga was lightly damaged by near misses <a href='null_relcl' title='8'><mark>that</mark></a>rupture some hull plating in her bulge and pepper her superstructure with splinters . She took on a 5 @-@ degree list <a href='null_relcl' title='9'><mark>that</mark></a>was quickly corrected before she was ordered to tow the crippled carrier Chiyoda to safety . Her attempt was unsuccessful and Chiyoda had to be abandoned to her fate . 
Although they done lost contact durin the night , da Americans did find tdaJapanese carriers at 07 : 35 . They done already launched an airstrike of 180 aircraft was orbiting 50 miles ( 80 km ) ahead of the American carriers while waitin for the Japanese ships to be located . dis was jus thdairst of a total of five airstrikes dat the Americans done launched that day . The sisters was not heavily engaged by thedarly airstrikes which are focusing on the daup  aircraft carriers . Ise claimed to done shot down five attacking dive bombers from the second wave and one small bomb detonated on Turret No. 2 . Hyūga was lightly damaged by near misses rupture some hull plating in her bulge and pepper her superstructure wid splinters . She took on a 5 @-@ degree list was quickly corrected b4 she was ordered to tow the cdapled carrier Chiyoda to safety . Her attempt was unsuccessful and Chiyoda had to be abandoned to her fate .