Panguva 01:48, Akatsuki uye Hiei akatendeuka pamusoro guru searchlights uye yakavhenekerwa Atlanta chete 3,000 yd (2,700 m) kure. Sezvo vakawanda zvikepe kubva kumativi ose vaipopotedzana pfuti, vakawanda zvikepe kumativi ose kamwe akatanga kupfura, uye formations vavengi vaviri nokukurumidza disintegrated. Achiziva kuti simba rake rakanga anenge akapoteredzwa nezvikepe Japanese, Callaghan rakapa kuvhiringidza murayiro, "Odd zvikepe moto starboard, kunyange zvikepe moto chiteshi", kunyange pre-hondo kuronga akanga akapiwa chero kuzivikanwa nhamba kuti bhuku, uye zvikepe vakanga vasisiri mu coherent formation.
Iyewo akarohwa zvakaipisisa uye akamira akafa